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Apr 16, 20203 min read
'This Parting Was Well Made'
If the last few weeks has taught us anything, it’s that life doesn’t often work out the way we plan. My adventure in the Maldives began...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Mar 30, 20203 min read
‘The Poetry of Heaven’
It’s a cloudless evening when we climb the steps to the island’s observatory, a wooden tower in the middle of the jungle, extending above...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Mar 20, 20203 min read
Adventures from your Living Room
The world is in a strange place. Many of the things we have taken for granted – our health, freedom, ability to travel – have been pulled...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Mar 13, 20204 min read
Goidhoo Island
Pristine white beaches, crystal blue seas, luscious jungle, vibrant marine life, colourful coral; a list of sights you might expect to...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Mar 3, 20203 min read
My Best Foot Forward
Living life barefoot, on an island that has no cars, where I’ve all but forgotten the smell of petrol, has got me thinking a lot about...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Feb 25, 20205 min read
A New Way of Diving
When I’m in the ocean, I love to dive right down, abandoning my snorkel, sucking in a huge breath, and plunging head first into the...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Feb 20, 20204 min read
Natural Navigation
Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley is on the island and he’s managed to prise me away from my book to take part in a different sort of...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Feb 11, 20204 min read
Waste to Wealth
At the island gardens, the sweet peas, striking indigo with a contrasting yellow central splash, are swaying in a light ocean breeze....
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Barefoot Bookseller
Jan 27, 20203 min read
All At Sea
On the island one afternoon, we were wading into a conversation about the ocean. It’s a daily discussion here at Soneva Fushi, perhaps...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Jan 20, 20202 min read
Books About Running
Since I have been at Soneva Fushi, I have become reacquainted with my love of running. Following my blog post about using the habit of...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Jan 20, 20205 min read
Trail Running
The alarm beeps angrily at 6:20 in the morning and I throw out my hand to silence its sharp noise. For many island residents, this is not...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Jan 6, 20204 min read
Swapping Snowmen for Sand Castles
To be brutally honest, I was not looking forward to the Christmas period this year. Despite the fact I was relaxed and settled into...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Dec 30, 20194 min read
The Barefoot Bookseller's Best Books of the Year 2019 - Part Two
Last week I wrote about some of my favourite books from this year. This week, I present Part Two. As many of you curl up on sofas,...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Dec 23, 20193 min read
The Barefoot Bookseller's Best Books of the Year 2019 - Part One
The final month of the year is one of my favourite periods. The atmosphere is warm and filled with cheer, every week seems to be crammed...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Dec 16, 20194 min read
'To Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores'
Here is a sentence I have never written before: today, in my lunch break, I went scuba diving. I’m training to a be Professional...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Dec 9, 20194 min read
Shelf Care
My eyes closed, counting gradually to ten until my thoughts found their way towards something like something like silence.
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Barefoot Bookseller
Nov 21, 20193 min read
An Island Adventure
I arrived on the island by speedboat, which if you ask me is a pretty exciting beginning to any adventure story.
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Barefoot Bookseller
Oct 31, 20194 min read
A Lifetime of Reading
Eleven large boxes are sitting in the corridor of my flat. In them are hundreds of books.
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Barefoot Bookseller
May 28, 20192 min read
A Soneva See You Later
I have been doing my absolute best to avoid writing this blog post. In truth, it really should have been written last week, but I hid...
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Barefoot Bookseller
May 1, 20192 min read
A LITERARY TIPPLE
I’ve chosen some of my favourite literary shots about alcohol in fiction, spanning the full spectrum of the good, the bad and the...
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