Author Archives: claire

To Patagonia or not to Patagonia

23 April – 11 May 2011 What could possibly peak the views of being a yard away from a blue footed boobie on the Galapagos Islands, the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, snow peaked volcano’s reflecting in one of the … Continue reading

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OILA (Only in Latin America)

18 March 2011 – 22 April 2011 There are some things that would only happen or I would only let happen whilst in Latin America. Before you start speculating, I don’t resemble one of those smelly hippy travellers, I don’t … Continue reading

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School girl errors

28 January – 18 March 2011 School girl errors to me are those annoying decisions that make you want to stamp on the spot while screaming and tearing a few hairs out until someone tells you to grow up. This … Continue reading

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Endurance test

30 December 2010 – 27 January 2011 The last four weeks or so can only be described as a full on endurance test. Having to fend off men wanting to trip me off, touch their crotch, not take no for an … Continue reading

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Hello Chanel nails, goodbye mud socks

12-30 December 2010 After about a month of wearing my winter wardrobe, consisting of a red hoodie, white Converse and blue jeans, I was elated to get out my summer wardrobe, consisting of a red vest, blue Berghaus zipped shorts … Continue reading

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Que sabe a pollo (It tastes like chicken…)

 26 November – 11 December 2010  …hang on, it is bloody chicken, and rice. So my plan was to lose weight in Ecuador but this hasn’t happened, quite the opposite in fact. I now resemble a football thanks to the … Continue reading

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Soiled pants

13-26 November 2010 Over the past 14 days I´ve had nothing but soiled pants. Near pant wetting experiences include, finding out that Belle and Sebastian were playing in Bogota (I´m still getting over the fact that I had to sell … Continue reading

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Goodbye Chanel nails, hello mud socks

02-12 November 2010 The liberating thing about travelling is that you get to the point where you don’t give a shit. My lack of make up is enough to scare anyone off due to the eruption of boils from not … Continue reading

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The fat lady is singing

It’s all over, I have officially bought a pair of Berghaus hiking trousers complete with zips, yes, you heard it, zips. I have been sucked into the practicalities of being a ‘traveller’ but rest assured I will not be returning … Continue reading

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Scoreline

This ongoing project by Manchester designer Adrian Newell represents the goals scored in some of the worlds most prestigious football matches with simple information graphics. The dotted lines show the runs while the solid lines show the shots. I like … Continue reading

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