Seven heads bobbed along with mine in the back of the minibus. There was a rare word spoken among us despite our guide’s attempts to draw out some semblance of conversation, which is to be expected at 4.30 in the morning. All eight of us were too busy looking at the light starting to paint […]
You may have noticed from my last post on eating my way around South East Asia that I quite enjoyed the food. Most wonderful delicacies and delicious things graced my palate and I ate and drank to my heart’s content, but I couldn’t help but notice a few curious things that began to happen as […]
The difference in less than twenty-four hours was utterly astounding. As I walked, all I could hear was the rushing of water in the river beside me heading towards the crashing waterfall, heavy from the rains. I plodded, one foot in front of the other, in no hurry, savouring the sound of the rain hitting […]
I’d felt weary before, when I was in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and downright exhausted in Ho Chi Minh City, but things picked up from there and the photos kept churning, the smiles broadening and a whole lot of fun was had. However, in Hanoi, a feeling of deep depression took over. Despite my initial concerns about […]
It’s getting hotter here in Dubai. I’m less likely to go and sit outside on the balcony during the day, and the amount of time we spend inside increases by the week. Flu season is upon us, thanks to everyone herding themselves indoors, and it’s about that time when our teensy-weensy studio apartment starts to […]
Sometimes they’re called green smoothies, and sometimes ‘green monsters.’ Whatever you might call them, or whatever you punch into Google, they seem to be all the rage at the moment. With the recent turn towards veganism and raw eating in the media and dietary trends, they’ve become far more popular as a way to boost […]
For the duration of my time on Halong Bay, I only drank a can of Coke. Ice cold, full sugar, and I didn’t even finish it. I felt nearly every bubble creep down my throat as I drank, absorbing the sugar but avoiding the very thought of anything else while my kayak partner dripped ice […]
We just gave up our television. I mean, not in the physical sense; there is still a 50-inch plasma filling one partitioned wall of our studio apartment. Just in the digital, service provider sense. This morning, we handed in our decoder and said goodbye to recorded TV as we knew it. This isn’t one of […]
It’s coming to that time of the year when living in Dubai will start to get much, much harder. Things are heating up quickly as we head towards the summer months, school (and exams and reports) will wrap up for the year in just ten weeks (already!?!) and we see another year gone by being […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve lived on my own; some five or six years now. Back then, I had a flexible schedule: a blend of university classes, office work and eons of study. I had a townhouse to myself, my own car, and still managed to maintain a gym membership. I shopped, washed, […]
The sunset creeps through across from the Escher Museum, The Hague Ever since the incident in the cold of a Nepalese winter, all the way back in 2010, I’ve been monstrously afraid of the cold. I see low temperatures forecast, and I think of the icy saline solution pulsing through my left arm, cutting cold slices […]
A year ago now, I posted a piece of work written by a talented young man as the culminating task of learning about travel writing. Now, the time has come for my next phase of brilliant young minds to finish up their travel narratives*, and I have even more amazing experiences to share. I have […]
A year ago now, I posted a piece of work written by a talented young man as the culminating task of learning about travel writing. Now, the time has come for my next phase of brilliant young minds to finish up their travel narratives*, and I have even more amazing experiences to share. Not only […]
A young girl sits sprawled across the carpet on her bedroom floor, a pillow under her elbows propping up her chin, and head tilted towards the open pages of the book. It’s her sixth book this week, and another library trip will soon be in order. She’s not too worried though; she has the special […]
