February 27, 2015
Russians in Prague
Tourists cram the streets and the buildings can be so beautiful it almost seems fake. Still, somehow Prague clings to its Eastern Bloc edginess; outside of the main centre the…
February 19, 2015
Don’t Feed the Chickens
The car was waiting for us as we ambled off the Ferry, still nauseous from the choppy last hour of the journey. Two others were in the car with us, people…
December 14, 2014
Under the Red Sky in China
Earlier this year I spent a semester studying Chinese at a university in Chengdu, South West China. The key 'attraction' of our university was the 操场, "sports ground," an artificial running track…
December 1, 2014
Beauty on the Edge of Ukraine
It had been almost a year of travelling Europe after 3 months hopping the Greyhounds around Australia. I thought myself a pretty polished traveller, but although I'd turned 18 on…
November 17, 2014
We Met a Man in Vienna
We met a man in Vienna. It was late and we had a long journey back to Poznan. The train arrived at the station at around half 10 at night,…
October 8, 2014
Woken By the Chinese Military
I woke to the sound of the Chinese military training in the courtyard next door. Shouting “1,2,3,4” in unison, the student soldiers marched and jogged their way up and down…
September 18, 2014
The Road to Nashville
I was in New York and was going to Alabama to see Jason Isbell in concert. The plan was to ride the Greyhounds to Nashville and hang out there soaking up…
September 18, 2014
Notes from Somewhere
It's sunny, finally. The light enters through the lacy curtains and illuminates the small room. There are pot plants sitting morosely in the corner and I'm playing Steve Earle and…
