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Read more: 144. Shanghai, you magnificent overachiever.144. Shanghai, you magnificent overachiever.
If cities were supermodels, Shanghai would be the impossibly tall, other-worldly beauty, all height, confidence and angles, with silky molasses-coloured hair, improbably bright blue eyes, flawless skin. The kind of presence you simply can’t look away from. I was struck by her scale and shine. There’s a palpable sense of pride in what’s been built.…
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84. Important new french phrases I have learned whilst in Tahiti.
Read more: 84. Important new french phrases I have learned whilst in Tahiti.
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83. A glimpse of the beautiful man.
Read more: 83. A glimpse of the beautiful man.To better understand the island we are holidaying on, I chose a quad bike adventure for my boy and me today. People get killed on them I know, but I figured Albert Tours wouldn’t have a business if they sent people home in boxes. I’d driven one on a Bay of Islands shoot a couple…
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82. Accidental aerobics
Read more: 82. Accidental aerobicsI’d seen an exercise class at the end of the jetty late yesterday afternoon, and it looked pretty idyllic. There were about ten people and they were on their bums and their arms were stretched to the gods. That looks like a bit of me I thought. So I rocked up at 5 today, joining…
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81. Being grateful.
Read more: 81. Being grateful.I chose Moorea for Cody and I to settle for a while, as I had heard Bora Bora was permanently awash with honeymooners. I thought there’d be more likelihood of Mr Sociability hooking up with other school holidayers his age on the big island. (Correction: don’t say hooking up Mum, that means, like, get with,…
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80. Man overboard?
Read more: 80. Man overboard?She’s parked in front of our bungalow, a solo chick on a tandem kayak, just floating and bobbing and staring out to sea. I love this kind of shit. I love this kind of shit because I enjoy a good supposition. I wonder what’s going on for her to be draping her kayak with melancholy…
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79. Practicing my french.
Read more: 79. Practicing my french.So I am in Tahiti. It was chosen as a destination because I’ve been learning French this last term, and I want to practice with humans. My laptop doesn’t flirt back. Five hours in the air seems like a perfectly reasonable investment to be able to do this. This is especially reasonable compared to 23…
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