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The Treasures of Thailand

Earlier this year I visited Thailand for an exceptionally brief 3 week backpacking adventure. Having spent many years as a poor undergraduate and Masters student and working badly paid jobs to fund these academic indulgences, I’d never really had the time or money to travel. I got to a point where none of the work my agency was sending my way was promising to develop into a permanent role and the work was drying up so I just decided to pack up my things and go (quite literally). Thailand is…

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A Day of Decadence in Paris

I don’t like food. I don’t even love food. A huge part of my motivation to travel abroad is finding amazing places to eat and tasting delectable new dishes. Cuisine is both an authentic and intimate way of experiencing local culture, so seeing what’s on offer food wise is always number one on my to-do list.

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Anatomy of a Trip (details, details)

  Money    Planning well under way and a picture emerging of how I might spend my time in Oaxaca, the question of obtaining pesos begins nagging.  We all know what to do, assuming there’s nothing left from the last…

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This 1923 sculpture in painted plaster is one of a series by Otto Gutfreund (1889-1927) on exhibit at the Czech National Gallery

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Blue-light bandits in Geneva hit tourists and UN

Geneva’s real police use a variety of vehicles        Photo: Krokodyl / Wikimedia   The United Nations, which has a variety of agencies headquartered in Geneva, warned its staff last week that fake cops have been ripping off…

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The Treasures of Thailand

Earlier this year I visited Thailand for an exceptionally brief 3 week backpacking adventure. Having spent many years as a poor undergraduate and Masters student and working badly paid jobs to fund these academic indulgences, I’d never really had the time or money to travel. I got to a point where none of the work my agency was sending my way was promising to develop into a permanent role and the work was drying up so I just decided to pack up my things and go (quite literally). Thailand is…

Read More

A Day of Decadence in Paris

I don’t like food. I don’t even love food. A huge part of my motivation to travel abroad is finding amazing places to eat and tasting delectable new dishes. Cuisine is both an authentic and intimate way of experiencing local culture, so seeing what’s on offer food wise is always number one on my to-do list.

Read More

Anatomy of a Trip (details, details)

  Money    Planning well under way and a picture emerging of how I might spend my time in Oaxaca, the question of obtaining pesos begins nagging.  We all know what to do, assuming there’s nothing left from the last…

Read More

Industry

This 1923 sculpture in painted plaster is one of a series by Otto Gutfreund (1889-1927) on exhibit at the Czech

Read More