2014: The recap
With New Year’s Eve fast approaching, I thought it would be apt to reflect on and remember the year that is just coming to an end. 2014 was a year of challenges, surprises and – integral to my...
View ArticlePrague Castle: Palaces, a ceremony and the pact
We had made the pact that morning. It was simple: Any time that either of us got too cold, we would retreat and find the nearest cafe or pub so that we could defrost our cold limbs. We were in Prague,...
View ArticlePrague in 48 hours: The sights
We arrived in Prague early in the evening. Since the trip had been a surprise organised by Chris, there had been no time to plan what we would actually do when we got to the Czech capital.Luckily, I...
View ArticlePrague in 48 hours: The food
Before I got to the city, food was definitely *not* the first thing I thought of when I imagined visiting Prague. Of course, it was the city’s many sights that initially sprang to mind. The orange...
View ArticleDiscovering My Genetic Heritage with AncestryDNA
When I was young, I used to sit in front of the mirror in my parents’ bedroom. It was a standing wooden-framed mirror, with a small drawer set beneath. Pre-teenage me would sit there and pull faces...
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