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“Live while you are alive”: a Ben Okri poem that inspires my travel soul

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 - by Kathryn - Leave a Comment
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“Live while you are alive”: a Ben Okri poem that inspires my travel soul
Devilish caretos grab the spotlight in Podence Carnival celebrations
Pack lightly– or ultra lightly! – for more travel freedom
The snowman cometh: how an ice factory enabled ice cream for Portuguese royalty
Manchester’s Fab 4 includes England’s oldest public library

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“Live while you are alive”: a Ben Okri poem that inspires my travel soul

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 - by Kathryn - Leave a Comment

I stumbled across a poem by Ben Okri that stopped me in my travel-writing tracks. “Live while you are alive,” he wrote. “See things with fresh and open eyes.”

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