Something happened the other day. I turned 31. Gulp. Can someone please tell me where the last year went? I’ve already written a piece about…
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Having grown up in Yorkshire, many of my childhood memories involve drives out in the countryside, afternoons spent following nature trails and endless hours of…
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Is it just me or does anyone else become way more patriotic when they’re travelling? At home I never really consider the fact that I’m…
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I remember when I first got back from my 30b430 trip. I was so used to looking at things through the eyes of tourist that…
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“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” Henry James, The Portrait of a…
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Exactly one year ago today I woke up in a hostel in Lima, Peru, on the very first day of my 30b430 trip. I described…
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I actually can’t think of a better time to arrive home than during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Maybe it was the fact that my family…