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Today’s Office

01 Jul 2012
In: Burundi, Ngozi, Today's Office
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Today’s office is a 4WD climbing steadily to reach Ngozi, a small town 20 minutes inside the Burundi border. Our team of four are a …
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Button Patina

26 Jul 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Pudong
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An at-a-glance understanding of which buttons are pressed most, based on the patina of the two left-most options – at the Shanghai customs checkpoint. To what …
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Border. Crossing.

17 Apr 2011
In: Musa'id, Today's Office
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As border crossings go its slow but hustle-lite. An hour to figure out the dynamics of the visa process and stand with exit stamp in …
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Customs. Customs.

28 Jul 2008
In: Rio de Janeiro, Today's Office
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The team touches down in Rio to be confronted with a pleasantly empty airport. Whilst you might equate this with a waltz through customs, it …
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Re-entry. Permits

08 Jul 2008
In: Beijing, Today's Office
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As with our recent study in Ahmedabad luggage is x-rayed on the way into the country. The equipment list is gear-lite but still more than …
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Death by Paper, Weight

01 Jun 2008
In: Ahmedabad, Today's Office
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A daunting foray into the Indian legal system in the form of the Bhadra Session Court. Our goal? To obtain the documents required to prise …
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Take Breakfast, Not Lunch

31 May 2008
In: Ahmedabad, Today's Office
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It’s quite some feat to be first off the plane and through immigration and the very last passenger to clear customs. The silver lining to …
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Three Days In

10 Nov 2007
In: Accra, Today's Office
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It’s been three days since the bulk of the team touched down in Accra. Day+ travel times take their toll and we’re relieved to sail …
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