Hello once again dear readers. It has been a while. For one reason or another I have disinclined to continue writing, choosing instead to procrastinate with horses. And other such shady characters. As a result, I am somewhat behind in regaling my adventures, so for the next few entries, we shall wind the clocks back. Come with me on …
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Hitchhike to India leg 30: Chisinau to Bucharest
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A poem for my father and for yours too
Shortly after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I penned the following words as a gift for my dads birthday. It seems fitting to share it with you today. Mum thought it would be too much to read it at his funeral, but we printed a copy out, and slipped it into the breast pocket of …
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Hitchhike to India; leg 29: Lviv to wherever.
As beautiful and as welcoming as Lviv was, events were taking a turn for the drunk. It was time to move on. Otherwise I’d get stuck in a wonderful dive bar called Bukowski’s. Those who know me fully understand how that man is my hero, so it was a dangerous place for me to be …
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Hitchhike to India leg 28: Kiev to Lviv and The Tunnel of Love
Oh lordy where do I begin. At the beginning I suppose. It was time to move on. Russian separatists, Canadian alcoholics and depression were getting the better of me. I don’t know what was making me lower; my recent romantic loss, or the last Game of Thrones episode. I dragged my carcass to the roadside at …
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Kiev today
“Oooooh don’t go to Ukraine!” Said everyone. “It’s dangerous!” Well so is your kitchen. After spending a couple of days aclimatising to the local vodka, I’ve ventured into the centre of this beautiful city, and I’ve never seen anything like it before. Now I’m not a political genius, or profess myself to have any actual …
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