Teacher by Trade; Mentor by Mistake
Daniel Puzzo, Liza Debevec, Jayne Marshall, Gillian Fletcher, fialka \ud83c\udf38 unpacked, Stephanie Clemons, Anastasia LebedenkoStories and tips for language learners, reflections on teaching, bibliophilia, life lessons, occasional wisdom, bad humour, travelling [mis]adventures, curmudgeonry
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I Refuse to Read Another “Best Books of All Time” List
We’re taking a short break this week from my travel tales; but don’t fret – my dear readers have spoken, and based on overwhelming popular demand, my Nigerian prison post is coming next week.
I’VE FINALLY hit my breaking point.
Eno...
Don't be an Idiot: a Moral Audit of my Travel Shenanigans
Let’s play a game.
Travel Tales: Ethical, Irresponsible or Just Plain Reckless?
I’ll tell you some travel stories, and you decide whether I was ethical, responsible, irresponsible, foolish, reckless – or any other adjective of your c...
“Is Prague really the model for everything becoming horrible?”
On Prague-ification, Portugal, Horses, and Hypocrisy (and much more)
Prague is where my adventurous backpacking life began – which makes it rather inconvenient that I’m about to interview someone who believes people like me helped rui...
Lunch, Lies & Loose Editorial Standards
On Rekindling a Questionable Journalism Career
I have a fun new project I’m excited to tell you all about. We’ll get to that in a minute.
First, I want to tell you about my start in journalism and how I was under the delusion that I...
British Cuisine “is the food of dreams”
Due to popular demand, it’s part 2 of our ode to British (and Irish) cuisine.
The feedback and comments on the last post were so much fun, leaving me with no choice but continue with this theme.
Let’s focus on some of those comments, dro...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
"Daniel is my favourite Sarcstacker" (Hanna Delaney) / Author, teacher, bibliophile, flâneur, raconteur, shining wit (and lover of spoonerisms), cynic, grumpy bastard, curmudgeon, prankster, polymath (haha), based in Vienna
Social anthropologist, Africa specialist, and coach exploring culture, meaning, and everyday life through food, language, and lived experience. For curious minds drawn to thoughtful reflection and a polyglot’s perspective.
My debut essay collection was published in 2025 by Modern Odyssey Books. My second book will be published by Ybernia in 2027. I hold a master's in creative writing (University of Oxford). I'm an editor + Associate Editor of The Madrid Review.
Writer by evolution. Somewhere between inburgering and belonging.
Prague-based ✨experience enthusiast✨ who likes to yap about travel & ethics. Mom of a frog.
Sociologist currently on a Sabbatical/path to self-renewal... Passions: books, music, museums, fashion, exotic cuisine, travelling, writing, critical reflection, the sea, and - as an Anglophile - anything and everything that has to do with the UK...
Ukrainian woman. Living through a 21st-century war. Here to share my experience & bridge the gaps between us.
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