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Read more about the article We Have To Go Back, Kate

We Have To Go Back, Kate

March 2019On February 28th 2019 I achieved something few people thought possible: I turned 40.As part of my birthday present, I was gifted a flight back to Panama. Back to…

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Read more about the article Whatever Happened, Happened

Whatever Happened, Happened

May 2018I left Jinja Island at the end of April 2017, fully intending to return after the summer. But events have a way of spiralling out of control, and there…

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At The End of All Things

April 2017By the beginning of April 2017 I had everything worked out: I would stay here on Jinja until mid-June, spent the summer in the UK and return to Bocas…

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Read more about the article The Secret of Jinja Island

The Secret of Jinja Island

March 2017I couldn't hold on any longer. A few days after my 38th birthday, I said goodbye to my mum and dad and made my way back to Bocas. I…

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Read more about the article The Taste of Home

The Taste of Home

January & February 2017We heralded the new year by sifting through the ashes of the last one. Oh look what survived... But there was some good news from the get-go:…

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A Bridge Too Far

December 2016I wasn't doing so well on the island on my own, and my dad's 80th birthday was coming up, so I started looking at coming home for the holidays.…

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There’s A Crack In Everything

November 2016Bit of a wordy post this one, a lot fewer pics than usual. There are two reasons for that: one is that I didn't take many pictures in November…

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Read more about the article The Stars That We Could Reach

The Stars That We Could Reach

October 2016Towards the end of September, I was treated to a visit from my wonderful friend Vicki from "over the water" as us Liverpoolians call Birkenhead. Vicki's an exceptionally talented…

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This Other Eden

September 2016Jason did a bang-up job looking after Jinja, but after a couple of months on the island it was time for him to move on to pastures new. Luckily,…

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Read more about the article Supertoys Last All Summer Long

Supertoys Last All Summer Long

August 2016My daft old dad, a huge inspiration for my travels and adventures around the world, had started slipping away from us. Vascular dementia is a cruel condition. I was…

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