Thirsty Thursdays: Top 10 Pub Crawls From My Travels So Far
As I just begin to plan a major pub crawl on a big reunion day with the lads in London during the World Cup, it’s a good moment to recollect the top 10 pub crawls…
The Night Some A$$hole Burgled Our Flat in Parramatta, Australia
I took advantage of my Australian Working Holiday Visas, using my first and second year options and loved my time living in the land down under. There were many more highs than there were lows…
The Night I Got Locked in A Bus and Slept in It, New South Wales, Australia
Yes, there was that silly night when I fell asleep on a bus, got locked inside, and slept in it until the morning. My crazy stories haven’t all been told yet of course and I was…
Working Wednesdays: A Tribute to My Friends and Heroes of PJs Parramatta, Australia
“If you really want more shout it out louder” – Usher. OK so before I launch into a tribute, the story begins, and this one needs a bit of an introduction. Even those that once…
Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Best Irish Pubs From My Travels
It’s a post I was meant to write about 2 years ago to be honest, but never got round to it. In the hope I’d find better Irish Pubs than these 5. But I haven’t…
The Night I Got Drunk For FREE at a Gay Rights Lecture in Sydney, Australia
Another of my weird and wonderful travel stories now. If you follow my blog, you’ll know I’m a cheapskate and I cut corners, and I’ll take anything if it’s FREE. Zoom back to November 2009…
Friday’s Featured Food: Australian Kangaroo Curry in Parramatta
With today’s Friday’s Featured Food comes an apology to any kangaroo loving people out there, of which some of my ex workmates and friends in Australia were. Personally I actually love kangaroo meat, and it’s…
The Day I…Got Rugby Tackled While Dressed as a Pint of Guinness!!
First up – it’s St. Patrick’s Day today – Sunday 17th March 2013… so Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!!! It is an Irish Day of the year and is widely celebrated worldwide. I grew up…
Working Wednesdays: PJ Gallagher’s Irish Pub , Parramatta, Australia
As long as I live I will never forget the magic of working in PJ Gallaghers Irish Pub in Parramatta, Australia. It sparked a new lease of life for me and was also my first…
Good Friday at Mount Druitt, Australia: Sunset, Barbecue, Drinks at Pauls…
Good Friday 2011 came round and having been working about 6 shifts a week for the last few months, I found myself with a lucky Good Friday off. In fact it was probably the only…