Call of the World https://www.calloftheworld.com/ Your regular dose of travel inspiration Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:48:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://www.calloftheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Logo-32x32.png Call of the World https://www.calloftheworld.com/ 32 32 Love in the Time of Cholera: Madly in Love or Just Mad? https://www.calloftheworld.com/love-in-the-time-of-cholera-madly-in-love-or-just-mad/ https://www.calloftheworld.com/love-in-the-time-of-cholera-madly-in-love-or-just-mad/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:39:51 +0000 https://www.calloftheworld.com/?p=11928 Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez is a love story that spans a lifetime. It takes place in a fictional unnamed town, near where Colombia‘s Magdalena River meets the sea. The story is beautifully entwined with motifs of flowers, birds and colours. The Caribbean setting of the novel is felt consistently...

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]]> https://www.calloftheworld.com/love-in-the-time-of-cholera-madly-in-love-or-just-mad/feed/ 0 How to Get the Ferry from Cebu to Bohol, Philippines https://www.calloftheworld.com/how-to-get-the-ferry-from-cebu-to-bohol-philippines/ https://www.calloftheworld.com/how-to-get-the-ferry-from-cebu-to-bohol-philippines/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:53:00 +0000 https://www.calloftheworld.com/?p=11926 How to get the ferry from Cebu to Bohol, Philippines. Travelling by ferry in the Philippines is super easy, and you can book most tickets in advance. When I was staying in Cebu, I decided to take a day trip by ferry to the neighbouring island Bohol. Bohol is where you can see the Chocolate...

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]]> https://www.calloftheworld.com/how-to-get-the-ferry-from-cebu-to-bohol-philippines/feed/ 0 The Familiar: History, Religion and Magic in Spain’s Golden Age https://www.calloftheworld.com/the-familiar-history-religion-and-magic-in-spains-golden-age/ https://www.calloftheworld.com/the-familiar-history-religion-and-magic-in-spains-golden-age/#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2024 02:10:55 +0000 https://www.calloftheworld.com/?p=11889 The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo is a fun fantasy novel (so not really the one if you’re looking for a high-brow read, whatever that means) but it deals with some really interesting aspects of Spanish history. In particular, the treatment of Jewish people just before and during the Spanish Golden Age (“Siglo de Oro”). I...

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]]> https://www.calloftheworld.com/the-familiar-history-religion-and-magic-in-spains-golden-age/feed/ 0 How to See Tarsiers in Bohol, Philippines https://www.calloftheworld.com/how-to-see-tarsiers-in-bohol-philippines/ https://www.calloftheworld.com/how-to-see-tarsiers-in-bohol-philippines/#comments Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:21:46 +0000 https://www.calloftheworld.com/?p=11822 How to see tarsiers in Bohol, Philippines. I had never heard of tarsiers before visiting the Philippines, but oh my goodness are they cute! Getting to see these furry creatures was a definite highlight of my time in the Philippines. Read on for how to see tarsiers in Bohol, Philippines. Remember to buy travel insurance...

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