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The World, Slightly On Fire (Again)
By a man who would quite like gas to stop behaving like vintage champagne There was a time—glorious, naïve, almost suspiciously peaceful—when the biggest global concern was whether your neighbor had stolen your recycling bin. Now, however, the planet appears to be run by a committee of caffeinated squirrels armed with nuclear codes. Let’s begin…
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Lost in Translation: Misadventures Through France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Beyond
Back when the world was still vaguely sensible and living in England, I decided to take a proper road trip. Not one of those dull “fly somewhere, rent a car” getaways. No, this was the real deal—Hampshire to the Netherlands, with a bit of France, Belgium, and an accidental detour into Germany. Because, as always,…