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Twende update: For sale!
After sailing Twende from Brighton in the UK to Grenada in the Caribbean, our adventure is complete and Twende is now on the market.

Jan Dehn
May 6, 20231 min read
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Country Quest: Isle of Man #170
Today I caught the ferry from Heysham near Morecambe Bay in England to Douglas on the Isle of Man. Isle of Man is known for Bee Gees,...

Jan Dehn
May 2, 20231 min read
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Twende update: Twende arrives at its new home in Spain
Twende arrives at Mataró, a coastal town north of Barcelona.

Jan Dehn
Apr 26, 20231 min read
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Twende Update: Entering the Med
Twende's journey back to Europe is almost complete as it enters the Med.

Jan Dehn
Apr 25, 20231 min read
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Twende update: Reaching the Azores
Twende has reached the Azores on its way back to Europe.

Jan Dehn
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Wholesome Bali
Bali is a bit too touristy for my liking, but still an interesting place to see. Frothy and fertile, Bali is beautiful.

Jan Dehn
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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Komodo dragons do not celebrate Mother's Day
Komodo dragons eat their own offspring. They'd eat you too!

Jan Dehn
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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The Hotel Yamato incident - Surabaya, Indonesia
Majapahit Hotel headquartered the Japanese during WWII. After the war, the Netherlands flag was raised on the hotel’s flagpole, causing outrage among nationalist Indonesians.

Jan Dehn
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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The orangutans of Kalimantan
The wildlife of Kalimantan is awesome! This is the story of a boat ride up a river in Borneo to see Orangutans.

Jan Dehn
Apr 10, 20234 min read
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Raiding countries: Bangladesh
I am committed to visiting all the countries in the world. This requires focus and expediency. Here is how my raid to Bangladesh panned out. You always end up learning tons.

Jan Dehn
Apr 3, 202311 min read
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Country Quest - Bangladesh #169
I rack up country number 169 in my quest to see the whole world.

Jan Dehn
Apr 1, 20231 min read
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Nepal's twin curses: the Shahs and the Ranas
Nepal has struggled to transition to democracy. Many of the difficulties were due to just two families, the Shahs and the Ranas.

Jan Dehn
Mar 28, 20237 min read
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Mount Everest!
I was lucky to get a spectacular view of Mount Everest on the flight from Bhutan to Nepal.

Jan Dehn
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Country Quest - Nepal #168
Hit 168 in my country count today as the plane touched down in Katmandu! Nepal is in the bag!

Jan Dehn
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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A Day in Paro, Bhutan
Bhutan is beautiful and the culture is interesting. Paro is a great base for exploration.

Jan Dehn
Mar 26, 20234 min read
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Bhutan's valleys and mountain passes
Road tripping in Bhutan is extremely rewarding as every pass and valley throw up amazing views and new cultural discoveries.

Jan Dehn
Mar 25, 20231 min read
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Great Master Kunley and his formidable phallus
Penises greet you everywhere in the surroundings of the Chimi Monastry in Bhutan's Punakha Valley.

Jan Dehn
Mar 24, 20232 min read
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The Big Boys of Bhutan
Religious people suffer from a version of insanity, but you can't blame them for having no imagination. The religious madmen of Bhutan are certainly no exception.

Jan Dehn
Mar 24, 20234 min read
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Upcoming test for Bhutan's young democracy
Bhutan is a new democracy. Slavery was only abolished in 1958. Each election is therefore a test of sorts.

Jan Dehn
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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Country Quest - Bhutan #167
Bhutan is my country number 167! Excited to be here!

Jan Dehn
Mar 19, 20231 min read
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