Over the past two years of trips and travels, I have tried and tested both Couchsurfing and Airbnb. 7 things learnt on a year abroad.

Now a trending city, filled with delicious world food, fun parties, nice weather and all types of activities. If you only have 3 days this is the perfect itinerary.

No amount of crying brings comfort or even a semblance of catharsis. Thank you for your warm messages and solidarity with Pakistan. It helps in so many ways. Reblogged 8 months ago from mehreenkasana. They need us more than we need them.

Friday, June 01, 2007. During our last month, with the end in sight, we became more and more ready to head back home to our friends and family. It was a strange feeling getting onto an aeroplane for the tenth time and to feel as excited about seeing my home again as I was about seeing the cow-filled streets of India, or the coconut-milk-enriched people of Thailand. Claire, wake up! And my slightly smaller entourage.

What is going on here? Why do people believe the wrong story in the face of the overwhelming scientific evidence? Vaccines are to blame. It seems to make sense and gives us warm feelings that we have understood the world and can proceed with that knowledge. On the flipside, we are happy to accept the extremely high probabi.