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TG#33 – Sleep in a Tree AND TG#38 – Walk to a Project

So, a double-whammy on Traveller’s Guide items this weekend, which itself has been pretty eventful. (Sorry, but there are no photos to go with this post – as you’ll see below I had to travel light, and that meant leaving my camera behind.)

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A Visit to Aishalton

The weekend just passed was a bit of a mini adventure for Harry and I. Monday of this week (the 6th) was a national holiday, so we decided to use our 3-day weekend to visit Aishalton, the southernmost project in Guyana. It was one of the top things on our to-do list for the term, … Continue reading »

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TG#36 – Hold a Chicken in the Air (Failed Attempt)

This is me chasing a chicken around the benab in Shulinab. Sadly I failed to catch it, mainly because chickens can fly over the wall and I, obviously, cannot. I’m not giving up, and I’m not counting this as complete until there is a chicken in my hands, held in the air!

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A Journey: Georgetown to Sand Creek

Today I am leaving Georgetown and heading back to my project in Sand Creek. The journey is quite a long one (423 miles) and a few people back home have asked me what transportation is like here, so I’m going to blog along the route, so you can see for yourself what it’s like.

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What Chain of Decisions…

Every now and then I get hit by the reality of the fact I’m thousands of miles from home, on a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I wonder “what chain of decisions lead me to be where I am right now?”.

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