Think back nine years. In other words, cast your mind back to the faraway year of 2005. Where were you and what were you doing? Nine years ago in Germany ... I know exactly what I was doing on this day in 2005. I was sitting at a funny little wooden Ikea desk in my apartment in Heilbronn, Germany, …
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Animal travels: It’s funny what you see walking down the road …
My endless folders of photos from my trips show up a common theme: I love meeting animals on my travels! Perhaps it's a variation on meeting the locals. After my recent heavy post on the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps, I felt the need to get a bit more light-hearted and remember some of …
Why I’m glad I visited the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps
A decade ago, I was happily travelling down through Poland when I stopped at Krakow for a few days, and somehow decided to visit the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps nearby. I hadn't especially thought it through - I was in full-time travelling mode, and full-time travellers crave all …