Archive - Terra Nullius, by Ned Donovan

Field Notes: Bangkok

In addition to my longer posts, I am going to be publishing short reports from my travels that focus on cities and what to do there.

Dec 9, 2024 •

October 2024

September 2024

England's Lost Monastic World

The cheap cup and saucer rattled slightly in the elderly monk’s hands as he opened the coffee urn’s tap.

Sep 30, 2024 •

June 2024

April 2024

The Great Diamond Hoax

Two frontiersmen wandered into the main branch of the Bank of California. Philip Arnold and John Slack, their faces weathered by the frontier sun and…

Apr 26, 2024 •

The Country That Ran on Cocaine and Yoga

As naval shells exploded amongst the terracotta tiles of Fiume’s roofs, throwing red dust and debris across his little Adriatic paradise, Gabriele…

Apr 15, 2024 •

X Marks the Spot - Our Hunt for Gold

Legendary lost Malaysian gold and other treasure mysteries to captivate us for generations

Apr 8, 2024 •

March 2024

In the Hall of the Dragon King

The flight attendant leant across me and without warning snapped up the plastic window blind. Before I could say anything, he points his finger to the…

Mar 21, 2024 •

February 2024

Fly the Furrow: The Cairo-Baghdad Mail Route

The pair of Royal Air Force Vickers Vernon aeroplanes lumbered over the Jordanian desert, their huge noses pointing east, or so the few passengers…

Feb 26, 2024 •

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