February 2009

The Reprint: ‘Punch, Drunk, Love’

February 26, 2009

Russia is macho. Resilient. Fearless. But even the strongest of souls will succumb to the trance inducing effect of their local water. Read, vodka. They love the stuff. Alcoholism is more a local hobby.

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Life of a Travel Blogger

February 21, 2009

Tip tap tap. Read. Review. Refine. Tip tap tap. Read. Review. Refine. So the life of a blogging traveller goes. Endlessly scraping the travel-related news from the surface of their lives and smearing it into what some construe to be “incredibly inspiring”, while others conclude it to be “absolute bollocks!” and “so far from the truth!” they actually wonder if “the author has just conjured up the post from conversations with their mate’s ex-girlfriend, or combined the latest National Geographic with the 1984 Rupert Annual.”

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The Reprint: ‘Friends’

February 19, 2009

If it’s true that you can judge a man by the company he keeps then I reckon I’m up for some sort of global award. Everywhere I go I’m surrounded by insanely loyal friends, and even for the enemies I hurl mental rocks at I hold some deep-rooted passion. This weeks Reprint is a demonstration […]

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The Reprint: ‘A Boyhood Dream’

February 12, 2009

No Nike rucksack. No TMNT pencil case. No “I Heart Your Mum” scrawled crudely across an exercise book. No crumpled timetable. No line for chips and coke at lunch. No wallsy at break. No hour of “là où est la piscine”, or two hours of trigonometry. This weeks Reprint image is brought to you from […]

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Chariots & Fire

February 9, 2009

In India you ride an Enfield. In England you drive a Mini. In Mongolia you ride a horse. In Africa you roam your cow. In Spain you walk your burro. In Holland you ride your bicycle. In Wales you ride a sheep. Here in Australia, you drive a ute. A what? A ute. A flute, […]

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The Reprint: ‘A Finer China?’

February 6, 2009

It’s no secret that China is building bridges in both the literal and physical senses and it’s a consequential fact that their economy is blowing smoke in the face of their environment, and their population. This weeks Reprint image is a soft example of pre-Olympic Beijing.

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Can’t Stand the Heat?

February 2, 2009

Hot. So. Hot. I woke this morning feeling twenty years younger. Then I opened my eyes and realised I hadn’t wet myself, I’d sweat myself. I showered and dried. Then sweat again. I walked to the shop, but soon slowed to a slumped staggered. I felt like a tortured sprite being forced along the length […]

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