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Hobnobbing with military chiefs and rubbing shoulders with warlords, behind the scenes of IDEX.
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You can always bank on a dodgy summer in Britain, but some things are more important, like a good beer. Happiness is but one pint away.
So the introductions were as expected. Lots of weirdos. But I liked them. The centre itself was superb. Situated on a main road with the back streets behind it. Real and gritty, yet with students paying a ridiculous sum to be 'taught' our mother tongue.
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On the road again. I’ve been defeated by Americorp. Lubelessly fisted right outa town. My own personal Bay of Pig...
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Wonderful beer, cracking food and the most attractive women in Eastern Europe - I love the Czech Republic.
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'Yeah, it'll be fine... just like snowboarding without the snow,' I said. I was wrong, very wrong, and my knees will never forgive me.
An Englishman in China attempts to find a gaff and settle with the local culture.
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It's one of the oldest Christian pilgrimages and after all these years the sense of camaraderie between those who attempt it is as strong as ever...
These mind boggling natural structures put the usual suspects to shame. Wait, is that a 100 foot tall penis?
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Unlike Dalston, Berlin's vibrant creative scene is something born out of a century of history, not synthesised by s...
Looking to impress your other half? Here's a guide to the most heart meltingly romantic places on Earth.
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My girlfriend and a mate laid down the challenge to see if I'd get propositioned, and it made for a very interesting adventure down Barca's main drag...
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Herne Hill thinks it's got problems...
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Rampant deforestation, pollution, poachers and the general malaise of the human race have seen more and more specie...
Sid Owen ran over my foot in Asda.
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The government is voluntarily surrendering our place at the top table and the Am...
Every now and again we like to remind ourselves of this.
Never crack one of your back teeth again.
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Yep, just 'balls' now.
Guns + Bacon = Internet
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It's getting so bad authorities banned football completely in February.
Get your tissues, lads - we're going cryin'.
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Football needed something to make it choke on its prawn sandwiches.
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