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2023: Slouching towards being grateful

Ending another no-post year on this blog with some small crumbs of reflection.

2022: A return to normal life, travel and… an empty blog?

Seven books that helped me survive 2021, and some hopes for 2022.

The neighbourhood with the best chili, the citadel and the beautiful Taynal Mosque

A then-newbie’s impressions of Lebanon’s second largest city

All I did was walk on my first two days in Beirut in 2019

Majestic turquoise domes, quiet shrines, imposing Soviet-era murals. Where else but Uzbekistan?

Way off the beaten track in Ayutthaya, five places that aren’t Wats, ruins or temples.

Our final day descent to Senaru at breakneck speed & some concluding thoughts