Author: Claire
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Little Rock, Arkansas – first impressions
Hot. A friend of mine describes herself as being ‘solar-powered’. I get that. I don’t do well in cold and miserable weather. Which makes this such a pleasure – a gift of a week or two of warm in the midst of a cold winter. I sat outside for a while just now and just…
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Layover, OR Tambo, Joburg
Joburg airport. This place still feels a little like home. Not Joburg, just the airport. I have some time to kill, so I take it easy – wander through the food court in the domestic terminal, pop into CNA to buy a replacement for the highlighter I accidentally left at home, then head up to…
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Anticipation of packing (and hot)
It’s Friday, the weekend, and I should be looking forward to a two-day break. And I am. Except that this weekend will – must – be filled with one of my least favourite activities: packing. This time I’m packing for a two week trip in a country I’ve spent hardly any time, in another hemisphere…