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Cotton Swabs and Second-Hand Panties in Japan

Cotton Swabs and Second-Hand Panties in Japan

October 29, 2018
by Luke McConaghey
Features, Japan Yarns, Yarns

Cover by Takahiro Taguchi Dotombori, 10 pm. The street was neon-drenched and the soundtrack was synthetic saccharine J-pop. I stepped into a bar. “Irashaimase!”, shouted…

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The Anti-Tourist Guide to Japan

The Anti-Tourist Guide to Japan

November 29, 2017
by Lucy Dayman
Features

Recently, I had a friend tell me their theory that for many Australians, “Japan is the new Bali”. Given that the two countries are culturally…

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I Eat Duck Foetus and That's Okay

I Eat Duck Foetus and That’s Okay

September 12, 2017
by Kim Koelmeyer
Features

It was another languid night in the Philippines when my cousins decided to treat me to a local delicacy. We convened around the family dinner…

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Riding the Bullet Train into the Future

Riding the Bullet Train into the Future

September 11, 2017
by Ben Robinson
Features

A great deal can be learned about a country from a single train ride. If the eyes are the window to a person’s soul, then…

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Solo Female Travellers of the World, Unite

Solo Female Travellers of the World, Unite

July 10, 2017
by Dayna Gablonski
Features

The negativity towards solo female travellers really cripples my nipple. The concern from loved ones, the biased portrayal from the media and that raised eyebrow…

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A Journey Through Islamic China

A Journey Through Islamic China

June 29, 2017
by Frances Vinall
Features

I’ve been on this train for 28 hours and have spent countless more jolting across train tracks on previous legs of this 4,389-kilometre overland journey….

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Lost in Sanlúcar de Guadiana

Lost in Sanlúcar de Guadiana

June 20, 2017
by Josephine Ryan Murphy
Yarns

I wandered through the strange town, hoping to find somewhere to spend the night. A pink hue echoed from the setting sun and through the…

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An Ode To The Aussie Bush

An Ode To The Aussie Bush

June 7, 2017
by Dayna Gablonski
Yarns

As I cup my handmade mug of English breakfast, I feel the heat soothing my chilled fingers. I close my eyes and envision a ball…

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The Bangkok Body Snatchers

The Bangkok Body Snatchers

May 4, 2017
by Lily Hoffman
Features

Gazing through the car window like some early ’00s pop princess, I snapped back to attention at the sound of my stepfather’s voice. “Lil! I…

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Hunting for Wolves in Mongolia

Hunting for Wolves in Mongolia

May 3, 2017
by Frances Vinall
Mongolia Yarns, Yarns

We were staying in a nomad camp in the middle of the steppe. There were about 10 bottles of vodka in the back of the…

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A Daisy Through Concrete: Sarajevo 25 Years On

A Daisy Through Concrete: Sarajevo 25 Years On

April 6, 2017
by Gemma Clarke
Features

“If you survived 1993, nothing else matters. There is no such thing as problems.” – Faruk Osmanovic, Sarajevo siege survivor Steeped in a rich valley…

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Found in Translation

Found in Translation

March 28, 2017
by Andrea Valenzuela
Vietnam Yarns, Yarns

“Tomorrow,” the bus driver said sheepishly, sympathetically. I’d asked for directions to the ferry terminal. “But the saleswoman at the bus station said I’d reach…

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