About Laura Pattara
Loquacious from birth and nomadic by nature, Laura holds a BA in Interpreting and Translation, focusing on linguistics and cultures from Sydney, Australia. For the past 20 years, she has tour-guided overland trips through South America and southern Africa and independently explored northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Far East Asia. Laura's adventures include a six-year motorbike journey from Europe to Australia and exploring the Arabian Peninsula in an old postie van. When she's not uncovering our planet's hidden gems, Laura moonlights as a freelance travel writer.
Education
BA Interpreting and Translation
Western Sydney University, 1996
Areas of Expertise
About Laura Pattara
Loquacious from birth and nomadic by nature, Laura holds a BA in Interpreting and Translation, focusing on linguistics and cultures from Sydney, Australia. For the past 20 years, she has tour-guided overland trips through South America and southern Africa and independently explored northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Far East Asia. Laura's adventures include a six-year motorbike journey from Europe to Australia and exploring the Arabian Peninsula in an old postie van. When she's not uncovering our planet's hidden gems, Laura moonlights as a freelance travel writer.
Education
BA Interpreting and Translation
Western Sydney University, 1996
Areas of Expertise
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7 Best Museums to Learn About Egyptian Dynasties
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The 6 Best Museums to Learn About Roman History
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7 Ancient Roman Ruins That Reveal the Dark Side of the Empire
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5 Hidden Louvre Masterpieces That the Mona Lisa Crowds Walk Right Past
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Spectacular Ancient Greek Sites You Need to Visit Beyond the Acropolis
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6 Majestic Italian Castles Defined by Renaissance Tragedy and Betrayal
Some beautiful Italian castles were also places where powerful families settled long-running scores in blood.
5 Breathtaking Renaissance Art Treasures Hidden Inside the Vatican Museums
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7 (Supposedly) Cursed Artifacts in Museums Around the World
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The 10 Best Museums for Fashion and Style Obsessives
The ten best fashion museums in the world make an irrefutable argument that clothes are never, ever, just clothes.
The World’s 6 Wealthiest Museums
These are the wealthiest museums on earth, valued not because of what they could fetch, but because they cannot be sold at all.