The Danger of a Single Story

20/06/2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Sandy beach by the Delta of river Neretva with colourful road signs.

When we decide to visit a country, do we only have a single story of that country, a single point of view? Do books and films give us preconceptions about a place? Is this how we decide where we want to travel next?

Following the mossy trail in the Azores

12/12/2019.Reading time 17 minutes.

…the beautiful Portuguese islands write the story themselves…

Under Manannan’s misty cloak – part 2 – Motorcycle journals

24/07/2019.Reading time 13 minutes.

It was fascinating watching the fog roll in over the hills down from the south, getting thicker and thicker and covering more and more ground

Under Manannan’s misty cloak – part 1 – Motorcycle journals

21/07/2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

It was an absolute pleasure being on the road with nothing but motorbikes around you.

Drinking a week’s worth of caffeine in four days – a bit about Stockholm

12/03/2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

The outside of the church looked like a postcard when seen through thick snowflakes.

Drinking a week’s worth of caffeine in four days in Stockholm

06/03/2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Trust me, Swedes knew what they were doing when fika was “invented”

Mate, we're lost!

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