October 26, 2018
Frost and Familiarity – Impressions of Zagreb
I sat on the train gazing up at the large grey pillows filling the sky, feeling small and insignificant, with still a few hours to go. I had my worldly…
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October 18, 2018
New York – A City of Functional Chaos
An Australian Traveler Encounters Everything that Is New York City The millionth yellow cab tooted its horn and my brain throbbed ominously, as if moments from imploding. We had landed…
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October 16, 2018
Some Corner of a Foreign Field
The Story of Five New Zealand POW’s Buried in Poznan, Poland A New Zealand expat in Poznan discovers the story of five countrymen buried far from home. First published in…
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August 24, 2018
In Search of My Family’s Jewish History in Lublin, Poland
Walking across the border from Slovakia into Poland felt like crossing into Narnia. The bridge that connects the two countries was covered in snow, surrounded by white mountains and frost…
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July 9, 2018
Surviving Baijiu, China’s Pungent Grain Alcohol
My friend paused, holding the small bottle in his hand. It was dark, and for a moment the streets of Kunming seemed to grow silent. The cars stopped honking. The…
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June 28, 2018
Fear and Perspective in Guayaquil, Ecuador
When a 21 year old female solo traveler finds herself in Ecuador's most infamous city, even a short walk to the bank feels like Mission Impossible. “¿Hablas Español?” The taxi driver…
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June 11, 2018
The Local Bus
After a 9 day hike through the mountains of Western Nepal, Thomas Heaton was looking forward to a comfortable ride back to Pokhara. Then the local bus pulled up... I…
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June 7, 2018
Conquering the World’s Spiciest Hotpot in Chongqing, China
30.1 million people - greater than the population of New Zealand, Australia and Scotland combined. A city of skyscrapers erupting chaotically out of cloud strewn mountains like fungus on a…
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April 24, 2018
Thieves, Horseradish Vodka and St Sophia
How to Get a Meal in Kiev Kiev’s metro makes little sense. Below the main railway station commuters are funneled through an impossible labyrinth of white concrete tunnels, ending in…
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March 28, 2018
Nightfall in Wrocław Square
Western brands in the polished white shopping mall vanish as you exit, take the escalator, and find yourself in Poznan's grey, sooty train station. Down another escalator, outside and across…
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