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Volunteering Abroad - Who Are You Doing It For?

Volunteering Abroad – Who Are You Doing It For?

October 3, 2017
by Ida Thommessen
Features

At a family dinner in Norway, just hours before I was about to leave everything I knew behind and get on a plane to Tanzania,…

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About Leaving

About Leaving

September 10, 2015
by Ida Thommessen
Features

I had carefully packed my bags. I had gone to the post office with excess books and clothes and chucked them in two big boxes…

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Why You Shouldn't Give a Shit About Climate Change

Why You Shouldn’t Give a Shit About Climate Change

July 28, 2015
by Ida Thommessen
Features

In December this year, 196 countries will get together in Paris in an attempt to negotiate a new climate change policy that the international community…

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LOL or STFU?

LOL or STFU?

May 27, 2015
by Ida Thommessen
Features

I was in utter disbelief at the shit coming out of his mouth. His forehead housed a hundred pearls of sweat and he was projecting…

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I Got Arrested in Sweden

I Got Arrested in Sweden

April 23, 2015
by Ida Thommessen
Yarns

You know those awkward games you’re made to play if you go on any kind of organised trip, where you have to say your name…

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Sihanoukville: Otres Beach

Sihanoukville: Otres Beach

April 21, 2015
by Ida Thommessen
Sihanoukville Do

Get There: 15 minute tuk-tuk trip from Sihanoukville Situated in comfortable and yet practical distance to Cambodia’s own little STI-ridden hell also known as Sihanoukville,…

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Sihanoukville: Top Cat Cinema

Sihanoukville: Top Cat Cinema

April 21, 2015
by Ida Thommessen
Sihanoukville Do

Get There: Top Cat Cinema is located on the left side right in the beginning of the main street in Sihanoukville and is nearly impossible…

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Zanzibar: Kendwa

Zanzibar: Kendwa

April 21, 2015
by Ida Thommessen
Zanzibar Do

Get There: Getting of the ferry (Dar Es Salaam – Stone Town) try to team up with others heading north and get a cheap taxi…

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The Hobo Guide To Mount Kilimanjaro

The Hobo Guide To Mount Kilimanjaro

February 25, 2015
by Ida Thommessen
Features, Tanzania Tips

It was when he mentioned the German girls that I made my decision. I had been in Tanzania for about three weeks and I had…

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