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Wondering what to get your friend or family member who lives out of a backpack? Here’s a list of gift ideas for nomads, backpackers and adventurers.
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I had a realisation: I haven’t bought clothes from a shop in over a year. Travel has stopped me buying clothes: now I have a minimal travel wardrobe I love.
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I have just finished my 200hr Yoga teacher training. I now know everything I need to start teaching Yoga, and I simultaneously know nothing. I’ve been practicing asanas (the postures) for what must be getting on for 10 years. I…
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Nara deerpark unsettled me. Actually, it did more than that, I was distressed and unhappy for the majority of the time and nearly left. The thing is, nobody warned me about the uncomfortable side of Nara. It wasn’t peaceful, and…
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Kyoto. Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto. The end of my trip and the place that most frustrated me about Japan. It’s pretty, it’s full of temples, and it’s full of tourists (myself included, I know). I was so looking forwards to the…
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By which I mean eating out. I needed at least two weeks to get round the vegan restaurants in Tokyo and I didn’t have that, so this is just a smattering. Ohhh the glory of vegan food in Tokyo. One…
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As the city where I became a vegan, the vegan places in Glasgow will always hold a special place in my heart. Even though I’ve now been away for a year, I still think of them fondly. These are the…
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Maybe I haven’t always been the most positive about Taipei. The cockroaches, the working hours, the lack of alternative night-life, the terrible dating prospects for Western women… (more on that later). Now that I’m leaving, though, all the nostalgia is…
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A whirlwind tour of the vegan possibilities on Lamma Island, and a little of Lantau Island, too. It was a pure coincidence that we decided to go to Lamma Island. Actually we were supposed to go to Macau that day…
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“What are you going do in Hong Kong?” “Eat.” And eat we did. Goodness food is expensive in Hong Kong compared to Taiwan! There are so many vegan options though, we barely made a dent in the restaurants we wanted…
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