Written on September 9, 2010
I am not a linguist, so when people find out that I am conversant in five foreign languages (French, Estonian, Czech, Russian, and Spanish) – most of which I’ve picked up on the fly instead of through formal study – they often ask me how I do it.
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Written on August 28, 2010
For the most part, my life in Cambodia is not nearly as “exotic” as people living in cities like Chicago and Cleveland might think it is. I ride my bike around our small town, I work in an office with cement walls
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Written on August 27, 2010
Of all the English stereotypes, the obsession with tea drinking is perhaps the most accurate and what better way to get a first-hand experience for English culture than by joining in the traditional Afternoon Tea ritual when the clock strikes 4 o’clock.
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Written on August 25, 2010
This summer hasn’t been so easy for the heat sensitive. And when you live in the tropical Miami, Florida it’s not so easy to escape the sweltering sun, even if you are spending the day at the beach.
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Written on August 24, 2010
They were village women in braids, highland hats and tiny pumps. Some even had babies slung to their backs. But they all made their way about the makeshift soccer pitch at pace, kicking around a half-deflated ball.
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Written on August 5, 2010
What better way to examine the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations of trying to break into the blogosphere than to follow the confessions of a new Blogger.
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Written on August 4, 2010
Technology enables us to make better informed, faster decisions and hopefully saves us some money as a result, but sometimes as a traveller I wonder how this all impacts on the intrinsic value of travel.
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Written on August 2, 2010
Far away from the humdrum sights you’ll encounter on an average bus tour in the U.S. are some seriously offbeat attractions you won’t find anywhere else.
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One of my favourite books about train travel is Jenny Diski’s Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America.
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At the turn of the 20th century racial segregation became prominent in South Africa and the history of community removals and marginalisation had begun.
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7 Tips for learning foreign languages on the road
I am not a linguist, so when people find out that I am conversant in five foreign languages (French, Estonian, Czech, Russian, and Spanish) – most of which I’ve picked up on the fly instead of through formal study – they often ask me how I do it.
Continue Reading »
A prostitute stole my cell phone
For the most part, my life in Cambodia is not nearly as “exotic” as people living in cities like Chicago and Cleveland might think it is. I ride my bike around our small town, I work in an office with cement walls
Continue Reading »
Afternoon Tea – A traditional English experience
Of all the English stereotypes, the obsession with tea drinking is perhaps the most accurate and what better way to get a first-hand experience for English culture than by joining in the traditional Afternoon Tea ritual when the clock strikes 4 o’clock.
Continue Reading »
Is it hotter outside than usual? Or is it just me?
This summer hasn’t been so easy for the heat sensitive. And when you live in the tropical Miami, Florida it’s not so easy to escape the sweltering sun, even if you are spending the day at the beach.
Continue Reading »
What is microfinance?: A view from the field
They were village women in braids, highland hats and tiny pumps. Some even had babies slung to their backs. But they all made their way about the makeshift soccer pitch at pace, kicking around a half-deflated ball.
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What it’s like to start a Blog
What better way to examine the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations of trying to break into the blogosphere than to follow the confessions of a new Blogger.
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What has happened to travel?
Technology enables us to make better informed, faster decisions and hopefully saves us some money as a result, but sometimes as a traveller I wonder how this all impacts on the intrinsic value of travel.
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Land of the free, home of the weird
Far away from the humdrum sights you’ll encounter on an average bus tour in the U.S. are some seriously offbeat attractions you won’t find anywhere else.
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Trains you can smoke on
One of my favourite books about train travel is Jenny Diski’s Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America.
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Experiencing the Townships in South Africa
At the turn of the 20th century racial segregation became prominent in South Africa and the history of community removals and marginalisation had begun.
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