You know me: I like a good challenge.Whether it be hiking the Inca Trail (and of course, I absolutely had to be the first at the Sun Gate on the last day), riding down the Death Road, or learning to cook pad thai without burning down a poor Thai man’s kitchen (don’t laugh: that very nearly happened), I enjoy constantly trying new things, pushing myself, and exerting that slightly (over?)competitive ...
Read MoreDon’t ‘date’ a girl who travels, because a girl who travels wants nothing to do with conventional, formalised, American soap-opera’ed approaches to relationships. A girl who travels doesn’t ‘date’. She may do all the rest: flings, romances. Whirlpools. Strings and no strings. She can pull off the whole range – more or less well. But risks (chances?) are, she has no interest in this ‘dating’ business. Don't 'date' a girl who ...
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Re-emerging from the yellow submarine: on transient dreams, and going on
So: just like that, I found myself out of a tour two weeks before the end, nursing an emotional hangover in a dilapidated beach hostel on the Western coast of Ecuador. From one day (or, really, one night) to the next, I was no longer travelling as part of a group following a set itinerary, but once again a solo backpacker, single-minded and free. And not exactly sure what to ...
Read MoreI have been putting it off for a while, but on a day where I found out that a) there had been a fire at my old flat for which I will have to pay damages and b) an insane electricity bill had come through (yep, it's been raining good news..!), I figured I might as well round up the experience by confronting myself with the total costs for my ...
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Grand Designs and (not too) Great Expectations: my plans for Camille in Wonderlands
It has taken me a while, and I apologize to those of you who have been following me since the beginning and have already had to get through three different websites, but as you can see Camille in Wonderlands has finally migrated to WordPress. And the good news is, that's it this time: unlike me, Camille in Wonderlands has found its home and is now ready to settle down and build a long ...
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