On and Around Matinloc Island, The Philippines I was in the Philippines in August and I find myself talking about it a lot and thinking about it a lot. I think it’s…
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Peace Park and the A-Bomb Dome Hiroshima, JapanI visited Hiroshima this past July, in what felt like the peak of the summer heat. It is difficult to write about Hiroshima because it…
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Marrakech, Morocco “What’s your favourite place in the world?” I never know how to answer that question, because I have different favourites for different reasons. Japan, Canada, Turkey, Slovenia, Vietnam, France, Ireland,…
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El Nido, The PhilippinesEvery morning I woke up at 6:05am, five minutes after the electricity was shut off in the town of El Nido, The Philippines. This meant, of course, that the…
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The Jungle, Malaysian BorneoAnd there we were, trekking through the jungle at night, spotting colourful birds and tiny frogs and things with glowing eyes hiding in the trees. We slept in huts…
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Lagos, Portugal I was living in Edinburgh and dreaming of the sun, dreaming of sand in my shoes and the taste of the sea’s salt on my lips. After a week in…