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Month: June 2014

29/06/201420/06/2015Lana

CAPPADOCIA: An Outdoor Cafe Amongst The Fairy Chimneys

28/06/201420/06/2015Lana

ISTANBUL: How to Shell a Sunflower Seed in less than a Second

25/06/201420/06/2015Lana

LONDON: Adventures in the Ethnic Food Aisle

21/06/201419/08/2014Lana

CAPPADOCIA: An impromptu photoshoot in Göreme Village

18/06/201420/06/2015Lana

CAPPADOCIA: Balloons At Dawn

17/06/201420/06/2015Lana

HEYBELIADA: The Bittersweet Perks of Associating With Attractive People

14/06/201420/06/2015Lana

PRINCES ISLANDS: Learning to Overcome A Fear of Strangers

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Lana

Lana

Since April 2014, I've gone motorbiking and wildcamping solo in the most bombed country in the world, learned how to harvest rice and cook maggots, survived a blood infection and a death threat, had a run-in with the Laotian Police and trained as a Divemaster. I also like taking photographs, and drinking tea in other people's houses.

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