August 2011
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“For on foot we see things properly, and with a humbler eye Herzog picks out...”
– Werner Herzog - Of Walking on Ice
Two days of walking in the city, I’ve seen more than I have from a week of sticking to public transport. The sweatiness is definitely worth it.
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Restlessness
It’s just gone 3am and I’m still wide awake. This is starting to get to be a bit of an issue. In the week that I’ve been here, I’ve spent more nights than I want to think about staring out of the blinds in the small hours of the morning. A combination of having room mates (although neither of them snore, for which I am eternally thankful), the room being really warm, and...
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Dazed and Confused
The past week has been an incredible blur; this time 7 days ago I was stepping onto a plane at Heathrow airport with no idea of what would follow.
Since then, I have spent a lot of time with a lot of people! I am living in a small hall, only 150 or so people in comparison to over 500 in most of the uni accommodation, and it’s exclusively for international students. I moaned about it when I...
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LHR to HKG
So, here I am in Hong Kong- finally made it! I had a smooth flight from London to Mumbai; didn’t manage to sleep but I didn’t expect to, and as I flew at 9.30am I should really have been able to stay awake! In flight meal was an incredible curry- best thing ever! And I even got real metal cutlery, now how’s that for luxury.
We flew into the night, where I witnessed an amazing...
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Peter and the Wolf - Safe Travels
a beautiful...
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