Marita Bester
Marita's Substack is a space for thoughtful essays and contemporary insights on travel, culture, and the environment.
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- 8
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 10, 2026
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The Smoke of Dreamers (opens the original)
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Do you believe in drunken elephants? (opens the original)
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A Simple Bowl of Rice (opens the original)
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Where Is Home? (opens the original)
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Packing a Library – Part Three: Trains, Street Food and the Modern Traveller (opens the original)
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