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Dizzying Dhaka: Making Friends in Bangladesh’s Chaotic Capital

February 5, 2020by ramblingnortherner 8 Comments

If I could use one phrase to sum up Dhaka – Bangladesh’s crazy capital city – it would be ‘go with the flow’. Plans are all well and good, but […]

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Bangladesh

Supporting My Local Team With Hamsik, Carrasco, Rafa and Co!

October 27, 2019by ramblingnortherner 2 Comments

Well that didn’t take long, did it? I mentioned a while ago that one of the few things I actually knew about Dalian before taking my job here was that […]

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China

Cause and Effect: A Day at Herculaneum and Vesuvius

July 23, 2019by ramblingnortherner 1 Comment

When visiting Naples it goes without saying that the proximity to the ancient ruins of Pompeii make it a must-see. The town destroyed by the still-active Mount Vesuvius is something […]

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Italy

Lollapalooza Paris 2018: Saturday

August 6, 2018by ramblingnortherner 3 Comments

We were so fresh on Saturday morning that we opted for a beer with breakfast (after an initial coffee – we’re not animals) before heading over to the festival at […]

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France

Golden Week 2017, Part Three: Tottori

June 16, 2017by ramblingnortherner 3 Comments

Famous for its sand dunes – which are apparently the only desert in Japan – Tottori is often overlooked by a lot of foreign travellers. To be honest, I’d never […]

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Japan

How Not To Do Taroko Gorge

January 23, 2017by ramblingnortherner 2 Comments

Taroko Gorge is one of, if not the number one tourist attraction in Taiwan. Situated just outside the city of Hualien on the country’s east coast, the 19 kilometre long […]

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My First (and Last) Time Climbing Mount Fuji: Part Two

September 12, 2016by ramblingnortherner 10 Comments

If you missed part one of our Fuji climb, then you can find it here. After the aforementioned curry rice dinner, we decided it was time to get a few […]

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Japan

My First (and Last) Time Climbing Mount Fuji: Part One

September 6, 2016by ramblingnortherner 10 Comments

There are many things in life that sound like a much better idea than they actually are; having ‘just one more’ beer on a work night; going for that early […]

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Japan

Three Quick and Easy Day Trips from Tokyo

March 21, 2016by ramblingnortherner 1 Comment

One of the real plus sides of having family and friends visit when you’re living in a far off place – aside from, y’know, actually seeing your close family and […]

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Japan

A Nine Goal ‘Thriller’ at Ajinomoto Stadium

February 11, 2016by ramblingnortherner 5 Comments

I’ve spoken at length in the past about how working weekends is really not conducive to taking in sport in Japan. Sadly, in the (almost) seven months I’ve lived here […]

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