Having traded the relative comfort of England for the delights of South America, my time is spent teaching, writing, taking photos and exploring Buenos Aires. Oh, and trying to get to grips with my Spanish, but the less said about that the better.
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Hometown
Brighton, England
Location now
Argentina
Work published
Although my freelance career is in its infancy, I have been involved in copywriting for a while now, with content published on numerous websites.
Travel philosophy
The world is what you make of it.
Craziest place
A tanzanite mine in Tanzania: dusty, lawless, terrifying.
Bizarre experience
Sipping a potent local brew in a mountain village in Tanzania, whilst what appeared to be the entire village observed in near silence.
Advice
You can't see and do everything, so don't even try. Also, avoid salad unless you know where it was washed. This is one thing you should not learn through experience if you can help it.
Dream destination
Madagasgar.
Traveled before
East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia) Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Repuplic) Argentina Paraguay California
Going next
I will be staying in Buenos Aires for a while, but Cuba is very much next on the list.
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- May 28, 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, like any big city, can seem a bit overwhelming at first. Buses charge past you left, right and ......
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- May 28, 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
For anyone who travels frequently by bus, or bondis as they are known in local slang, you will know that ......
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