The first hint was Buienradar. Why would it ever be useful to have an app that shows you only the next two hours of precipitation…
“Do you have a boyfriend?” my accidental travel companion asks almost innocently. “I have a girlfriend,” I lie. An easier opportunity to come out and…
It’s a well-worn archetype, that of the foreigner striding through busy city streets with a smartphone or an expensive-looking camera in hand, snapping a new…
“You can’t take this,” Mom said while she pulled my dear, favourite yellow t-shirt from the suitcase. “Why not?” I pouted. “Because it has Hebrew…
“Thamil pésuviengala?” Can you speak Tamil? “Om.” “Oondai pasai vithyassam…” Your speech is different… * Earlier this year, I ran a writing workshop where a…
When I am travelling, there is one particular image that ignites a strong emotion of fullness and freedom within me. That image is of my…
Travelling in a large group of people can often lead to some awkward ice-breaker questions. “What do you do for a living?” “Have any pets?”…
I’m in the hostel common area and they’re all here. There’s the German solo traveller in sensible outdoor clothes; the bubbly Scandinavian girls who embarrass…
