Ciaran's Cross-Channel Chilli Recipe

Ciaran’s Cross-Channel Chilli Recipe

Our oven is pretty rubbish, so for a nice hearty sunday dinner, I’ll often cook up a chilli – it’s usually a hit in the…

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LSE Public Lecture: America and the World After the Election

LSE Public Lecture: America and the World After the Election

I’m an alumnus of the LSE. I get invited to gatherings there quite frequently, but I’ve managed to miss going for years because I’ve usually…

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Leaving on a Jet Plane

Leaving on a Jet Plane

My time in the beautiful Cook Islands is up, and with it, my time travelling around the world, with just my wits and my backpack….

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Matutu Brewery

Matutu Brewery

In Japan, I had sipped Kirin and Sapporo. In Hong Kong, it was Tsingtao. In Vietnam, I’d sampled both the Hanoi and Saigon beers. In…

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Looping Rarotonga

Looping Rarotonga

Pretty much every day here is a little surreal. The colours, the light, the scenery and the people are so delightful that it’s sometimes hard…

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How to Photograph Stars

How to Photograph Stars

Some time ago, whilst in Britain’s Lake District,  I saw the most incredible stars in the sky, with clouds of stars clearly visible. At the time,…

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Curiosities - Cook Islands: Hermit Crabs

Curiosities – Cook Islands: Hermit Crabs

There were a lot of hermit crabs in the Cook Islands, especially on Aitutaki. I thought they were very cute and photogenic, as well as…

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Cook Islands: Aitutaki

Cook Islands: Aitutaki

When I was planning this trip back in March, I had a look on Google Maps and found Aitutaki, an island about 45 minutes by…

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Diving Rarotonga

Diving Rarotonga

I’ve dived a fair few places in the world, and on this trip, I’ve dived Koh Tao, in Thailand, and the Great Barrier Reef. I…

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Island Time at The Mooring Fish Cafe

Island Time at The Mooring Fish Cafe

There’s a lot of talk on Rarotonga about “Island Time”. At first glance, the idea is about an easygoing attitude to punctuality. I suspect it’s a…

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