Asia
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The Cambodian Circus
I must admit, I have avoided most tourist attractions that are unrelated to architecture in Cambodia. I couldn’t do the holocaust camps in Germany, and am similarly passing on the cruel and depressing…
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The Giant with a Shopping Addiction
Imagine living in a land where you are twice as large as everyone else, twice as tall, twice as wide, even your own sister is half your height. Then imagine that you have…
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Tarantulas aren’t for me
I traveled to the rural provinces of Cambodia last week with 6 nationals and 1 other international. Our trip was for work but the local people wanted top make sure that we understood…
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Tara The Star
On my way out of the Amber Fort in Jaipur, I stopped in the souvenir shop where I stumbled upon a deck of tarot cards. I have recently been interested in these for…
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Monsoon Season In Mumbai
We knew it was coming… and even though people warned us we were excited to experience the monsoon and the transformation of the city that it brings. After being in the country for…
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A Sense of Scale
Mumbai is among the largest cities in the world and after living here a while there are certain qualities that I think are only found in metropolises this big. Having lived in a…
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Things in India that I just don’t get
I would love to write an individual blog post about each of these incredible phenomena I that I have come across in India, but I just can’t understand them! Here’s my best attempt…
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Delhi and the Taj Mahal
The capital. What can I say? It is a huge city with lots to see and do, and is the most modern place I have visited yet in India. It had wide streets,…
