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Continue reading →: Beyond the Five Stars: Finding the Balance Between Confidence and Arrogance in Travel and LifeWe recently traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, a city brimming with history and charm that we’re excited to share glimpses of with you soon on our Open Road Tales YouTube channel. And it was during our stay in an AirBnB apartment there that I was led to ponder something that will…
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Continue reading →: The Persistent Pull: Wanderlust and the Road AheadEver since my early twenties, that persistent feeling of needing “something more” has followed me. Over the years, I’ve come to recognize it as wanderlust. And now, that very yearning is taking a tangible form in our new YouTube channel, Open Road Tales!
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Continue reading →: Open Road Tales & Havestories.com – A New Chapter BeginsHello everyone! For those who have been following me here at Havestories.com for a while, you most likely have noticed that things have been a little quiet around here lately. And there has really been a reason for it, and I’m thrilled to finally being able to share what we’ve…
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Continue reading →: Non-Political CompetitionSince the late 1980s, I have been interested in the Eurovision Song Contest, and I have watched it yearly, missing only one. Drama, as well as the glitz and glamour, and camp have been part of the biggest song competition in the world, as it did last year. But this…
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Continue reading →: A Dinner For One?Just a few days ago, I saw an advert in TikTok (of all places) about a man eating his iftar meal (the meal to break your fast with) by himself. The whole advert, in my mind, started like any food advert. But the words that came on the screen startled…
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Continue reading →: Ramadan – What Is It?Last year, I decided to do a picture challenge for Ramadan – the Holy Month. But for this year, I wanted to do something different, something for you, as a non-Muslim or a recent revert, to gain knowledge about Ramadan.
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Continue reading →: Facing MortalityIt is 2024, and I have not been exactly active on my site. Had it not been my close relative’s sudden illness, I still might be in hiatus.
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Continue reading →: Rigged! Robbed! Oh, The Drama!Eurovision week 2023 is finished with yesterday’s Grand Final. And what a final it was! Not just as an amazing array of fantastic songs and performances, but also because of Finland being in the lead until the very last moment before losing to Sweden.
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Continue reading →: Tropical Nighttime ThoughtsWe live in a ever changing, fast paced world. Almost ever since I was a small boy there has been talk of a climate change and that we have to change the way we life in order to fight it. I remember the feeling of dread because even at that…
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Continue reading →: Art Of BloggingRecently, my Wifey and I finished the Sex and the City marathon, and it made me think of blogging again. Isn’t it strange, yet marvellous, how some TV series, movies, or books tickle your imagination just enough (or more than enough) for you to start to pursue what you know…
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I’m Khalil
Welcome to Travelling Thoughts, the area of Internet which is all about travel, life, and everyday ponderings. I don’t just blog, but am an author, and produce content to YouTube on Open Road Tales, which is a channel of my wife, and I. So, hit that follow button, and come along for the ride!
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