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I’ve been thinking a lot about how much we used to take for granted while travelling. How the smallest inconvenience would become such an annoyance. I…
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I’m sure I speak for a lot of people when I say that now more than ever I’m finding myself wanting to escape from the…
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If you’re looking for a book that provides a totally different view of Japan, I hope my review of The Only Gaijin in the Village…
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Hey there! How are you doing? It feels like such a weird time to be living through right now doesn’t it? As the Coronavirus lockdown…
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You know that feeling when you start something new and it takes a while to find your tribe? Like when you first start travelling and…
Usually by the time New Year rocks up I feel as though it was only yesterday that we were pulling party poppers and eating our…
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Twelve books in twelve months – that’s twelve months of travel from the comfort of my sofa. Along with the other members of #travelbookclub I’ve…
I felt compelled to write this post after chatting with someone on Twitter who was really struggling to get back into work after returning from…
It’s been a while, but as soon as I heard Claire and Anthony’s story I knew it was time for another If We Can Do…