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Monthly Archives: November 2015

A love letter to London

November 22, 2015by Alex 2 Comments

Lots of new things: snow on the ground, Twickenham and the trickiness of making new friends.

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London

The mysterious electromagnetic happenings in the night

November 22, 2015by Alex 1 Comment

I glance down. My boots are Timberland, fashioned of sturdy leather. However, they are apparently still embarrassing city-slicker footwear.

‘Oh… these are fine!’

‘You will get muddy. We will go other way.’

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London, travel

The edge of nowhere is such a beautiful place

November 8, 2015by Alex 1 Comment

The seatback ads on the Icelandair air flight from London Heathrow to Keflavik, Reykjavik set the mood for the country you’re about to visit.

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London, travel

Chopstuck

November 1, 2015by Alex Leave a comment

By now it’s dark and I’ve begun to imagine what my new life in a Chinese refugee camp will be like. Will I learn the language? Might I fall in love? Will I finally learn to cook rice?

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travel

I can resist everything — except temptation.

November 1, 2015by Alex Leave a comment

This post is essentially my confession: confessions of a fortnight misspent in Melbourne’s dens of iniquity and raw fish.

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