• First Impressions.
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    First Impressions.

    22 hours travelling including 4 hours sleep in a claustrophobic, hard, upright seat in an overhot plane is really not easy. But then I was […]

  • Country File : Japan
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    Country File : Japan

    Japan is one of those countries we all know something about. Is it because we know it’s location ,the name of its capital, that is […]

  • Why Japan?
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    Why Japan?

    When did I first become aware of Japan? A tricky question for someone who can’t remember what I ate for breakfast! I think the answer […]

  • Where have I been?
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    Where have I been?

    This is a question I asked myself today, after opening my blog for the first time in 11 months. I would love to report that […]

  • A week in Extremadura
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    A week in Extremadura

    I am pleased to have been asked by my sister, Kate, to be the first guest writer on her blog to reflect on a week […]

  • UN13 : Climate Action : Chile
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    UN13 : Climate Action : Chile

    It’s a long flight from Turkey to Chile. Routing through Sao Paulo you are a minimum 20 hours travelling or if you get it wrong […]

  • Easter Quiz Update :)
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    Easter Quiz Update 🙂

    Clue No 1 Clue No 2 : the eye Fully Revealed !

  • Reflections.
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    Reflections.

    It is good to look back and reflect on my whole experience. My thoughts were this: Choose the project more carefully next time. I want […]

  • Spirit of a nation : Madagascar
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    Spirit of a nation : Madagascar

    It is great to immerse yourself in a new place for four weeks. It doesn’t make me an expert. Far from it. But it does […]

  • Ghosts
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    Ghosts

    It is a horrible irony that the word Lemur derives from the Latin word lemures, which means ghosts. Because this is exactly what they are […]