“We’re buying chocolate when we can’t afford bread”, or words to that effect, apparently delivered by the Macedonian government’s opposition leader in response to the state of the country today. He’s got a point. As I cross a new border in for what feels like forever, I’m struck by how much of the countryside could …
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Skopje
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Travel thievery
Several eventful weekends have been and gone, including a flying visit from my friend Mike, which did not disappoint. Wildman Wallace never fails to cause a stir, which unfortunately culminated in his wallet being stolen by some pock faced drug dealing dwarf. Unfortunately the thievery didn’t stop there, and just a few short days later …
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Women eh? Rolls eyes*
Ok so here we go with backdating stuff that’s happened in the past month, this entry taking place on the 8th of March. I’ve been having a jolly old time in Sofia as per norm, rattling around on the bar crawl, sleeping until four, and generally making a nuisance of myself. A small hostel family …
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New website!
Hello again! How I’ve missed you all! You may have wondered where on God’s green earth I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. Fear not dearest readers, for I will regale all. The reason I have not been knocking out prose with wild abandon and detailing my recent deep debauchery, is because I’ve been …
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Return to Sofia
The snow had melted to form miniature mountain ranges clinging to the roadside by the time I left Zagreb. I imagined tiny skiers slaloming down between the dirty rocks of melting slush. With hands shaken, I jumped in a cab to transport me to the bus station, where a 14 hour overnight journey awaited. I’d slept …
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Hannibal Lector shaving my balls
It’s been a while dear readers. You must forgive my tardiness, but I have always sought quality over quantity with my travel updates. As such (and as I’ve not been doing much traveling), not a great deal of adventure or excitement worthy of note has occurred (nothing I could print anyway), and so I have been …
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About a girl…
Florence. Two days before New Years Eve, which is without a doubt the most overrated shit-show of a spectacle the world will ever know. Or rather, not know. You apply so much effort and pressure upon yourself to have the greatest night you’ve ever had, and you question why you’re walking home alone at 4 am crying …
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Joy to the world…
You’re lucky. I was going to use ‘Bah Humbug’ as a title. My sister in her infinite wisdom has persuaded me not to be a Scrooge. But indulge me in a short vent if you will. After the recent melodramatic female related events of the last few days (which I assure you I will regale …
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When in Rome…
Make exactly the same joke that has been cracked for centuries. Honestly I’ve sickened myself with it, because here I reside, getting up to more mischief, and utilising the saying as an excuse. Do the bar staff have a sweep stake on you for when you’re going to die? Oh well – when in Rome. 24 Bloody …
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Selfie in Venice
About 4 hours up the road from Zagreb sits Venice, Italy. I have never been to Italy. How hard can it be to hitch a ride to this popular destination, leaving most of my stuff behind? I packed my guitar, three-T-shirts, an undisclosed amount of underwear, a pair of jeans, a camera and some hair …
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