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Singing in the rain: Macca in Kiev

Jonathan Campion braved the thunderstorms to see Paul McCartney perform in Kiev's Independence Square.

The concert by Sir Paul McCartney on Independence Square on June 14th, the biggest outdoor event of Ukraine's year, coincided with a spectacular storm. Rain fell out of a sky the colour of Donbass coal, and saturated our hair and clothes...more

Talk does not cook rice - China's poverty

Claire Hall is inspired by a man who has dedicated his life to helping the poor in the Chinese city of X'ian.

I walked round and round the cosmopolitan city centre, I felt so tired my legs ached to the point I wanted to cry, no one understood English nor what I was looking for. Deep down I kept asking myself why had I been so clumsy and foolish with my beloved camera as instead I could be busy resting in bed?...more

'This car climbed Mt. Washington'

Cornell Hanratty tries not to let a small thing like vertigo get between him and the summit of Mount Washington.

Why is it that you only see 'My car climbed Mt. Washington' bumper stickers on old bangers? Is it that much of a challenge that owners of these little rust buckets have a sense of pride that there's life in the old girl yet?...more

Oaxaca Street Children grass roots experience

Claire Hall finds a rewarding way to give back to the community in Oaxaca, Mexico.

One morning while having breakfast in the zocalo, my attention was diverted as I noticed many people walking past us holding bunches of flowers, single red roses and interesting floral oases fanning out like peacock plumage. My first thought was there must be a flower market some where nearby...more


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