A letter written on the eve of leaving a settled life
These were the some of the last words I wrote as a truly sedentary person. It's fascinating how much has changed: I do get annoyed by...
Vagabond problems: geographical dyslexia, life without possessions, and the ever-elusive orgasm
I’ve just returned home from the supermercado in Lagoa de Conçeicão with a few loads of Brazilian groceries stuffed into Albert Heijn and...
Life on the not (entirely) mythical island of Florianópolis, Brazil
If Florianópolis sounds to you like the name of a magical island where powder blue tides seep in great musical arcs across creamy shores,...
Proper masala chai, man-love, and the maelstrom of Mumbai
There are so many wonderful things about India: masala chai, boiled in the milk like it should be. Sugar cane juice. Poori. Young boys...
A three-day ramble from Tuscany to Kerala
10 November 10:25 Camucia-Cortona Stazione Friday morning and I'm waiting for the regionale train into Rome, gazing up at Cortona on the...
Exploring the Peruvian Amazon with Inkaterra
4 February 2017 Tambopata National Reserve, Peru The Amazon is like nothing I’ve ever smelt. The olfactory tidal wave of ancient...