“You make me feel naked, undressing me with your eyes” – Louise Nurding. I omitted the words “Thirsty Thursdays” from the title only because the title would have been too long and cumbersome, but this was a wild one and it is a Thirsty Thursday post. The Perch Bar is legendary! It is a bar…
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“We sat and watched the sun go down” – Robbie Williams. “Music is my aeroplane” – Red Hot Chili Peppers. I saw photos of Sint Maarten beach years ago with aeroplanes flying right over tourist’s heads. I always thought that either – 1.These were photoshopped. 2.The photographer was lucky to catch a freak of an…
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There are many ways to deal with depression and fear. So many people that contacted me suggested yoga and meditation in the last 6 months as I have been battling depression and suicidal thoughts. I was recommended meditation centres in Poland, Germany and India. I had tried yoga in India before on my travels and…
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If you have followed my crazy off the wall adventures in the last 9 years of this blog, you might have seen or read about some naked times, some crazy festivals and some lunatic visits to disputed countries. That all calmed down here in charming Munich as I decided on an afternoon of relaxing…
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Finland is world famous for the sauna, so after arriving by ferry into Helsinki and I met up with my backpacking friends Sofia and Karoliina after a gap of over 5 years when we partied together in Sydney while staying at Chilli Blue Backpackers. The whole thing seemed to fit in so spookily together and for…
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Another of those “you had to be there” travel stories and this time it comes from Iceland. That magnificent island country that most backpackers in Europe forget about as they’re too busy inter-railing round the mainland. We had booked onto a Golden Circle tour. I was with about 6 or 7 travel buddies and after…
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I have been asked a few times “What is your most crazy or outrageous travel story?” and to be honest there are a few contenders, however being naked in the waters of Antarctica has to be pretty nuts, right? So have you ever gone for a swim in the Antarctic Ocean? I have, and I…
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Travelling around and becoming a nomad often means changing countries more often than your underwear. This can often lead to the usual frolics – shagging on trains, blowjobs on street corners and trying to sleep in a hostel bunk knowing the Peruvian couple sleeping above you are doing it doggy style. Without going into too…
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