Travel writers, beware. Mark McCrum is so over your cliches! Land of contrasts. Everywhere, if you look at it for more than three minutes, is a land of contrasts. Except possibly Monaco. Mecca is a place in Saudi Arabia, to which Muslims make annual pilgrimage. It is not a popular destination for skiers, hikers, shoppers etc. Nestled. If a place is half-hidden please tell us by what exactly. Oasis (of calm, tranquillity etc). Generally used to describe somewhere quiet in a busy city. But think about it: a desert is the opposite of busy, so the metaphor is duff one anyway. Ornate. This word tells the world that you know absolutely nothing about architecture. Perched. Do you really want to make that castle sound like a giant bird? Which might at any moment fly off, crumbling as it goes.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 23:30:00 +0000
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