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I am afraid

Fear is a wonderful motivator

In two weeks time I’m running 21km in a girl’s school uniform, and I’m woefully under-prepared for it.  I’m scared...

Laptop in Laos

I am not going to die wondering

It’s 2pm on a Saturday afternoon. The sun is shining. I’m slightly hungover, with a case of brain fog that...

Inside a metro train that's roughly half fall, looking down the carriages at people sitting opposite and beside each other

Book Review: The Kindness of Strangers

My review of "The Kindness of Strangers", a wonderful collection of short travel stories about, well, the kindness of strangers on the road.

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Some of the Stupidest Things I’ve Done While Travelling

As you know, I’ve been doing this travelling thing for a while now.  I’d like to think that I’ve got...

Waiting

So What the Hell Are You Waiting For?

“I wish” Two of my least favourite words in the English language. I wish I had more money. I wish...

La Tomatina crowd

La Tomatina. Anyone for ketchup?

Forty thousand revellers.  One hundred and fifty thousand tomatoes.  Thirty five degrees Celsius.  A lot of beer.  One small town. ...

Becoming the Littlest Hobo

Thanks to my new friend Dustin for suggesting the theme for this post, in an ironic turn of events involving...

Marlborough Sounds view

Off the Beaten Track: New Zealand’s South Island

Welcome to the first in an irregular series featuring people, places and experiences that are off the beaten backpacker and...

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