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Chatham house sur Rio Grande
(02/04/2011
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Today I am very excited because I have called in a blind masseur. This will be my first attempt to be massaged at home. As he is blind, I am sure my conservative Muslim co-workers won't mind too ... -
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Yoga in Cotabato
(27/03/2011
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I am by now a real local as this photo proves: I can fall asleep anywhere any time. Yes! it's me under the hat. We are on a boat trip in a fascinating untouched region, the boat is not comfortable ... -
Give me my freedom
(12/02/2011
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This morning I woke up thinking of the taxi driver you brought me from Cairo international airport to my hotel last April. I had asked him if he thought that Mohamed El Baradei had any chance of ... -
First week-end in Mindanao
(30/01/2011
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Mindanao is a beautiful island, forgotten from most tourist guides. It is on top of the list of the "travel advice" warnings of ministries of foreign affairs though. It is a priviledge to be able ... -
Mindanao green
(27/01/2011
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I have now gathered about enough information and stories to write my first blog post from the Philippines. But it is not that easy. The news about my arrival is everywhere in the media and on the ... -
Beirut therapy
(08/01/2011
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Living without a home or an address has proved to bear some unexpected little difficulties, like updating regularly my blog. Saturday morning at 8:30 seems to be a good time for internet connexion ... -
London-Athens-Beirut
(19/12/2010
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I rolled the dice and they pointed to Mindanao. Mindanao is a big island in the south of the Philippines with everything you can dream of: tropical climate, mangos, coconut trees and rebels. I am ... -
Free?
(30/11/2010
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I bought myself a Christmas gift. I always do. Not that I don't trust that anyone else will get me one, but, you never know and at least it is done. It's a suitcase. Two months ago, I left my job. ... -
Back in December
(23/10/2010
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Dear reader, I won't be able to update this blog for a few weeks. See you again as of December 1st! -
"Love and peace from Iraq"
(08/10/2010
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I had a pedicure. How could one start walking on a new life path without carefully taken care of feet? Well, when I say "a new life" it's relative. Because it really looks like the old one: messy ... -
About London
(22/08/2010
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I have been living here for a year and a half, and as I start to consider leaving, I can't help conducting a kind of evaluation of my stay. It can't be all bad, I have certainly learnt a few ... -
Victory!
(20/08/2010
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If like me you are working in an office (for the next 5 weeks still!), you have probably come across these existential questions: - why do people send so many emails? - why are 80% of my emails ... -
London
(17/08/2010
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It is cold again in London and everybody's back to our favourite conversation: the weather. It's 1 pm and I've already had 5 conversations about the weather. Which is a lot, because I do not ... -
I had a dream
(24/06/2010
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President Obama decided to increase the war effort in Afghanistan and to support the military option. While thousands of civilians are dying, the fact that the British special envoy to Afghanistan ... -
The world cup
(15/06/2010
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Last time the world cup kicked off, I was in Beirut. I remember a fantastic Italian lunch just before closing our office because the Hezbollah/Israel war was kicking off as well. We didn't know ... -
Vaio and garlic
(03/06/2010
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Today I got a wok (3 £) and a Mac book air (1300£). With the wok, I cooked okra (in a salad, with yogurt, mustard seeds, coriander, fresh onions and hot pepper) and a chanterelle mushroom - ... -
Traveling is complicated
(24/05/2010
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I am stranded again – this time in Paris. That’s not bad, I can hear you comment. Yes, it’s not bad, Paris is sunny and summery, the cafés have moved all their tables outside on the terrasses, and ... -
"Here you are the boss of your life"
(01/05/2010
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I am in a Thai hotel and wearing a "Bangkok" T-shirt. That's the only 2 things that could qualify as Thai this week-end of mine. I didn't make it to Bangkok, I am stuck in Manila because of last ... -
Being French in Cotabato
(27/04/2010
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Cotabato is located in the south of the Philippines, on the island of Mindanao, where the Bangsamoro people are claiming for their autonomy. I am still on the road, without my laptop, money, ... -
Singapore break
(25/04/2010
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My journey is not all about dusty gates and overcrowded trains. A very welcome break at my friends' place in Singapore where we indulged champagne by the swimming-pool. Ready now to continue my ... -
Where the Rome-Cairo road leads to Kuala lumpur and further
(22/04/2010
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Cairo was short by wonderful. I am trying to upload the photos from my friend's computer in Singapore -yes, those volcano ashes took me to Singapore! but unsuccessfully so far. OK, found an ... -
Birthday on the road
(18/04/2010
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When you are above 12 there is no need, really, to celebrate traditionally your birthday. Except if you're up to something fun and silly. My schedule exceeded expectations this year, both in terms ... -
Volcano-proof
(17/04/2010
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When I moved to London, I found out that I am water-proof. In spite of all this rain pooring -and me not having an umbrella- I am still alive. Yesterday I also learnt that I might be ... -
More London transportation stories
(19/03/2010
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Life keeps being an everyday adventure. I have to travel early tomorrow morning and there are so many things on my agenda still tonight. A farewell do at work in Islington, meet my visiting ... -
Life as an adventure
(09/03/2010
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Daily life is an every minute adventure. Commuting in London can transform into a wild, adventurous trip if like me you live as if you were in sub-Saharan Africa. It is raining cats and dogs ... -
The Middle East of North London
(02/03/2010
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I live in the Middle East of North London. Since my friend C made this wonderful discovery, my life has changed for the better. The Turkish grocer having tea and pita bread early morning as you ... -
Valentine Tiger
(12/02/2010
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This Saturday, 14 February, different people will commemorate different things. While a red tsunami of Valentine consumerist hysteria will flood most parts of the inhabited world, almost equally ... -
Paris postcard
(06/02/2010
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"Good morning Sir, is this the right coach, on the right train, in the right city on the right day?" I ask the French "controleur". This morning I am leaving Paris, to Brussels. I have been ... -
Strategic calculation at the bus stop
(19/01/2010
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Living in London as a foreigner, is like waiting for the bus. The theory goes, if you have waited too long for the bus, i.e. invested too much time, and stress, and hopes, you can't leave anymore. ... -
London pantomime
(09/01/2010
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London is frozen and to combat the catatonic mood the dark winter puts us in, I have decided to do something very silly and very funny. Photos: my house, and my neighborhood on my way to work Do ... -
The Philippines peace talks: the photos
(03/01/2010
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Oh, sorry, that's not the peace talks, it's the Manila gay pride photos! Coming out in Tagalog: paglaladlad! -
2010
(02/01/2010
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Last year around this time I run away from the Christmas panic and paid a visit to my good friend C in Tunis - a Muslim, non-Christmas-celebrating, country. We had a lot of fun and it was ... -
Virginity, dog toys and pedicure. It's Christmas!
(23/12/2009
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So half of the world is celebrating the cult to female virginity and imposed motherhood. And buying all sorts of things you would have never thought you would ever buy. It's Christmas! Jesus ... -
Warlords or hotel lords?
(08/12/2009
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This high-level mission turns out to be a high-calorie one. Every time we are waiting to be invited to the discussions, or we want to have a side chat with one or the other, it is around some ... -
The Philippines peace talks
(04/12/2009
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So here I am in Manila, a bit more than 3 years after resigning from my much loved job with Danish Refugee Council in Beirut in order to study Conflict Resolution. Today we had the launch meeting ... -
Cost of living or value of life?
(29/11/2009
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In French both meanings would be expressed with the same words. But what I want to talk about is the value of life. My friend D (not her real initial) works for the UN in Iraq. For every Japanese ... -
Is the world upside down or is it me?
(12/11/2009
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Colours
(11/11/2009
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I am back from Thailand. Oh that was relaxing! How to keep up with the beautiful colours, the warmth, the relaxing massages, when back in the huge city? Well, resistance starts with food! So, on ... -
The international information booth
(11/11/2009
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As I am struggling to feel at home in Uk - or anywhere else for that matter - my misfortunes are at least helpful for my friends, who call on me whenever they need information about... anywhere ... -
Happy Switzerland
(11/11/2009
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Dear friends, I have been away from my blog - and one of the main reasons is my unorganised and busy life in London, where I am still struggling to find my place, and abandoning the idea that I ...
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