Because you can't leave your self behind

Charting a year long career break between Feb 2011 and Jan 2012 this slightly skewed, and painfully honest, blog was Ian's take on what happened when he and his wife, Helen, decided to to travel the world. One year, lots of fun: Africa to SE Asia to Alaska to Canada to USA to South America.

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Responsible volunteering - some thoughts

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Recently one of the readers of this blog asked for my view on responsible volunteering, having read the entries (February to April 2011) f...

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Wednesday, 18 January 2012

What’s not to like?

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Apropos of nothing at all Ricky walked up to me on the Navimag ferry as we sailed the Chilean fjords and asked; ‘this year away of yours, ha...

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Friday, 13 January 2012

Friends like these

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Bolivia ‘So, you know when we all staggered off to our rooms last night’ I sheepishly explained, head pounding, guts gurgling, and the blac...

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Monday, 12 December 2011

High and not so mighty

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Peru: Colca Canyon, near Arequipa I once heard it claimed that smokers cope better at high altitudes due to their pre-existing acquaintance...

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Searching for the human condition

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The weird and wonderful world of t'internet searches Search engines amaze me. Surely, but surely, they are one of the modern wonders...

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Thursday, 24 November 2011

Have a little patience

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Columbia: Santa Marta, Tayrona National Park, Cartagena, Mompos, San Gil, Bogota It’s a game of two halves, Bob. Six of one, half a dozen...

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Sunday, 6 November 2011

Black Dolphin makes a splash

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Venezuela: Puerto Columbia, Barinas, Los Llanos and Merida “Elena es alegre con bonita cabella. Ian es gordo”, explained our new Spanish t...

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Ian: Influenced by authors from Paul Theroux to Bill Bryson, Douglas Coupland to Christopher Brookmyre, Caitlin Moran to Charlie Brooker, Ian likes writing nearly as much as cricket. The fact that he doesn't do it nearly as much as he should is a constant source of self-disgust. He is trying to become less disgusted with himself, with this, his first blog.

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