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Read more: 148. The middle of the middle148. The middle of the middle
There’s a particular kind of humility that comes from being assigned seat 28E. The middle. The mathematical centre of other people’s discomfort, for thirteen hours, from Los Angeles to Aotearoa. To my right: a woman whose body had simply outgrown the architecture around it (and the bones buried within it). Her flesh pressed warmly against…
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125. Bored? Try flying.
Read more: 125. Bored? Try flying.The Flyboard was invented in Autumn 2012 by a French water-craft rider, Franky Zapata. What a very rock and roll name. The design allows the device to literally jettison out of the water and be stable in the air. Well, stable-ish. There is nothing in my DNA – no matter how many past lives I…
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124.Something about a big bottomed girl.
Read more: 124.Something about a big bottomed girl.It’s been with me since puberty, this enthusiastic bum of mine. It’s been a little bigger at times, and it’s even been a little bit smaller on occasion, but in terms of a hip to waist ratio, at all times it has been on the extravagant side. I’ve embraced it as best I can over…
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123. Hopeless tourist.
Read more: 123. Hopeless tourist.Last night, I counted the countries I’ve visited. 29 – now including Colombia. So I’ve decided I can call myself a seasoned traveller without conceit or exaggeration. But being a tourist? Not my bag. I used to describe myself as a lazy tourist but this trip has changed my mind. I’m just not one at all.…
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122. The basic moves for me.
Read more: 122. The basic moves for me.To get to Cartagena we had to go via Cali. Apparently it’s the sporting centre of Colombia which, as you can imagine, thrilled me to the core. So I wasn’t excited about a Cali stopover. I thought it might be like Hamilton, a sprawl you try to get through quickly. I was wrong. We were there…
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121. The perfect speed.
Read more: 121. The perfect speed.My travel companion and I walk at two remarkably different speeds. Of course, there is no universally correct speed for walking, unless you’re about to miss a bus or are taking part in a walking meditation. Both of these things I’ve done and I have to be honest and say I’m more comfortable with the…
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120. On the run in Medellín.
Read more: 120. On the run in Medellín.We know these stories of Colombia before we visit: Pedro and his cartel, the comunas with the gun-toting slum lords, cocaine on every street corner. On announcing this trip to friends, the two primary responses I got involved either cocaine or my personal safety. I’ve been in Medellín for the last few days, and I can…
Secret Royalty On Tour 