This week, I was meant to be arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, with the intention of staying and working for a few months. I booked the flights in October 2016, was gifted the working holiday visa for my birthday and have been saving since in order to be able to explore when I first arrived. I…
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Just Me and the Red Sea
Aqaba is the only port in Jordan’s otherwise landlocked territory, and shares its tiny corner of the Red Sea with Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. We arrived late, having spent the morning waiting for a few members of our group to complete a hot air balloon ride at Wadi Rum, and so it was a…
Daydreaming in the Desert
‘The desert could not be claimed or owned – it was a piece of cloth carried by winds, never held down by stones, and given a hundred shifting names…its caravans, those strange rambling feasts and cultures, left nothing behind, not an ember. All of us, even those with European homes and children in the distance,…
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