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Cars suck, man

What better way to start off the new year than with a little rant. I am not car aficionado, in fact, I am probably less interested in cars than the...

How to use ChatGPT to practice Spanish

I’ve long wanted to be able to practice my Spanish by translating pieces of text. Trouble is, it’s impossible to do so without someone fluent in Spanish there to correct...

What I've learned about learning a language

Since the first time I started learning Spanish in school, 15 years ago, I have tried to rekindle the smouldered vestiges of vocabulary and grammar multiple times, failing to get...

Teaching GPT-3 to create interesting DALL•E prompts

And exposing its obsession with women

I recently got access to DALL•E and have been having a blast with it. There’s been an explosion of information and guides on how to construct good prompts for it....

🇰🇭 Backpacking in Cambodia

Siem Reap At the start of July we flew from Bangkok to Siem Reap. We had already sorted out our 30-day e-visas, making entry pretty smooth, though the lack of...

🇹🇭 Backpacking in Thailand

Bangkok After a delayed, long and uncomfortable economy flight, we arrived in Bangkok in the early evening. We passed immigration control, picked up our bags and bought SIM cards for...

🇨🇷 Backpacking in Costa Rica

In May 2021 we packed our bags and left for Costa Rica. Originally having planned to do this trip a few months earlier, we had already quit our jobs and...

Quick Tips: Costa Rica

Here are some bite-sized tips about life in Costa Rica that I learned whilst backpacking there for 2 months. Note: This post comes across as negative towards Costa Rica, but...