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On my horse (Kyrgyzstan #3)

Someone told me that whenever he looks back at the time spent in Kyrgyzstan, there is this sadness that takes a hold of him. I can fully relate to this – whilst adventures are amazing stories to be...

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When the clouds clear (Kyrgyzstan #4)

For days and days, the lake seemed endless, ending in blue-grey mist that united it with the sky. Towards the end of our stay, after the rain laid waste on our warm weather, the clouds lifted to...

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Dandelions (Kyrgyzstan #5)

As much as I tried to delay – perhaps in fear that writing this last post would officially end my trip to Central Asia – it was time the ending to Kyrgyzstan was posted. New adventures can only be...

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4 people in a tuk-tuk (India #1)

We squeezed in, one after the other, at times on atop the other, to fit in the shabby, yellow cab like machinery. It seemed audacious to attempt it yet perfectly normal: Asia is well known its ability...

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Water for elephants (India #4)

Life, in the form of nature, teaches us many lessons. It teaches us that the fat gazelle runs slower and gets slaughtered and eaten by the lions, which is a lesson about going to the gym. It teaches...

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The Indian Life (India #5)

When you travel you tend to realize how difficult it is to fully partake in all the life that is out there. Perhaps because I was very tired, not particularly enchanted with the city, or because the...

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The desert and the sea (India #6)

From the green, luscious jungles of the south, I had finally arrived at the gateway to the desert: Jodhpur. The houses, most painted a version of pale blue, reminded me of a great body of water, and,...

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The Monkey King (India #7)

I was on the run from time. Never spending too much time in one place, going through dodgy streets and to questionable places, the chase had started to take its toll on me. I needed to find allies...

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The Mist (India #8)

Goosebumps were popping up my skin like rabid whack-a-moles, my teeth clattering and nearly shattering from my body trembling. It wasn’t so much Stephen King’s beast that was causing this reaction; it...

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Traditions (Japan 2014)

Traveling (or actually almost everything in my life) is like sex. The first time you meet someone there is a certain excitement, a newness to it all. The second time, however, that buzz is gone. You...

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Forest Gods (Japan 2014)

Too often do overlook the natural beauty of the countries that we visit – the creeks, the caves, the mountains, the deadly creatures of the Australian bush that almost all want to kill you. This beauty...

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