Fears Archive

  • Alan and I have been together nearly 6 years now and for the last 18 months that I’ve been running Footprints of a Backpacker, he has remained a rather silent...

    Welcome to Hanoi, Watch Your Step

    Alan and I have been together nearly 6 years now and for the last 18 months that I’ve been running Footprints of a Backpacker, he has remained a rather silent...

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  • Over the past two years, while we’ve been back in the UK, we’ve flirted with dozens of different possibilities about what the next step may be for us.  We’ve eyed...

    A one-way ticket please…

    Over the past two years, while we’ve been back in the UK, we’ve flirted with dozens of different possibilities about what the next step may be for us.  We’ve eyed...

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  • I’m somewhat disproportionately excited about the fact that last night we bought travel insurance to cover our next few trips.  I’m excited, firstly because we got a great deal, and...

    12/50: Buying Insurance, top things to check

    I’m somewhat disproportionately excited about the fact that last night we bought travel insurance to cover our next few trips.  I’m excited, firstly because we got a great deal, and...

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  • I got to Liverpool Street this morning to find the circle/hammersmith/metropolitan line platform full.  So much so, that people were queuing up the stairs.  Giddy as I was at the...

    Home is where no heart is

    I got to Liverpool Street this morning to find the circle/hammersmith/metropolitan line platform full.  So much so, that people were queuing up the stairs.  Giddy as I was at the...

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  • This week I took my very first Aikido class.  I’ve been promising myself for years that I’d take up some sort of self-defence class, but it’s one of those things...

    11/50: Pre-travel self defence classes

    This week I took my very first Aikido class.  I’ve been promising myself for years that I’d take up some sort of self-defence class, but it’s one of those things...

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  • Venus of the Rags – The Tate Modern This is a piece of art we recently saw at the Tate Modern in London.  I think it’s supposed to represent the...

    5/50: Learning to live without 'stuff'

    Venus of the Rags – The Tate Modern This is a piece of art we recently saw at the Tate Modern in London.  I think it’s supposed to represent the...

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  • I firmly believe that pushing the boundaries of your comfort zone is a vital part of discovering more about yourself.  It lets you know your own strengths, how you react...

    The pre-trip fears

    I firmly believe that pushing the boundaries of your comfort zone is a vital part of discovering more about yourself.  It lets you know your own strengths, how you react...

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