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ANna on a Zyl truck August 8, 2019

Into the Cosmos (Russia #1)

“Russia!  But why?” A question I’ve been asked many times in the months

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March 14, 2016

Escape Velocity (Stans #6)

I was finally able to eat again. It had been a longer than usual bout of travel

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pyjama petrol July 23, 2015

Minangkabau Motorbiking: A Tale of 3 Trips (Indonesia #10)

ONE: The Hunt AS I SHUFFLED DOWN the stairs to begin a decidedly lazy day, Uli my

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cute kids playing with bubble wands in Bukittinggi June 12, 2015

Fire, Flood, and Dangdut: The Longest Bus Ride (Indonesia #9)

“Are you joking? Can you check again?” There was only one bus per day, and he

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Motorbike kids on Bunaken Island March 16, 2015

Other People’s Other Stories (Indonesia #6)

AS WE ROUNDED THE CORNER on our scooter, we were confronted by a swarm of police

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July 23, 2012

Where Does a Goanna Go? (Northern Queensland, Australia #18)

  Stranger and strangers Sometimes on an airplane, you get seated beside such

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July 7, 2008

Thousands of Kilometers. Down the Yangtze. Shanghainese. (China #4 to...

Thousands of Kilometers (China #4) In the last few days Oker and his Mandarin has

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Making bricks August 5, 2007

How I got conned (East Africa #1)

So, I got robbed. Well, maybe the correct word is conned. Where can you draw the

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