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Homeward Train

Posted on 16th March 201430th July 2023 by DocBok
Shanghai Skyline

In rural China, many parents give up on raising their children themselves so they can go to the cities and work. They work so they can provide their children with an education and go on to have the lives the couldn’t have themselves.

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Dive Bar Graffiti Artist

Posted on 14th March 20148th December 2014 by DocBok
Shanghai Skyline

There’s a dive bar near my place of work in Shanghai known as C’s (not sure what the C stands for.).  In my first month in Shanghai I went there with my girlfriend where she taught me the infamous DICE GAME that rattles across many pubs in China.

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A Conversation in Transit

Posted on 21st January 20138th December 2014 by DocBok
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The second time I left the country came at a point where the project I was working on at the time (Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising) got an extension.

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Safe Flight

Posted on 29th August 201228th November 2023 by DocBok
Shanghai Skyline

I forgot to mention in my posts prior to Amsterdam that flying to Schiphol was the first time I had ever been on a commercial flight.

I was alone.

I was nervous.

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10 Things I Did in Brighton

Posted on 28th August 201218th January 2024 by DocBok
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Brighton is a city that feels extremely ‘touristy’, yet at the same time is an amazing part of the country that has it’s own unique culture.  You’ll meet punks, eat vegetarian (well maybe not, but you can), relax on a rock beach and get drunk watching live music.

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Amsterdam: Beer and Horse Piss

Posted on 17th April 201220th January 2024 by DocBok
Amsterdam:  Beer and Horse Piss

An obvious aspect of Amsterdam we wanted to explore was beer.  If you walk through Amsterdam’s city centre for more than a minute you are bound to see a bar with a Heineken sign sticking out of it.  So we decided to visit the Heineken brewery.

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Amsterdam: Meeting New People

Posted on 16th April 201220th January 2024 by DocBok
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The night-life in Amsterdam is definitely worth experiencing.  A huge array of pubs, bars and clubs can be found, just as in any city.

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Things To Not Do In Amsterdam

Posted on 15th April 201220th January 2024 by DocBok
Shanghai Skyline

My first holiday abroad was your typical holiday.  5 young men going to Amsterdam to get high and party.  It was a friend’s kind-of birthday party back in 2009, and was my first time leaving the country*.

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Hello, World!

Posted on 14th April 201210th January 2023 by DocBok
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I travel.  A lot. I hope to keep on travelling.  A lot. As it stands there are no real records of my travels, apart from a few photos on Facebook, so I’ve decided to keep a record of my travels here.

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You're right. I hate people. I'm scared of them. I've been scared of them practically my whole life. People I loved-- people I trusted-- have done their absolute worst to me. And for a long time, that's all I ever knew. So, yeah, I called my group fsociety, because you know what? Fuck society. Society deserves to be hated for everything you said they did and more. Fuck every last one of them for what we've all been through. But then there are some people out there... And it doesn't happen a lot. It's rare. But they refuse to let you hate them. In fact, they care about you in spite of it. And the really special ones, they're relentless at it. Doesn't matter what you do to them. They take it and care about you anyway. They don't abandon you, no matter how many reasons you give them. No matter how much you're practically begging them to leave. And you wanna know why? Because they feel something for me that I can't. They love me. And for all the pain I've been through, that heals me. Maybe not instantly. Maybe not even for a long time, but it heals. And, yeah, there are setbacks. We do fucked up things to each other. And we hurt each other, and it gets messy, but that's just us, in any world you're in. And, yeah, you're right. We're all told we don't stand a chance, and yet we stand. We break, but we keep going, and that is not a flaw. That's what makes us. So, no, I will not give up on this world. And if you can't see why, then I speak for everyone when I say, fuck you!

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