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Between a shamrock and a hard place

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Harriette Puddy-Jones

“It’s not often that you find yourself surrounded by friends and can just pop to Dublin to buy a Guinness”. Harriette Puddy-Jones details the glories of making a quick hop across the Irish Sea and travelling from Durham to Dublin.

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Everest: beyond the summit

January 29, 2026January 25, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Harriette Puddy-Jones

“To honour his story, and those like it, is to recognise that Everest transcends its physical scale, and is far bigger than we ever deem it to be.” Harriette Puddy-Jones remembers meeting the last surviving sherpa from the first ever Western Everest climb.

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A concrete canvas: Palestine before the war

January 24, 2026January 25, 2026 sub.editors 0 Comments Harriette Puddy-Jones

“I remember being reluctant to visit these countries – I hadn’t ventured into the Middle East before, and there was an unsettling feeling of the unknown.” Harriette Puddy-Jones discusses visual culture whilst reminiscing on her trip to Palestine before the war began.

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