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What I Learned From My Shower Sex Injury
I could see the sun beginning to rise on the horizon of the abandoned Templehof Airport in Berlin from the window of our Airbnb. It was a nice change from…
From Trainwreck to LA Babe in Three Hours
After roughly 10 hours on the Amtrak train moving down the east coast from an intense week in San Francisco, we stepped out on the platform in Los Angeles. Sofie…
The Astray Guide to Dancing in Colombia
During Brazil’s World Cup, the Colombian football team won the adoration of la copa with their little goal boogie that featured every game they played. They scored? They danced. The…
Liverpool Living
It hits around 1am and the bar is heaving, as per. I wriggle through the masses, stacks of glasses wedged under my left arm, balanced precariously, waiting to tumble over…
West Papua and The Act of No Choice
Passport? Check. Camera equipment? Double check. Preparation for incoming intercultural tension? Whoops. Flying into Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta in April, I was met with a swathe of humidity, durian ice…
Pedro Jiménez and his Dog
One night in the autumntime, there was an earthquake in the Coyoacán area of Mexico City. It was early in the hours of the morning, and many houses were destroyed…
Kicking Culture Shock’s Butt in Funky Shoes
Together with a flood of Japanese businessmen on their way home, I leave the train station and embark on a journey through Tokyo’s suburbia. It’s a mild summer night and…
Fatherland
It is so cold in Istanbul that it cramps my spine. Hiding my face from the cutting air, I see an old lady chopping painted doorframes small enough for a…