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Inside the Travel Lab’s New Year Resolutions
Feb 15, 2010
The astute among you will have noticed that it is not January 1st, so what am I doing making New Year’s Resolutions? It’s the Chinese New Year, of course.*
Category: Global
Suddenly Gone
Feb 12, 2010
Death isn’t something that most of us like to think about, particularly when we’re young. Sadly, that doesn’t make any difference. I’m not here to frighten you because there are things that you can do…
One Thousand Ways to Say Hello
Feb 10, 2010
Geneva is a city with an international reputation and Place du Molard clearly wants people to feel at home. Snuggled among the charcoal cobbles, glowing squares say hello in languages from around the world.
At least I assume that’s what they mean. I couldn’t translate them all…
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Ghosts Underground
Feb 02, 2010
The Museum of the International Red Cross and Crescent, Geneva
They stand together. Arms shackled, faces covered, feet bare, their posture somehow shrieking both defiance and despair. They huddle in the corner and a wide space surrounds them. Reflective glass panels form the walls in this courtyard, while white sail sheets stretch over their heads, bearing [...]
Finding Freedom
Dec 07, 2009
On Saturday I discovered one of my favourite things in a city – a free art gallery. Better yet, a gallery that also hosts dance performances, and that’s where I caught up with Claire Cunningham and José Agudo in their joint project, 4m2.
My Travel Map
Mar 28, 2009
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A glimpse at my journeys around the world.
Turtle Safaris – Saltwater & Scepticism
Mar 23, 2009
These days, I take promises of viewing exotic wildlife with more than a pinch of saltwater. Particularly endangered species. To find pandas I had to travel for days. To glimpse a tiger, I shivered morning and night under a blanket of frost.
But to see turtles in Barbados? I only needed to…
TRAVEL BOOK REVIEWS
Jan 14, 2009
Clearly there are guide books for fast facts and practicalities, and entire bookshops devoted to non-fiction travel writing.
However, I’ve always had a soft spot for a..
ABOUT ME: I’m a freelance writer with a passion for travel and a background in Neuroscience and Emergency Medicine.
