Yesterday I walked past a homeless man who genuinely had nicer shoes than me. (I refuse to buy new ones, since i’ll be leaving on my next trip in ...
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Contiki Tours and Pre-Packaged Travel
I was halfway down a picturesque river in the Ha-Giang province of Northern Vietnam floating peacefully on a bamboo raft when suddenly, the pe...
Read MoreExplorers, cannibals and baby chickens
I studied design for a time at university and one particular lesson stuck with me. The lecturer asked us to put ourselves in the position of a Eur...
Read MoreJust don’t be a dickhead..
There are some things in life that really annoy me: People who walk too slowly, un-tamed or muzzled children in public places, having a bird shit ...
Read MoreTeaching Calculus to Primates
Have you ever tried to teach a monkey calculus? It gets very similar results to trying to teach a monkey particle physics and would end ...
Read MoreLong Term Travel & The Agoraphobia of Quitting
I held onto the idea like a deranged Tasmanian Devil would a small child’s finger. I was decided, I'm leaving my place of work for bigger and bett...
Read MoreLong Term Travel…And Why I Hate McDonald’s
Why are most jobs so boring? Across from me sits a lady totally obsessed with horses, she's 50 going on 800 and looks like she's constantly losing a...
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