Thailand After 1,007 days away
Heading back to the UK: on community, healing, and why you need a bit of mess.
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Stories from the road
Travel, culture and mental health. Wrong turns, kind strangers, and keeping going anyway.
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Taiwan Party Bingo: The Purple Edition
Purple gear, Wufu Road buzzing, and 33,600 NTD raised for Reggie across two nights.
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Taiwan A family for life in Kaohsiung
Saying thank you to the community that made Kaohsiung home.
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Taiwan A sea of pink and 23,100 NTD for Reggie
Party bingo, karaoke and a charity box carried all night in Kaohsiung: the fundraiser for Reggie.
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Taiwan The half marathon that became a full one
A 21 km race in the Su'ao mountains, a wrong turn onto the 42 km route, and what it taught me about choosing how you respond.
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Thailand Loy Krathong: a spiritual reset
Candle-lit krathongs on the river, and a festival of forgiveness that told me it was time to move forward.
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Thailand Khap chaa chaa: my first class as a teacher
Grab motorbikes, stray dogs and a shirt and tie: the start of teaching in Thailand.
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Thailand Dek Lek: my first week in Buriram
A night out, a new nickname, Som Tam with Pla Ra at 5 AM, and a stray dog that stole my pillow.
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