Jason Godfrey

Writer's Biography

Jason Godfrey graduated from the University Of Waterloo in 2001 and has since spent the majority of his time living and travelling in Asia.

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Lombok, Indonesia: Climbing Rinjani - Story by Jason Godfrey
- 8th Online Issue

It’s been eight hours. We’ve covered twelve kilometres ascending over 1400 metres. We’ve crossed from Lombok’s grassy plains into the cemara forests of Rinjani’s slopes. Eight sweaty gruelling hours uphill. It’s only day one.

To say things haven’t been easy is an understatement.

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Luzon, Philippines: Butanding - Story by Jason Godfrey
- Premier Online Issue

As the jeepney pulled into the market place in Donsol I began to feel apprehensive.

People bumped and jostled by me as I hefted my backpack down from the roof rack. Except for a few tables set up to sell fresh vegetables and food, the market place seemed full of people simply loitering.

A quick glance around made me realize indeed how small Donsol was. Most of the buildings were small wooden affairs that looked like they would have a tough time standing up in a strong wind. There were no chain stores, none of the fast food outlets I had grown accustomed to seeing in Manilla. Most strangely, I seemed to be the only foreigner.

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