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…
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I’ve been in the Philippines for five days now, mostly on the island of Boracay. It is touristy but beautiful; white sands and palm trees abound. I spend my days eating mangosteens…
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Brasov, Romania I once went to Transylvania with my best friend. We were supposed to meet in the Bucharest airport, but where? I remember seeing just a glimpse of her curly brown…