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24 September 2011

Book review: Maldives: Kingdom of a Thousand Isles (2004), by Andrew Forbes, ****

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Cemetery on a Maldivian island Precious little is written on the Maldives besides guide books on posh resorts. This book goes a long way...
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12 September 2011

In treno in giro per l'Italia

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La settimana scorsa ho deciso di prendere il treno per andare da alcuni amici a Vicenza. Aperta la pagina delle prenotazioni di Trenitalia...
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01 September 2011

Bibliography: Books on the Maldives

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This is my selection of most significant books on the Maldive islands, which I have visited at least ten times since 2003: culture, history,...
25 August 2011

Book Review: Daily Life in China in the XIII century, by Jacques Gernet, *****

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Gengiz Khan and Chinese Tangut envoys This book deals with one of the periods when China, then numbering sixty million inhabitants, was ...
15 August 2011

Book Review: The Two Thousand Isles: A Short Account of the People, History and Customs of the Maldive Archipelago, by T. W. Hockly (1935), ***

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Old Friday mosque in Malè, perhaps early XX century Review A short account of the people, history and customs of the Maldive Archipela...
14 August 2011

Book Review: Spectrum Guide to Maldives, by Camerapix, ****

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Review This is an interesting book on the Maldives, unlike most guide books on the market. It contains lots of useful data about the count...
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10 August 2011

Book Review: Maldives Mistery, by Thor Heyerdahl, ***

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From the museum of Malè, 2009 Synopsis When the Maldive Islanders converted to Islam in the 12th century, they discarded or destroyed ...
03 August 2011

Il mercato dei libri in Italia: poveri noi lettori di libri, "protetti" dalla nuova legge sugli sconti.

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Il parlamento italiano ha approvato, con nefasto consenso trasversale, una legge che regolamenta il prezzo dei libri, il "ddl Levi 22...
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02 August 2011

Book Review: Rickshaw Coolie: A People's History of Singapore (2003), by James Warren, *****

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Synopsis Between 1880 and 1930 colonial Singapore attracted tens of thousands of Chinese immigrant laborers, brought to serve its rapidl...
27 July 2011

Book Review: First Shot - The Untold Story of Japanese Minisubs That Attacked Pearl Harbor, by John Craddock, ****

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Synopsis America’s first shot of World War II was fired by a worn-out World War I destroyer. An hour before the Japanese attack on Pearl H...
26 July 2011

Recensione: Sommergibili a Singapore, di Achille Rastelli, ****

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Sinossi Questo libro trae lo spunto da una serie di lettere inedite inviate alla famiglia da un sottufficiale macchinista, Pietro Appi, fri...
23 June 2011

Itinerary of North Sulawesi cruise on Dewi Nusantara

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Itinerary of my diving trip in Indonesia, June 2011 You can see some pictures I took during this cruise here on Flickr . My boat was t...
06 June 2011

Map Review: Singapore Popout Map, ****

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This is a great little map to carry around as you explore Singapore. It is several maps in one in fact, as you get a larger scale "Cent...
05 June 2011

Lo sfigavventurista

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Viaggiare non serve tanto a scoprire nuovi paesi, scrisse una volta Proust, ma a cambiare il modo con il quale si guarda al proprio. Ed è pr...
04 June 2011

Arrival in Singapore, Chinatown dinner, the Quay

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Long flight with Turkish airlines via Istanbul, I am very happy with this company. Good food, wines, service and comfortable cabins. After a...