Mastodawn

Last day in #Helsinki and last days in #Oslo.

https://www.kuovad.is/blog/2025-07-16-oslo

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The Munch museum and more. — Kuo Vadis

With only a few days left in Oslo, I finally visit the Munch museum, and take a coffee tasting class at Tim Wendelboe.

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Tim Richards May 26

New at my Patreon... At a piano bar, a stranger asked me if I used a generative AI app to write my travel articles. When I reacted with bemusement, along the lines of "Why would I?", she was similarly bemused. This is why I think generative AI is both unethical and irredeemably derivative, especially for travel writing:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/at-dead-end-and-159155954

#AI #TravelWriting #Writing

Karen P May 24

Single mum, eight countries, zero regrets. Travel chaos, parenting fails and friendships that saved us—Blonde in Bangkok, Bombay, Beijing is out now. Read it if you love messy adventure.”

https://books2read.com/b/BlondeBangkok

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Karen P May 23

Want a travel memoir that’s funny, real and full of parenting plot twists? Meet Karen and Jelly—Blonde in Bangkok, Bombay, Beijing is your next feel‑good read.

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Karen P May 22

Want a travel memoir that’s funny, real and full of parenting plot twists? Meet Karen and Jelly—Blonde in Bangkok, Bombay, Beijing is your next feel‑good read.

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Karen P May 21

Airports are our playgrounds, the Great Wall of China our catwalk, and Bangkok tuk-tuks our chariots; our passports create the novel of our journey. And it hasn't ended yet.

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kuovadis May 21

https://www.kuovad.is/blog/2025-07-09-helsinki

Indulgent days in #Helsinki, soaking up a sauna, exploring the sea fortress of #suomenlinna and finishing it all off with a dinner at #gron

#photography #travel #travelphotography #travelwriting #travelstories #leica #wanderlust #traveldiaries #explore #adventure #exploretheworld #journey

Four nights in Finland part two: Sauna and Suomenlinna. — Kuo Vadis

Indulgent days in the capital Helsinki, soaking up a sauna, exploring the sea fortress of Suomenlinna, and finishing it all off with a dinner at Grön.

Kuo Vadis

Karen P May 20

Want a travel memoir that’s funny, real and full of parenting plot twists? Meet Karen and Jelly—Blonde in Bangkok, Bombay, Beijing is your next feel‑good read.

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Blonde in Bangkok, Bombay, Beijing and Beyond: The Life of an Expat Woman

One life-changing decision... She loves the baby but not the man. Blonde in Bangkok, Bombay, Beijing follows Karen Page, a single mother and globe‑trotting educator, as she rebuilds life across eight countries. From Kazakhstan’s steppes to Bangkok’s chaos and Mumbai’s color, Karen turns cultural mishaps and parenting curveballs into laugh‑out‑loud stories and quiet, hard‑won wisdom. With warmth and wry humor, this memoir explores resilience, friendship, and the messy art of raising a child abroad. Perfect for readers who crave travel, heart, and honest laughter. Single mum to the indomitable Jelly, Karen proudly calls herself a global gypsy (with frequent flyer miles and questionable packing skills). From bargaining in Bangkok's markets to catwalking down Beijing’s Great Wall of China, she’s turned every wrong turn into a lesson and every local dish into a dare. Blonde in Bangkok, Bombay, Beijing, and Beyond is a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming memoir full of travel chaos, parenting by improvisation, and the occasional language faux pas. If you like your adventures messy, meaningful, and mildly ridiculous, buy the book. Her daughter approves... well, sort of; she is a teenager now, and we all know how that goes... and it's guaranteed to make you chuckle.

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