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Musings in a climate crisis, wrestling with the big ideas, ups and downs of a newbie activist

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New York to LA by train

Ever since I travelled from Denver to New York by train and Greyhound back in 2009 I knew I wanted to come back and complete the journey fully: no che

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Digital Nomad in Madrid

In a concerted effort to learn Spanish the third destination on the digital nomad journey was to be Madrid. An easy distance from home and where I had

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What is effective altruism?

Curiosity led me to Giant Peach’s event in London Bridge this evening. The audience listened to 3 case studies of companies establishing thems

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Good things come to those who wait

I’m a fan of a (cold) Guinness and it’s true, you do have to exercise patience and wait for your perfect pint to settle. The problem is, p

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Getting to Paris

You can read part 1 here. Arrived in Salzburg drained. Explored the beautiful city by night. In the morning women and children led a peaceful protest

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From Slovenia to Paris via two human crises

It is with anxious trepidation that we left Mojstrana this morning. After the reports of Paris attacks came through last night we stayed up late

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Getting to grips with the ordinary

I should say outright, I am no a country bumpkin, I am a suburban girl and more recently a city one. So living out in a national park is certainly the

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*I can only speak from a UK perspective and only accurate as of October 2015. Solely based on my experience, I am not an expert! Looking at my annual

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