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Burmese days – Is the Golden Land on the cusp of a new era?

by on 07. Feb, 2012 in Asia, Culture, Human rights, Migration, Multiculturalism, My life, Photography, Politics, Refugees, Travel

  There are some special places on earth which lure you such that you make damn sure you visit and once you get there, become hooked and vow to return.  Such is my experience with the magical land of Burma. Probably my earliest exposure to Burma was when I worked at Lonely Planet. As a [...]

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Malaysia: the good, the bad and the durian

by on 23. Oct, 2011 in Anthropology, Culture, Ethnicity, Food, Human rights, Migration, Multiculturalism, My life, Photography, Politics, Refugees, Travel

As Australia continues its nauseating debate around the processing of asylum seekers and the proposed ‘Malaysia solution‘ finally meets its fate (hoorah!), my family and I have recently returned from a lovely holiday to peninsula Malaysia.  We had a fantastic time, and after many years of nearly visiting the country but always deciding at the [...]

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When eating and drinking can save the world

by on 08. May, 2011 in Aid and development, Culture, Food, Local community, My life, Social enterprise, Travel

Once upon a time when I was living in Belgium, I frequented a small bar in the equally small town of Hoogstraten, merely a hop, skip and jump from the Dutch border.  The place was packed every weekend with young people into good music, good beer and good company, and regulars took it in turn [...]

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Looking in the mirror at the other

by on 16. Mar, 2011 in Anthropology, Culture, Migration, Multiculturalism, My life, Refugees, Travel

Welcome to my first blog post! This is both exciting and daunting for me all at once. How do I sum up all that has inspired me to ‘put pen to paper’ to discuss this strange planet we occupy and the even stranger human race that is found on it? From as early as I [...]

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