There are ‘holes’ dotted around the park, which actually aren’t holes but look like a basketball net crossed with a lobster trap. The objective of the game is to walk around the park and get intoxicated. Throwing frisbees at the ‘holes’ is optional…
“I’m pretty amazed so many people still use donkeys here” I comment. Dione chuckles. “Some men in Cartagena have a special relationship with their donkeys” he says…
Fairy Meadow Beach is in the northern suburbs of Wollongong, on Australia’s south-east coast. Shannon and I have spent a lazy, sunny week here. This is a spot that could hardly be more convenient for low budget travelers. There are plenty of dumpsters nearby, overflowing with fresh fruit and vege’s. We have set ourselves up…
Outback Australia is pretty sparsely populated. The people you do meet are colourful characters: stoic, steadfast and sunburnt; shaped by the harsh landscape and climate. Meet a few Mount Isa residents we bumped into. Termite Hill Terry. Jawa Jack. Fish Head Fred. Hunter S. There’s always a few city folk doing the tourist thing in…
When I was in The Netherlands, I met a nano engineer. I didn’t know that was a thing either. Me and Nia were hitchhiking south toward Belgium. This guy picked us up, and he was very friendly, and invited us to have a coffee with him. He had to go past his house before…
“This place is amazing Nev, thanks man” I tell him. “It’s been a couple of days since I had a hot shower, so I’m really gonna enjoy this.”
“Well I didn’t want to say nuthin’, but you do stink a bit” Nev quips, with a wink…
I Am Tall. Get Over It. I get so sick of people commenting on my height. It’s like: “really? I’m tall? No shit? I never noticed that before. Fuck! You are such an observant person!” I’m not sure why I’m so annoyed by it. I guess it’s partly repetition. If you hear anything often…
Tuk-tuk drivers make me feel inadequate. Here is a guy who, despite being a chronic alcoholic womaniser with five children, manages to operate a small business…
…We know, straight, this is not ordinary taxi. He has some loud music on the stereo, like, gangster rap, and he wear very special clothes, some american cap, gold chains, some things like this… ‘Where will you like to go?’ he asks us. We tell him the place. ‘OK’ he say. Get in… I met…
Hitchhiking north from Ayuthaya. If your job is standing outside a hotel, indicating that people should drive in and book a room, then you need to make your own fun. Is this the perfect name for a condo development? The Queen of Thailand is never seen in public anymore. her face…
…We read on the interweb that the generals have officially admitted that what is going on is a coup d’etat. A 10 PM curfew is in effect, apparently, and Thailand’s elected leaders have been cordially invited, by the generals, to report to an army barracks at their convenience. All over Thailand tourists are freaking out:…
…’I have never hitchhiked’, Vladimir says. ‘Only once. It was during my time in the military. I joined the Serbian patriots when I was just turned fifteen. Tito was my commandant at that time’… ‘Poochera. I sleep here once with my wife’ Vladimir muses. ‘I think was here…’ Poochera is an almost non-existent settlement on…