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She wasn’t the sort of travelling companion I would ever choose. Not in a pink fit, much less when trying to evacuate a country, through an airport not designed for its task. The press had promised chaos, mayhem...

It was staring at me. I was sitting next to my boss, the principal of the Korean school were I teach English, when he dumped a spoonful of soup containing the dead cat fish in my bowl. Dead. Cat. Fish.

‘Your name is Vinay, madam?’ asks a taxi driver, suddenly appearing at my side, he smiles a toothless smile. I nod, noticing his bright friendly eyes, wondering how he knows my name. From the pocket of his shirt he...

At sixteen, I received honorable mention of the most memorable experience, which jolted my juvenile American perspective, as a student ambassador to Japan. During my three weeks, I attended an English Camp...

It was a late evening in Tokyo. Heavy clouds wrapped the city in a grey robe and the darkness just intensified the dullness. It was about time to find a warm, cozy shelter to enjoy some good food and above all...

It feels like I should stay longer in Brazzaville. It calls to me - the European feel of the city - but there is really nothing more to keep me. The only reason I can think of for not leaving Brazzaville immediately...

Things are flying around the cabin, leaving me in no doubt that the ship has left the protection of the pack ice and and has hit the Southern Ocean...

“You’re so lucky” Monica said to me and I beamed with unbridled anticipation as we poured over pictures of the beautiful Zane yacht depicted on the web, her glorious wooden deck bedecked with a lavishly laid table...

Humans are fragile beings; our lives can change in an instant for reasons voluntary or involuntary. I would say that, like most 24 year olds, I had not given much thought to my own fragility, I was too busy having fun...