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Travel: On Separation and Connection

Travel: On Separation and Connection

May 1, 2020
by Claire Dalton
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A river mirrors the sky and a strip of life sits in between the middle of the blues I was reminded that my internal world…

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The Pessimist in the Pool

The Pessimist in the Pool

February 16, 2020
by Marli Kelsh
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A screech of, “GET ME IN THAT FUCKEN POOL!” rattles the oven air. Through the haze of red wine fumes baking off my body and…

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Don't Let Drunk People Decide How to Get Home

Don’t Let Drunk People Decide How to Get Home

November 28, 2019
by Alexis Kearney
Spain Yarns, Yarns

It was my first day of a month in Spain. There I was, sitting at the Carmel Bunkers in Barcelona: a viewing point where the…

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I Went to Spain, Fell in Love and Planned a Honeymoon

I Went to Spain, Fell in Love and Planned a Honeymoon

November 19, 2019
by Zoe Victoria
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I am absolutely besotted with him. We went for walks together and he pointed out all the hydrangeas on the hillside. And I knew that…

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El Abuelo's Ashes

El Abuelo’s Ashes

November 15, 2019
by Gravy
Spain Yarns, Yarns

Buenaventura Bravo’s main job during the Spanish Civil War was getting his goats out of the village and into the mountains. This was no top-secret…

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A Universal Language

A Universal Language

November 5, 2019
by Justine Stella
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Stickiness glues every inch of my clothes to me. Blaring sun blinds me from all directions. Wine fumes leave no room for fresh air on…

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Travel And Culture: Am I Doing It Right?

Travel And Culture: Am I Doing It Right?

October 8, 2019
by Julia Ahearne
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A seductive siren, San Sebastian sings to me. Headphones in and jammies on, I tell her to shush. Outside is the reason I am here…

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The Tents in the Middle of Madrid

The Tents in the Middle of Madrid

October 3, 2019
by Alexandra Middleton
Spain Yarns, Yarns

I see them on my way to the Prado Museum. Tents — an assembly of bright red tents, maybe 20 or so, pitched in the…

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Going to a Wine Fight as an Alcoholic’s Daughter

Going to a Wine Fight as an Alcoholic’s Daughter

August 25, 2019
by Justine Stella
Spain Yarns, Yarns

Spain’s relaxed nature towards its lifestyle, including alcohol, is terrifying to the sober daughter of an alcoholic. To have a childhood coloured by the not-so-parental…

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I Fucked Around Like Donna in Mamma Mia, but All I Got Was This Damn UTI

I Fucked Around Like Donna in Mamma Mia, but All I Got Was This Damn UTI

August 20, 2019
by Aoife Picken
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Like many young women who’ve watched the Abba-inspired Mamma Mia! films, I was recently struck by the urge to relocate to Europe and have unprotected sex…

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Death of a Doorman

Death of a Doorman

August 4, 2019
by Gravy
Spain Yarns, Yarns

My previous portero died unexpectedly. One day he was there – a fat and jovial man, bald, glasses, head pushed a little forward giving way…

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I Travelled Spain With 29 Women

I Travelled Spain With 29 Women

July 17, 2019
by Gravy
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A love letter to my she-wolfpack This is an ode to the 29 women whom I just travelled with. 29 babes. The 29 femme fantasies,…

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