June Dare: Like the Stock Market, But Better

June 6, 2012 3 comments
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Back at Uni, I learned about how psychology could explain the effects and anomalies of the stock market, which, in extreme cases, can lead to bubbles and market crashes. Wall Street from the Ferry – I know it looks calm from the outside, but inside it’s a Jungle! Well, some of these investor biases show [...]

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Diamond Jubilee in London (or How To Deal With English Weather)

June 4, 2012 7 comments
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The Queen marked 60 years of reign on the 2nd of June and, to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, she has given the country a four day weekend. Communities all over the country have a long weekend days packed with activities and local events, all in red white blue! Everyone has been looking forward to this [...]

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Photo Essay: A Close Up to The Ice Fields

May 29, 2012 4 comments
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The Patagonian ice fields extend for about 16,800 km2, covering part of Chile and part of Argentina’s geography. Even though that more than 80% falls into Chile (such as Glacier Grey, in Torres del Paine and Glaciar Aguila, in Agostini Sound), Argentina offers easy access to some of the most impressive glaciers in the continent [...]

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Turning 28 – Reflection On Life Choices

May 24, 2012 19 comments
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In just a few hours I’ll be officially turning 28 years young. My home town – Who would deliberately choose to leave this behind? Yes, I still consider myself young at this age – despite being so close to the dreadful 30s. I’ve never really had an issue with getting older. I don’t even think [...]

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Picture This: Simply Glacial

May 17, 2012 6 comments
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Visiting glaciers is exciting. I study the details of their rips, cracks and holes sharpening my senses in the hope of catching the next slide. I block all distractions – In my head, it’s just me and the glacier. Then I hear a crack. My heart starts racing and my head keeps turning from one [...]

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2012: The Year of First Times

May 15, 2012 15 comments
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My first time seeing penguins running (or, well, waddling) free I ended 2011 BIG.I travelled around Cape Horn, tried to cuddle thousands of cute penguins and spent a sunny afternoon drinking Pisco Sour with glacier ice. This was all before burning my skin off in Buenos Aires on the 1st of January (a tiny little [...]

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Picture This: The View from Outside the City

May 7, 2012 7 comments
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During the Middle Age, Southbank developed as London’s outlaw neighborhood – a place where taverns, theaters, bear-baiting, cock-fighting and prostitution entertained the crowds. The borough was conveniently located outside the City’s walls, on the other side of the river. For decades, locals from the north side rarely crossed the river to the south, nor did [...]

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May Dare: Become a Social Butterfly

May 2, 2012 5 comments
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It fascinates me to see how we feel attracted towards people who are similar to us in some way. Then, throughout our lives we learn, grow and take different directions which will either grow our relationships stronger or slowly tear them apart. Scientists call it the Social Butterfly Effect. We tend to gravitate around people [...]

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Photo Essay: Hiking To Mirador Las Torres (Chile)

April 26, 2012 7 comments
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There have been a few times in life when I looked around myself, admired how far I had gotten and then told myself: Holy sh*t, you actually made it! (yes, I occasionally talk to myself – specially when I’ve accomplished something good or am about to do something that my other me knows I will [...]

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Photo Essay: My Favorite Part Of Town

April 23, 2012 7 comments
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It’s easy to fall for the city of London. It’s exciting, vibrant and cosmopolitan. City life can be difficult some times , but after a while, you learn to get along and enjoy the advantages of living in a big city – you’ll have infinite opportunities to meet new people and there will always be [...]

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