Category Archives: Culture

misunderstandings

It’s been interesting seeing how different the English language is, depending on who’s speaking it. There have been surprisingly frequent situations where a misunderstanding occurs, because of a different meaning of a word in UK english compared to NZ english, … Continue reading

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the same people

In Laos there aren’t many different ways you can see the country; it’s all in a straight line, following the Mekong. Thailand was less so, although still there were certainly well-worn tracks people followed. The effect on travellers is that … Continue reading

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Lessons

1. Nothing is easy. I’ve always assumed that some things are so easy and obvious that there is no reason not to have it, assuming one lives in a basically functional society, where many people have jobs and a reasonable … Continue reading

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freaks in the park

Heh what a circus. We went to yoyogi park in harajuku, where a bunch of  people were dressed up… This is quite a visual thing, so there’s probably  not too much point me describing anything, just go look at the … Continue reading

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coffee

yeah it was just the coffee. it’s happened twice before, when I have too much of it… i only had 1 can, so assumed I would be ok… (if you have no idea what i’m on about, keep reading below … Continue reading

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fashion, geeks, and the imperial palace

pop idols wtf lol Originally uploaded by Travelling_Rimu. Bit of a mixed bag, today. Jeremy (rachelle’s brother) had the day off so was able to help us move around so we got a few different things in. When we navigate … Continue reading

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