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A Leaf on the Wind

August 24, 2015by knargle Leave a comment

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 […]

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China, my stuff, stories

Borneo’s Booziest Wedding

July 26, 2015by knargle 2 Comments

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 […]

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elsewhere, Malaysia, my stuff, stories

Sarawak’s Secret: Miniature Mud Volcanoes

July 18, 2015by knargle 1 Comment

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, […]

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Malaysia, tips and guides

Life in the Clouds: Gunung Stong

June 12, 2015by knargle 2 Comments

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 […]

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Malaysia, stories, tips and guides

Chopstick Bottle Openers

May 30, 2015by knargle Leave a comment

“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 […]

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Hong Kong, stories

A Little Snap: Desierto de Tatacoa

July 24, 2014by knargle 4 Comments

  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 […]

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Colombia, snaps

A Little Snap: Palomino’s Vegetarian Pub

July 20, 2014by knargle 2 Comments

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 […]

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Colombia, snaps

From Recess Village to Catherina’s Lust

July 16, 2014by knargle Leave a comment

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 […]

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Guyana

A Little Snap: Parque de las Luces, Medellin

July 13, 2014by knargle Leave a comment

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 […]

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Colombia, snaps

The Georgetown – Lethem Bus

July 9, 2014by knargle 3 Comments

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 […]

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Guyana, stories, tips and guides, Uncategorized

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