(photo by J.) On the ferry to Miyajima, JapanThere are so few weekends left, and so many things I want to do: visit Kinkakuji, go to a Hanshin Tigers game, take a…
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Vienna, Austria A night at the opera. I remember standing in line with a mish-mash of other backpackers, hoping that there were still €2 standing-room tickets left. I remember thinking, “Will they…
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The Isle of Skye, ScotlandI’m home now, back in Japan. The rest of my time in the Philippines was lovelier than I could have hoped, full of equal parts adventure and relaxation.…
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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo”Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travellers don’t know where they’re going.” -Paul Theroux I have always struggled with the tourist/traveller paradox. Do we have to label ourselves so…
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First of all, apologies for the lack of photos accompanying my posts from the Philippines. I am currently in a sleepy little town where there is electricity for only half of the…
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Inverness, Scotland Lisbon, Portugal Teotihuacan, Mexico Yaroslavl, Russia Istanbul, Turkey Varna, Bulgaria When I think about my dreams in life, I think of a Master’s degree, I think of studying French in…