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A record of random observations, thoughts and experiences sourced from many years of idle wanderings and wonderings.
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BERLIN: Casa Camper, hotel review
Yes, the cultish Spanish shoe company does hotels too. In Berlin, its Mediterranean interiors, coupled with a new way to dine, and infused with bold…
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A literary feast
Food can often be much more than sustenance when it comes to travelling, and storytelling.
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A waiting game
FRANCE: The day I represented my country in the Great Waiters' Race of Paris
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A refuge to see out the ‘end of days’
JAPAN: If push came to shove, and our planet deemed beyond repair, where might you choose to hole up?
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A beastly bistecca alla fiorentina
ITALY: One Christmas, I unexpectedly found myself in Florence for a few days. So I had lunch. But this was no ordinary lunch.
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The Truman Show
SICILY: A tiny hill-top town in Sicily has hosted its fair share of literary legends, including Truman Capote.
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Stoney-faced in Rapa Nui
EASTER ISLAND: Geographic isolation comes at a great cost; both environmentally and culturally.
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The day I met 'David Beckham'
VIETNAM: On the island of Phú Quốc, fishing and living is a very manual and laidback affair.
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A quest for the best eggs Benedict
KENYA: An eggs-cellent adventure across continents to crack the code of a classic dish.
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El camino de la muerte
BOLIVIA: An old road with a reputation as the most dangerous in the world still attracts thrill seekers keen to test their mettle, or their madness, on…
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Marguerite Duras and The Lover
VIETNAM: A meditation on 'autofiction' as a literary genre while floating down the Mekong River.
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A Vagabond's Log
A Vagabond's Log
Observations, reflections, thoughts and reactions from decades spent travelling off the rails, on the road or all at sea. And occasionally, up in the air.
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