A decade or so ago I spent five days in New York City. Five days was absolutely nowhere near long enough! It was all the time I had, being about to move from Germany to Australia, but from the minute I arrived - and checked into a YMCA hostel near Central Park - I knew that some day I would have …
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Tom’s saxophone and salsa strategies for coping with reverse culture shock
I love talking to fellow travellers who, like me, have had some difficulty fitting back into their home country after spending time abroad. In this post, I've got an interview with Tom Bourlet who proves what I've long thought, that reverse culture shock can hit even if you're only away for a few …
Five destinations I’d like to revisit
Some travellers like to check places off a list and never return. I actually love returning to places that I've been before: it's interesting to see what has changed, to compare it to my memories, to catch up with people I met there. I also love visiting brand new places, of course - that's how …