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The downside of being taught how to surf by someone who wasn’t fluent in English became clear when I asked my instructor ‘what shall I…
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So 30b430 has finally begun! Waking up in my hostel in Lima on the first day of my solo trip felt very strange. Staring down…
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It was shortly after joining the M25 that I realised I had probably packed a bit too much into my car. All three lanes of the…