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Postcard from Lille, Part 51

15th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 4296 Comments

I’m in my room, above my ‘Anglo Philippine’ office, in the Durian building in Davao City, in the wild south of the Philippine Islands. It is siesta time and I’ve been interrupted again, despite barricading [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 50

8th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3136 Comments

Roberto rolled out of his hammock and felt the soles of his feet against a mud floor. He could hardly stand up. An empty bottle of local brew fell from him and bounced by his [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 49

1st February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3024 Comments

I’m in my hotel room, above the ‘Anglo Philippine’ office in Davao City, having my siesta. I’m in the dangerous south of the Philippine islands to, amongst other things, make a delivery of school books [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 48

25th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 2347 Comments

For a recap of the story so far, please click here. We’re plodding around Lille on a cold Sunday afternoon at the end of November 2018. There are six of us in a wedge. Five [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 47

18th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 3260 Comments

For a recap of the story so far, please click here. For some reason, Sister thought that things were, ‘Pretty shitty’. She’d just met the Pope, was flying first class and was eating a delicious [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 46

11th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 3244 Comments

We are a family of six taking a late November weekend break in chilly Northern France. It is the year 2018. We are split into three teams as, unfortunately, I have accidentally booked us into [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 45

4th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 3159 Comments

We’re in a taxi. It is the middle of the night. There is myself, the driver, uncle Jesus from Bacolod and a hired, senior police officer who is pointing a gun at me. Uncle Jesus, [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 44

21st December 2019 Always Worth Saying 1653 Comments

There may not be a Santo Domingo and Macapagal intersection, suitable for bus spotting after a courier drop. There is a Roberto Orca and Bonifacio Drive and that’s where we’re stood right now this minute, [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 43

14th December 2019 Always Worth Saying 2653 Comments

Sunday got off to a strange start, as I hadn’t changed the time on my phone and the rotter hadn’t changed itself. My team turned up for the rendezvous an hour late. We’re stopping in [more…]

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