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Stare Singapore’s defeat in the face

Stare Singapore’s defeat in the face

4 Mar 2010 by Joel Willans

Singapore was the location for one of World War Two’s greatest defeats. To relive that day, you just need to think inside the box.

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Singapore

Avoid suffering at the end of the world

Avoid suffering at the end of the world

18 Feb 2010 by Joel Willans

Joel Willans discovers that seals can help you forget even the most painful anniversaries.

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Argentina South America Ushuaia

A chain reaction to remember

A chain reaction to remember

24 Aug 2009 by Joel Willans

Fifty years after their fate had been decided by the Russians and Germans, the people of the Baltic countries created the world’s longest human chain to demand independence.

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Riga Tallinn Vilnius

Gunpowder, fish season and Pot

Gunpowder, fish season and Pot

7 Aug 2009 by Joel Willans

Vladimir Putin has once again been showing the world how real men holiday, but would he pay 200 dollars to blow up a buffalo?

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Cambodia Phnom Penh Siberia

Goodbye to the last Tommy

Goodbye to the last Tommy

26 Jul 2009 by Joel Willans

The death of Harry Patch, the last surviving First World War veteran, makes it more important than ever to remember the idiocy of war. Visiting the final resting place of those who died is one way of doing just that.

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Belgium