For a long time I had a serious fear of flying. The first trigger would be the moment I unzipped my suitcase to start packing, and from then I would feel nauseous, dizzy and…
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Let’s get something clear from the very beginning: Borneo (that’s the top bit of Borneo, East Malaysia to be precise, Sarawak to be even more so), is really, really hot. We’re talking 35 degrees,…
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I cannot write about Israel properly, for now at least, because my trip there was problematic. It’s a long story. Reaaaally long. For now then I’ll just share some snaps and brief comments. I hope…
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When my boyfriend and I (nope, still haven’t found a satisfactory substitute for the word ‘boyfriend’) first got together, he lived in Paris. It was romantic of course and fun, at first, until we…
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Tours can be bloody awful. I was reminded of this fact recently when lumbered with the Tour Guide from Hell. It’s possible, you see, that I used up all the good tour vibes back in…
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I really didn’t expect to love California as much as I did, which is ridiculous. The place is beautiful for a start; the streets are lined with skinny palms, their rustling, sun-beaten fronds reaching…
