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Trip: WorldNomads Scholarship

There are [4] stories from my trip: WorldNomads Scholarship


Dreaming of an island paradise

MOZAMBIQUE | Tuesday, 13 May 2014 | Views [287] | Scholarship Entry

I think he’d napped for longer than intended, this tall sinewy man who’d greeted us with a warm smile. I’d spent the last hour cowering from the blazing sun under my sarong, watching the water seep through the weathered timber boards. I couldn’t sleep ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip


A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Let the chicha flow

BOLIVIA | Tuesday, 9 Apr 2013 | Views [363] | Scholarship Entry

Nothing says “welcome to my home” more than a bloody pig head, hanging on a large hook, outside your bedroom door. It was the first thing I noticed on entering the courtyard of the house I was staying for the night. I took a mental note not to bump ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013


Let the chicha flow

BOLIVIA | Tuesday, 9 Apr 2013 | Views [395]

Nothing says “welcome to my home” more than a bloody pig head, hanging idly on a large hook, outside your bedroom door.  It was the first thing I noticed upon entering the courtyard of the house I was staying for the night.  I took ... Read more >

Tags: bolivia, chicha


My Scholarship entry - Giving back on the road

WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [413] | Scholarship Entry

Dozens of tiny, grubby fingers snatch at the air like the tentacles of an anemone striking at passing prey. Shrill squeals of excitement escape through smiles that reveal decaying baby teeth. A small girl is hoisted onto the back of the truck, bewildered ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2012

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