Category: Experiences
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Travelling Through Trichy
I am now in a town called Tiruchirappalli, or Trichy as the locals and myself call it (it is a lot easier to pronounce!). It is another temple city, with one set upon a huge rock in the centre of town. From here I go to Madurai and continue to the west coast, then I…
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A close shave in India
For a male, getting a facial shave in any third world country is a memorable experience. A highlight of any male’s trip to India is getting a shave at a street-side barber shop. Usually it is well needed after a few days on the road. Once you are assured that the blade is a clean…
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Escape to Broome, 1988
After eight months of working as an orderly at the Fremantle Hospital, a job going nowhere with no idea what I wanted to do, I was ready to escape to somewhere else, anywhere. I don’t know what made me pick Broome, a thousand kilometres north, as I did not know much about the place, but…