Category Archives: dancing

fortune cookies, condoms and chaos

Posted on 27/11/2007 by clairelinney

 Busy busy week in Pune. Not helped by the fact that three nights over the weekend were spent indulging in a significant amount of Kingfisher beer. Also, surprisingly a bloody (literally) good steak in a restaurant found by Dave, Carole … Continue reading →

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bombay mix

Posted on 23/10/2007 by clairelinney

On Friday evening I had just about recovered for the previous night where a post work business meeting near Koregan park in an unassuming restaurant called Prem somehow got a little out of hand and Ayesha, Lianna and I ended … Continue reading →

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parque nacional da chapada diamantina

Posted on 09/07/2007 by clairelinney

My last night in Salvador a few of us girls went to catch a Capoeira show in one of the schools. I have never seen anything like it, so graceful and so rhythmic. There were about 20 guys and girls including … Continue reading →

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samba rhythms in Salvador

Posted on 06/07/2007 by clairelinney

It was hard to leave Rio, and the group of people I’d been hanging out with although two of them, Charlie and Eileen have now arrived in Salvador which is cool. But time, my liver and my wallet were urging … Continue reading →

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favela chic

Posted on 06/07/2007 by clairelinney

Rio is such a city of contrasts. One minute you are walking past Louis Vitton shops and stylish cafes in Ipanema and then the same evening you are 10 minutes away down the road in one of the biggest clubs … Continue reading →

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the meaning of maximum capacity

Posted on 25/05/2007 by clairelinney

I’ve spent the past few days chilling out in Cordoba, a big student town…in fact I accidentally gate-crashed a graduation ceremony yesterday morning which was quite interesting. It was a nice return to civilisation, lots of people in the hostel, … Continue reading →

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spoons and the seven lakes

Posted on 12/05/2007 by clairelinney

There were lakes which were stunningly beautiful, then there was food, there was a drinking game called spoons, there was beer, there was dancing, there was Elvis and Shakira and at some point around 6am there were empanadas. Now there … Continue reading →

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all night long

Posted on 28/04/2007 by clairelinney

  Well it took three weeks but I finally managed to aquire a hangover in Buenos Aires! This has definitely been the best week here so far though. Thursday night was a really nice chilled out affair, four of us … Continue reading →

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suits and salsa

Posted on 26/04/2007 by clairelinney

Just when you think you cannot stand the rain any longer and silently curse this place under your breath having had to run for shelter into an internet cafe after slipping on a sodden smear of dog shit in your flip … Continue reading →

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tangos and thunderstorms

Posted on 19/04/2007 by clairelinney

The weather is crazy, properly loco and not even the trusted bbc is up to the task of prediciting what will happen tomorrow. On Tuesday we awoke to blue skies, sun shining, warm with a lovely cool breeze. There were … Continue reading →

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