The beats working blog is all about experiences. This section is designed for those deeper dives into the destinations. It’s the place where you get to dig into the detail with me, to understand the stories being the journal posts.
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Apartment Living in the Marais
He was waiting for us on Rue Geoffroy l’Angevin, dressed in black, a ring of keys in his hand. Middle-aged, dark hair streaked with grey, looking every bit the Parisian. His English was fluent and unfussy, like someone who’d done this many times before. In a city that felt unfamiliar, our first Parisian conversation with…
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Learning to See: Is The Best Camera the One You Have With You?
A famous photographer called Chase Jarvis is credited with saying ‘The best camera is the one you have in your hand’. It’s a line I’ve thought a lot about when wandering unfamiliar streets or looking over fresh landscapes. The more I’ve let this idea bounce around inside my head, the more I realise that it…