Emma Calley 6
9
South America
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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Thomas Heaton 6
2
Travel journal
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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Nathan James Thomas 0
0
AsiaChinaTravel journal
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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Nathan James Thomas 0
1
EuropeTravel journal
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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Nathan James Thomas 0
1
EuropeTravel journal
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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Nathan James Thomas 0
1
United States
February 11, 2018

American Impediment – Notes from an Interrogation Room

The following events took place at the airport of an affluent city on the east coast of the USA. To protect the privacy of the individuals involved, I will not…
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Nathan James Thomas 2
0
EuropeTravel journal
January 18, 2018

The Refugee Opera Singer from Iran

He was sitting at the table chatting to my friend when I came back from the bathroom. Dressed like a rock star, perfectly coiffed hair, contoured beard, a stud in…
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Nathan James Thomas 0
1
Travel journal
December 11, 2017

The Astana Express – Night Train Through Kazakhstan

Pause at an intersection to check directions to Almaty railway station. A young man approaches, his thin face shiny with sweat. He goes to speak and his eyeballs swim in…
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Nathan James Thomas 0
2
Travel journal
November 8, 2017

A Dip in the Caspian Sea

The sweaty grip of another border crossing. Azerbaijan at our backs, watchtowers among the trees. We're waved through a gate, and park in a small hanger. Officials stroll to and…
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Nathan James Thomas 0
2
Travel journal
October 28, 2017

The Petrol Merchants of Uzbekistan

The antique streets of Bukhara weave around ancient mosques and crumbling walls of brown clay. You can imagine camels happily clopping by, perhaps pausing for a hearty spit into the…
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