The finest and best restaurant on Koh Tao is a cosy little place called Mama’s. The eponymous Mama is a middle-aged blob of a woman,…
Dear Mum and Dad, Let me begin this by being profound: this is not an apology. In a bid to try and live my life…
“It’s a cock, girls,” Frank announced with glee. Grace and I exchanged eye-rolls – we’ve seen our share of penises; we knew what it was….
“They put you on a night for your second shift? Bit harsh, but don’t worry: nights are generally quiet. Mostly we sleep unless someone comes…
They say that opposites attract, but every day, I’m realising that shit attracts shit. For example, I’m using Notepad to write this because Word isn’t…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve more than likely seen reports coming out of the Middle East showing violence and bloodshed from the…
Pre-dawn raids are commonplace in this part of the world. Doors are battered down in the wee hours of the morning and stun grenades are…
A harsh light pierces my eyes from a low swinging globe above my face. I am lying on a bed. No. It’s a gurney. It…
Whilst on an exchange program in Europe, I was given the opportunity to go on a visa-free trip organised by the university to the Russian…
I abandoned my job teaching at a school in Thailand to volunteer at an organic farm. I’d heard about a beautiful property outside this place…
I guess you could say my family has always been fairly open to having guests stay in our home. There are eight children (chill –…
I grew up second-generation Italian. This means I am just removed enough from my heritage to feel like I can’t claim it without being a…
