A Leaf on the Wind
I recently re-wrote an old story, submitted it to Christopher Allen’s travel writing competition ‘I Must Be Off’, and it came first place! The story is about a bizarre day […]
Borneo’s Booziest Wedding
One day recently, I was picked up by a lovely young couple whilst hitching in the back-dam of Sarawak. They were Singapore-born Australians who had been living in the longest […]
Sarawak’s Secret: Miniature Mud Volcanoes
After a week in Brunei, I was getting to the end of my tether. It was Ramadan in a strictly Muslim country. From sunrise to sunset, most restaurants were closed, […]
Life in the Clouds: Gunung Stong
It was a blank space on my map. The backpackers I asked had never heard of it, and the locals I asked had never been. All I knew was its name […]
Chopstick Bottle Openers
“Remember,” whispers Mr Wong over my shoulder, “You must believe!” Ten pairs of eyes glint and the alleyway sinks into silence. In the shadows, something knocks an empty bottle and […]
A Little Snap: Desierto de Tatacoa
In the south-west of Colombia, just a hop, skip and jump (5 hours) away from Bogota, is a pueblo called Neiva. Forty-five minutes away from there is a pueblito called Villavieja. Surrounding […]
A Little Snap: Palomino’s Vegetarian Pub
Palomino is a small town on the Caribbean coast of Colombia that exists for little more than backpackers. If you get a local bus there, you are dropped off on […]
From Recess Village to Catherina’s Lust
We have all seen some funny signs in our time. Usually they are a result of god-awful translations in countries like China and Vietnam. Very occasionally, though, they are not […]
A Little Snap: Parque de las Luces, Medellin
This is one of my favourite photographs from Colombia, which surprised even me, since it was taken in a city. A beautiful park called Parque de las Luces (Park of […]
The Georgetown – Lethem Bus
The Georgetown-Lethem bus was something we had been anticipating with anxiety since we first arrived in Guyana. Having been at each other’s political throats for centuries, Venezuela and Guyana don’t […]
