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Altitude Sickness in the Sacred Valley
Apu Pitsuray, The Sacred Valley, Peru © 2017 Wayfaring Scribe I turned 36 on the 30th of December and spent the 31st in transit to Peru...
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The dissolution of imaginary lines
The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha © 2014 Wayfaring Scribe Every time I finish another two-day dance with motion and the travel tornado sets...
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I wish I was a little Qatari
On a recent shopping excursion, Daniel and I were amazed to notice several biggety Qatari men blatantly smoking inside the mall, while...
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Musings from Doha
Qatar is a sun-scoured and sweltering peninsula no larger than Yorkshire or Connecticut. Its honey-hued sands stretch north from the...
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Global Road Warriors
Photo courtesy of Thomas Rahn and Sabine Hoppe I met Thomas and Sabine when they wandered into the dimly lit front room of The Orange...
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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...