The International Writer's Magazine: Our Eleventh Year on-line- March Issue 2010 - Welcome

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Cuba Meets Classic Nick Constance We sailed 1,800 miles and made 7 ports-of-call, on the classy Sea Cloud II Forgotten Philippines Tom Coote As darkness fell, we walked out into the water on concrete jetties covered in small, scuttling crabs. An Afternoon in Antigua Tyrel Nelson Guatemalan delights and fevered brows The Rann of Kutch Anirudh Choaji The more we explored this parched land, the more we were greeted with surprises. Isra-Eli David Russell Eli was one of a kind, his unbounded chutzpah took us places we’d never find on our own Madness in the Medina: a week in Marrakech Lisa Cordaro If you want to get a decent night’s sleep, don’t visit a city with 500 mosques Eat Your Vegetables Amanda Callendrier on dining in Rome I was sick of the guide book.  I never wanted to see the guide book again.  Screw the guide book Las Vegas for Poor People Tom Coote Nobody tells you that visiting Las Vegas will make you fitter, but it does... you’re going to do a lot of walking The Gateway to the Himalaya Chandan Located in the foot hills of the Himalaya, this holy city was internationally made famous by The Beatles back in late sixties The Puertos of Patagonia Tim Robinson In shades of grey rather than clear black and white - that is how many people imagine dolphins to appear

Generation F: Decoding the 21st Century Rosanne Stewart ‘Cause people read status updates, not books’ ... this is a slogan for our generation. Caution: Tuna Melts Chef Jeffrey Allen Kaufman Before you open that can of Tuna, take a little moment and think about what exactly you are putting into your body. Developing an Island Infrastructure Jules Kay Infrastructure issues on popular tourist islands present an increasingly difficult challenge for those in charge of holiday destinations Emasculation in the City Dean Borok Magpie belongs to the Sisterhood of the Cell Phone, a gang of vigilant females whose rallying cry is, “I’m gonna get the cops! Education to End Poverty ‘Results – The power to end poverty’ is the UK based charity intent on changing western ignorance towards international poverty Health Care USA James Campion A Half-Century of Fear, Morality, Lobbying, & Defeat Gets Its Vote Agree, disagree, whoop it up or gnash your teeth, this is a big one. As far as presidents and history go, a really big one; politically, socially, and perhaps even indefinably Save the P.I.G.S. James Skinner - the Eurozone crisis Never mind Greece, what of Spain?

One City - One Book - Dublin 2010 Chris Mills When is a book group not a book group? When it’s a month in Dublin city Birthday at the Shangri-la, Harbin China Darren Skelton Down at the ice-bar The Cemetery Pales James D Evans discovers Brookwood 500 acres of oaks and ghosts in deepest Surrey Summer with James Joyce Frances Burke-Gaffney Come to Dublin and study this summer Danish Daydreams Fredric Hamber When I think of the Danish I think of mathematicians—and mermaids: twin strains of rationality and romanticism Smart Travel Technology Jules Kay Travellers have long used the web as a guide when choosing a holiday destination, but recent additions to the technological landscape have made the world even smaller and more accessible  Beautiful Bali Marianne de Nazareth goes shopping for bargains The Moa Stalker Part One John M Edwards Bumbling into a Big Bird better than Popeye’s in a primary rainforest on a remote New Zealand isle, John M. Edwards raves, 'Don’t mess with dinner!' More Tea, Mullah? Steven Tizzard in Shiraz, Iran Visitors soon realise that the only fanatical thing in Iran is the hospitality. The only thing you have to fear is repaying this hospitality one day The Alternative Trans-Siberian Railway Steven Tizzard The lesser known  Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral (or BAM) runs for 3400 km through beautifully bleak Siberian landscape

FICTION plus

REVIEWS Plus

REVIEWS Film & Books

Hopscotch Chris Castle The Day they demolished the school The Stiff Piotr Weslowski The man’s features are not recognizable. His face, just like the rest of his body, is decomposed Invasion of Privacy Abigail George The unknown is the greatest landscape in the world. Here nothing is unspeakable and extraordinary human endeavour is never sacrificed Definite Colours Tessa Foley It's my wedding day. I'm dripping with glamour. I'm iced to the gills. I'm sucked in at the middle and powdered on the breast. My hair wouldn't move in a wind tunnel

Green Zone Daniel Cann review ‘Bourne series’ Director Paul Greengrass and actor Matt Damon team up again this time in War film/ political thriller ‘Green Zone.’ Shutter Island - Directed by Martin Scorsese Sam Faulkner review Highly atmospheric thriller scores Leonardo another hit The Spider Truces by Tom Connolly Nina Aumaitre A beautifully written first novel about life and shingle beaches Youth in Revolt Directed by Miquel Arteta Sam Faulkner review a fresh, fun, and most importantly funny 90 minutes. It's not what you think by Chris Evans Daniel Cann review Evans talks frankly about his colleagues, his relationships and his ambitions. In the Loop - Directed by A Ianucci A Dan Crossen review Raw real politics with a sharp bite Generation Kill Creators: David Simon, Ed Burns & Evan Wright - Dan Crossen review Iraq war and the role of US soldiers based there brought in sharp brutal focus City-Pick Dublin edited by Heather Reyes, Chris Mills This is the latest publication in a new series of literary city travel guides. It is a wide ranging guide divided into themed sections including excerpts from fiction, memoir and travel writing.

The Clay Dreaming – Ed Hillyer Publisher: Myriad Editions (8 April 2010) Dr Dave Allen Review An intriguing novel that centres upon the unexpected meeting in London in 1868 of a young woman, Sarah Larkin, and Bripumyarrinin, known as ‘King Cole’ – a native Australian a member of the touring Aborigine team. CandleMan by Glen Dakin Sam Hawksmoor review Terrific gothic tale set in London's sewers Princess for Hire by Lindsay Leavitt Agnes Rae review Princess wanted - must be able to travel The Film Club by David Gilmour Gabriela M Davies review A father and Son build their relationship around film Golden Leaf: A Khmer Rouge Genocide Survivor Kilong Ung A David Calleja review Remarkable story of Cambodian survivor who escaped to Portland, Oregon Underlying Notes by Eva Pasco Paul Valentine review The most infuriating aspect of the novel though, is the writing The Crazies - Directed by Breck Eisner A Sam Faulkner review Refreshing remake scrapes all the right nerves The Late Great Bruce Chatwin:The Great Pretender John M Edwards Obsessed with nomads, he became one himself, ditching two successful careers, as Sotheby’s art expert and Sunday Times columnist, to roam the exotic edges of the literary wilderness Mean Tide Paul Valentine A boy's adventure in a modern Dickensian setting

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