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Touring Colombia by bike: places to stay
Colombia is such a fantastic place to tour by bicycle. The ecosystems transform from jungle to farmland to barren mountain, all in the span of a few days. Nearer to the Caribbean coast, you’ll find mango trees dotting the roadside which offer a refreshing respite from the hot sun. There are…
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Take me to the beach: the long ride from Mexico to El Salvador
9 April 2016 La Libertad, El Salvador We’re sitting with a couple bottles of cheap beer at “La Ola 10”, a restaurant in La Libertad, on El Salvador’s Pacific Coast. It’s been a trying three days, and we’ve decided to make for the beach, any beach, with waves and…
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Frida’s ghost and the anarcho-feminist café: Exploring Mexico City
6 April 2016 Mexico City Deciding to spend an extra day in Mexico City was a good idea. Our hostel room is equipped with quite a nice bed and a large private bathroom, which we used to hand-wash all our clothes. The hostel is fun, social, and full of people our age. We made a few new friends over…
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Send email from your Ubuntu LAMP server (the easy way)
The humble PHP mail() function is a handy friend to have. Whether sending yourself debugging messages from a test server, or implementing a quick-and-dirty contact form, I’ve always been able to rely on sending quick email messages from the server. At least, this is the normal experience on a…