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Thank you for taking the time to look at some of my writing.

For your convenience, you can find it all categorised into three sections below:

Experiences, Essays and Advice & Information.

If you find something that looks interesting, just click on the blue link provided...

Enjoy!

Experiences;



Taking the long way home - The events that led up to this blog

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/testing-entry.html



The political life of South America - Protests, etc.
http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/political-life-of-south-america.html


Communication breakdown - Trying to get directions in Salta

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/communication-breakdown.html



The Salars - Failing consistently to enjoy the Salars

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/kj-k-centre-of-south-america-was-at-one.html



Returning to Buenos Aires - I return to my hostel to find blood everywhere
http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/returning-to-buenos-aires.html


The "Moskito" - The blood suckers of Rurrenabaque

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/11/moskito.html



Surviving a terrorist attack - Argentina and Israel combine

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/12/surviving-terrorist-attack.html



That famath deslad - A brush with Snir

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/12/that-famath-deslad.html



Essays;



A death in Brazil - Notes on South American Travel Writing

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/10/death-in-brazil-notes-on-south-american.html



Seventeen ways to survive a terrorist attack
http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/12/seventeen-ways-to-survive-terrorist.html



Beggar´s Banquet - The duty of the traveller

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/12/beggars-banquet.html



Son of a Blich - Notes on Argentine Cuisine

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/12/son-of-blich.html



How I learned to stop travelling and love my inner tourist - Why true travel is dead

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-i-learned-to-stop-travelling-and.html



Advice and Information;


Glossary - A list of unfamiliar terms you might encounter in this blog

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/ok-that-seemed-to-work.html


A word of warning - A brief disclaimer of any of the embarrassment that I will inevitably eventually feel for some of the stuff that I wrote in my reckless youth

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/testing_23.html


Places in South America where you can get a nice English cup of tea
http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post.html



The Perils of the South American shower - Why tolerance is essential
http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/perils-of-south-american-shower.html



The horrors of the South American bus journey - Why to always pack earplugs

http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/09/horrors-of-south-american-bus-journey.html



All you ever wanted to know about the South American toilet
http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/12/all-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-south.html