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In the town I met a girl I had spoken to in passing the day before a poet from Luxembourg. I stopped and had some local coffee with her …
I don’t care about the reasons for my wanderings; I’m not one for understanding the mechanics of anything. I expect my car to start when I turn the key …
Waiting for the return boat, Emily and I sat at a table under big flame trees by the landing and drank fresh mango juice. Emily, although of a different …
Now and then we passed people walking along the roadsides, even though it was almost four o’clock in the morning. I had noticed that people were always out and …
Arriving at Guildford, I crossed the Wey South Path and skirted the large town to the south, climbed St Martha’s Hill and arrived at the church bearing the same …
Checking in to the Albergue Val de Samos I have no inclination of the pending lack of sleep. First, a church chimes a pre-emptive toll before counting the hours. …
I shower, the hot water soothing my aching muscles. After my promised gin and tonic I eat with around thirty other pilgrims in the dining room and, as usual …
At the pagoda a huge crowd wandered about. The full moon festival was in progress. This Paya’s holy treasures are five small ancient Buddha statues that have been plastered …