16 Aug 2014 Ah Bonjour! Yesterday left Holland for a journey to Normandy in France. Before leaving I had contacted Lien, a girl I wrote about 12 months ago when I found her with her leg bandaged up in the hostel in Hanoi where I was staying. Lien had been in a scooter accident and had severe lacerations on her leg including an infected open wound on her foot. The day I met her I had been inside a Vietnamese hospital and had quickly come to the conclusion tha...

14 Aug 2014 Dutch things When you live in a certain place, anywhere in the world, your surroundings are usually familiar and part of your everyday life. When travelling, you can't help but notice the continual changes in culture, behaviour, and things that are different from your own usual observations at home. I spent some time with a friend (Arno) I hadn’t seen for ten or more years. Arno, who is an Event and Festival organiser in Amsterdam is also...