Tag: locals
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Goa, India

I am back at this place again. This camp-style table in a little gazebo in Gillman Barracks somehow keeps calling me. Any time I feel exhausted and need a quite moment I think of here. Any time the onslaught of thoughts catches me at the strangest moments in my life, I think of wanting to come here…
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A fun taxi ride

I rode to town with a super-cool taxi driver uncle yesterday. A Rubik-cube Zen Master! As soon as I got in the car, I saw he had some kind of puzzle on the middle console. I asked him what it was and he told me it was an advanced Rubik-cube which he has been trying to put…
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Travel diary: Beyond Limits on Ice 4: Trek across frozen Lake Khuvsgul in Mongolia – Part 3

February 2023 My travel diary – Part 3 1. On food and being vegan I spoke about food in the previous chapter, but I would be remiss not to spend a few words on being vegan in Mongolia and specifically on this trip. From the initial trip briefing onwards I have had a number of conversations with…
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Travel diary: Beyond Limits on Ice 4: Trek across frozen Lake Khuvsgul in Mongolia – Part 2

February 2023 My travel diary – Part 2 Mongolia through my eyes Mongolia has been on my list of travel destinations for a long time. In fact this expedition was originally planned to take place in 2020 but got delayed to 2023 due to COVID. I have always thought of this country as a place…