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on April 15, 2018June 22, 2018 with 0 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

A Perfect Day in Suriname’s Commewijne District

I hadn’t heard of the Commewijne district before we arrived in Suriname. I had maybe read a bit about the area and its importance during Dutch Colonial times, but knew ...

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on December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 with 10 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

Destinations South America Suriname

A Visit to Nieuw Aurora: A Maroon Village in the Heart of Suriname

A Highlight of Suriname: Visiting a Maroon Village in the Deep Jungle As I sit propped upright in bed, recovering from a long battle with entamoeba histolytica (or Petey the ...

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on September 10, 2017September 21, 2018 with 2 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

Destinations South America Suriname Tips and Advice

Food in Suriname: A Roti Crawl through Paramaribo

Roti: Or, how to get obese in Suriname without really trying.Despite typical over planning, I barely researched food in Suriname before we arrived. David is a vegetarian, and I have ...

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on July 10, 2017November 27, 2017 with 2 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

Destinations Guyana South America

Unexpected Georgetown, Guyana

We arrived to Georgetown, Guyana near midnight on a Saturday. We had been traveling for nearly twenty four hours, and had been subjected to horrors only known by those ...

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on June 25, 2017November 27, 2017 with 2 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

two years of concrete and kitsch

It’s hard to believe I’ve been at this blogging gig for two years now. Having just re-upped concrete and kitsch's Bluehost account for another year of blogging indentured servitude, I ...

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on April 6, 2017November 27, 2017 with 4 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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The Modernist Architecture Nerd’s Guide to Suriname and Guyana

Architecture is always top of mind when planning our travels. We will often make detours to out of the way locations if we find out a building or monument of ...

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on March 19, 2017November 27, 2017 with 8 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

Destinations Philosophy Photography Planning South America Suriname Tips and Advice

The Massive Green: A Primer on Travel to the Suriname Interior

Far and away the number one source of tourism in Suriname is that of the eco-variety. With over 90% of its land mass blanketed in primeval rainforest, it’s one of ...

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on March 13, 2017November 27, 2017 with 27 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

Destinations Photography South America Suriname Tips and Advice

A Love Letter to Paramaribo, Suriname

95% of the time, David and I travel fast. Because we’re constrained in time off from our jobs, we try to see as much as possible in a very condensed ...

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on February 27, 2017November 27, 2017 with 8 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

Destinations Guyana South America

A Day Trip to Kaieteur Falls, Guyana

Though Suriname came to be the real star of our recent trip to South America, we actually started our trip in the country of Guyana, just to the west of ...

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on February 7, 2017November 27, 2017 with 12 comments by Nick @ concrete and kitsch

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But Wait, Where is Suriname?

Hey kittens, it’s about time for David and I to head off on a corporate-sanctioned adventure of ten days or less. This time, we’re heading to South America, a continent ...

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