Where to travel right now?

Some travel destinations are more urgent must-sees than others. How so?

Egypt

Well, for one reason or another, many places are changing so quickly, or are so subject to sudden change, that they will be entirely different, or perhaps even inaccessible, if you wait too long.

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Savour the serendipity

On my first ever solo overseas adventure, I happened to be allocated a seat on a Boeing 747 next to the friend of a friend.

The sky train (BTS) in Bangkok
The sky train (BTS) in Bangkok

We went our own ways in London, but ran into each other in the streets of Bloomsbury just two days later.

In Bangkok one day in June, 2016, I was waiting at the BTS (sky train) station, and when the train pulled up and the doors opened, one of my oldest and dearest friends jumped out at me. Continue reading Savour the serendipity