Category Archives: shocking

Motorbike Reality Check

I witnessed a horrific motorbike crash yesterday. The driver was going to pass a taxi on the right (we drive on the left here, and passing in this way is totally normal); the taxi swerved right to avoid a car … Continue reading

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Travel Lessons Learned Through Utter Humiliation, Stupidity, and Embarrassment

Call me a masochist, but these last two years have been a series of self-inflicted uncomfortable situations in foreign countries. I have done all of this of my own free will, which makes it feel all the more insane. But … Continue reading

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Risk-taking or the Art of Being Scared Sh*tless

This morning even after a decent night’s sleep I feel like my guts are twisted into a bow fit for a Christmas Lexus. I’m scared sh*tless. Questioning everything in a life that’s been predictable and comfortable for so long has the … Continue reading

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