January 7, 2016
Borders. Delighting cartographers; thwarting travellers. In Stans #5 I gave you
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November 14, 2015
IN WESTERN KYRGYZSTAN, not far from the Uzbekistan border, you will find a bumpy
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September 30, 2015
This is part 2 of my introduction to ‘the Stans’ of Central Asia. You
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August 21, 2015
AFTER EXPLAINING MY ITINERARY, she paused on the other end of the line. “Where the
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October 11, 2014
Wayan, Made, Nyoman, Ketut (banyak!) sk someone what the word ‘Kuta’
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August 27, 2013
Six tables of dessert Weddings. They seem to be quite the trend these days. Though
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November 15, 2011
The trip was off to a good start before I even left Perth, as my taxi driver enjoyed
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December 10, 2010
Rooftops and Alleyways On my way to meet my mother for a week in Tasmania I popped
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October 15, 2010
The Mekong Delta. The name carries with it exotic, dangerous, even haunting
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August 26, 2008
I have continued my eastward trend and have come to Japan. Before commenting on all
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