I’m just wrapping up my time here in America, and I wanted to finish it off with a post about some of the things I’ve noticed here that are, well, just generally better than in other places. Sure, America has that wacky obsession with gun ownership, and a love of policing the world, and you can drive through whole states without finding anything other than country music to … [Read more...]
Athens from the Sea, or, How I Nearly Died.
“That’s a big camera!”, exclaimed the Captain. Leaning in, he conspiratorially whispered: “Would you like to go up the mast?” I peered up into the sky, into which the mast disappeared like a beanstalk. I looked back at the Captain, wondering if this was some sort of practical joke. “Sure, why not”, I replied, not clear as I did so who was more surprised, me, with my … [Read more...]
Funky French Facts for some Friday Fun
France! It’s just over the channel from the UK, but that stretch of water seems to have created a larger cultural divide than you might imagine. Or maybe it was the years and years of wars. Having now lived here for a couple of years, I’ve observed a few things that surprised me, and learnt a few others that surprised me even more! So when you visit from the UK (or other … [Read more...]
Overeating in Costa Brava
Those of you who follow me are probably aware that I don’t exactly focus on food on this blog. Sure, I did that post on my favourite burgers, and I do enjoy the act of eating food, but I’ve never really gotten round to real “food blogging”. There are a variety of reasons for this. The main one is that to be a dedicated food blogger, you generally spend more time looking at … [Read more...]
Sex when travelling: location, location, location
There are two things that the internet is better at than anything else: providing pictures of cats in a variety of cute / hilarious / tragic poses, and providing graphic pictures of people engaging in intimate acts. This post is not going to be heavily featuring one of those things. Today I’m going to be taking a look at the various options travellers have for … [Read more...]
Three stupendously awesome burgers
I would make a terrible food blogger. Here’s a post about three phenomenal burgers, and I have no pictures of any of them to share with you. This was probably a testament to the incredible nature of these beasts – there was simply no time for pause and reflection. It was just eat or.. well. Actually, that was just it. Eat. Instead of photos I’ve used my best … [Read more...]
Top five scenic toilets of New Zealand
The eyes of the world are about to turn on New Zealand for a little upcoming tournament involving an oddly shaped ball and burly men wearing short shorts. As a result, I imagine that the New Zealand tourism board is working feverishly to ensure that every last piece of information that the potential tourist could ever dream of needing is written and ready to go. Information on … [Read more...]