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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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Ha Giang – Vietnam Blog 6

January 26, 2020
Location: Blogs, Travel Writing, Wellness

Powered by 12Go Asia system Hanoi, 19th January 2020 I had become accustomed to leaving the house in no more than a T-shirt and a jumper, and so the icy air swirling past my driver’s head and into my face was a surprise to me. The warm lights of Hanoi with its ever-bustling streets seemed …

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France 2019 II – Toulouse

June 1, 2019
Location: Blogs, Travel Writing

30/05/2019 After a stressful and early morning involving cancelled busses, angry passengers and a general breakdown in bureaucracy, I finally arrived at London Stansted airport and found myself queueing at the gate to board. Not that I needed convincing, but the flight showed me how Ryanair is really quite an awful airline. Poor seats, the …

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