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The knowledge that we are made of stars
In three days time, I will leave behind the mid-winter’s chill of the South African plains for the high summer pressure cooker of the...
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Creatures, quietude, and star-strewn skies in South Africa's Sundays River Valley
Due to working, I've found myself with precious little time to write during my stay in South Africa. I have therefore decided to share...
Leaving Kathmandu
During my last few days in Kathmandu I was struck with a new and hard-earned understanding of the way that people make their circuitous...
Poems for Omega
Once, a friend of mine made an online post, asking his comrades what was in their pockets. Nine years and nearly two months later, he...
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Mumbai street food in Kathmandu
Yesterday, I got to try Mumbai street food at Civil Mall in Kathmandu. The delectable dough balls pictured above are a type of chaat, or...
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Kathmandu General Post Office
I went back to the central post office today with two more packages to mail. It was considerably less crowded than my first hectic visit...