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Citizens of The Oasis

September 15, 2021
Location: Blogs, Travel Writing

We have all struggled to make human connection at some stage during the past year. Be it the struggling Wifi as we videocall our loved ones, or the strange feeling of guilt we have when we remember to write to someone, but for some reason can’t bring ourselves to do so. Humans are undeniably social …

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A Glimpse of Laos

March 26, 2020
Location: Blogs, Travel Writing

Powered by 12Go Asia system 29th February 2020, Chũ I awoke feeling conflicted on that bitterly sad morning. The room which had become my home for the past three months was now stripped bare, leaving just one solitary figure sitting on the bed next to his backpack and suitcase. The exciting thought of what adventures …

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Yên tử – Vietnam Blog 10

February 24, 2020
Location: Blogs, Travel Writing

Powered by 12Go Asia system Wednesday 12th February 2020 With my eyes blurred from sleepiness and my lungs filled with the clean medical scent of my surgeon’s mask, we set off through the town and on into the lingering mist. Thai guided the little Honda past potholes and traffic jams, round puddles and between great …

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Da Lat – Vietnam Blog 9

February 17, 2020
Location: Blogs, Travel Writing

Powered by 12Go Asia system 07:30, Saturday the 1st of February 2020 Rising early and slipping out of my dorm quietly in the dark to avoid waking the soft bodies curled on bunkbeds, I met Maika outside my hostel and we set off into the city of Da Lat. The road sloped down consistently as …

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The Bus to Nha Trang – Vietnam Blog 8

February 11, 2020
Location: Blogs, Travel Writing

Powered by 12Go Asia system Nuoc Ngam Bus Station, Hanoi – 29th January 2020 Before all the shops had reopened, before a sense of normality returned to the town, I boarded a 5am bus to Nuoc Ngam bus station in the south of Hanoi. Arriving around two hours later left me with four hours to …

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Old Lady Jane – II

September 4, 2019
Location: Blogs, Free Writing

I remember the day we found out what happened to that kid and the dog who went missing on the coast by Godrevy. By midnight last night the frantic parents had knocked on almost every door in the area. And although the police were reluctant to get too involved until the kid hadn’t been seen …

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