Under the Hawthorn Tree with Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

The Magpie #15

your monthly round-up of books, events, films and other news from the worlds of exploration and the environment

21 hrs ago • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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12,000 Miles in a Tuk Tuk

reflections on a life-changing journey, 20 years on (Part 1)

Jun 2 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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May 2026

The Magpie #14

your monthly round-up of books, events, films and other news from the worlds of exploration and the environment

May 6 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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April 2026

Ted Simon, Soul Writing, and Waiting for the Next Big Idea

Hello and welcome to this month’s main post from Under the Hawthorn Tree.

Apr 26 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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The Magpie #13

your monthly round-up of books, events, films and other news from the worlds of exploration and the environment

Apr 8 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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March 2026

A Cyprus Mountain Stakeout, and an Ode to our Feathered Migrants

To southern Cyprus, on the trail of illegal songbird trappers

Mar 29 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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The Magpie #12

your monthly round-up of books, events, films and other news from the worlds of exploration and the environment

Mar 11 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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Searching for Shangri-La, part II: The Cheerful Mountain

To Pemako, a remote valley straddling Northeast India’s border with Tibet

Mar 1 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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February 2026

The Magpie #11

your monthly round-up of books, events, films and other news from the worlds of exploration and the environment

Feb 11 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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Searching for Shangri-La

From the Buddhist legend of Shambhala, to James Hilton’s 1933 novel Lost Horizon and Nazi-funded expeditions to Tibet

Feb 1 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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January 2026

The Magpie #10

your monthly round-up of books, events, films and other news from the worlds of exploration and the environment

Jan 14 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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December 2025

Climb that Goddamn Mountain!

To Mount Madatapa, on the Georgia-Armenia border

Dec 28, 2025 • Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

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