The Anxious Traveller Files #4: Ann Bajo on Surviving Conflict and Culture Shock

Tom Sykes

The Anxious Traveller Files #4: Ann Bajo on Surviving Conflict and Culture Shock

Tom Sykes

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Abstract

We present the fourth in a series of interviews that were conducted by Tom Sykes as part of the research for his upcoming book The Years of Travelling Anxiously, available from Icon Books on March 26. In today’s instalment, academic and former defence analyst with the Armed Forces of the Philippines Ann Bajo relates some anxious travel experiences in a war zone and the challenges of integrating into other cultures.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Intrepid Times
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2026

Keywords

travel anxiety
Travel
mobility
journalism
Asian studies

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https://intrepidtimes.com/2026/03/the-anxious-traveller-files-4-ann-bajo-on-surviving-conflict-and-culture-shock/

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The Years of Travelling Anxiously: A Travel Writer's Search for Peace of Mind
Sykes, T., 26 Mar 2026, 1st ed. London: Icon. 272 p.
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The Anxious Traveller Files #4: Ann Bajo on Surviving Conflict and Culture Shock

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The Years of Travelling Anxiously: A Travel Writer's Search for Peace of Mind

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