AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008 | Views [302]
I’ve been running. I admit it. I’ve been suffering the controversial ‘cultural cringe’ for most of my life. When the opportunity arrived to escape, I took it. I’ve been living abroad for 11 years. And I came back to a slap in the face. ... Read more >
Tags: relationships, responsibility
INDIA | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008 | Views [415] | Comments [2]
‘Do not give beggar’s money. You are their biggest problem.’ As soon as I saw the sign, I walked right into the shop. The man behind the desk looked tough. He was a Sikh. (tell tale signs of turban, silver bracelet, beard) With my most ... Read more >
Tags: children, india, beggars, scams
GERMANY | Saturday, 22 Mar 2008 | Views [303] | Comments [1]
I'd never heard of the place. It was purely by chance that we went. Albert and I were going to meet, for the first time, on 'neutral territory'. We’d met in Hamar, Norway , and in Barcelona, Spain . Now it was time to meet without friends ... Read more >
Tags: romantic, relationships
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 21 Mar 2008 | Views [620]
Our journal title is inspired by Little Britain . For those uninitiated into the delights of this duo, we have selected a short scene for you reading pleasure. Lou: Right. I've got the brochures here. Now, let's have a look and see where ... Read more >
Tags: humour, florida
HUNGARY | Friday, 21 Mar 2008 | Views [321]
Preliminary stages It was suppose to be our first road trip together. We compromised because Albert has done this kind of thing before, and I was more of a sit in a hotel and watch cable tv sipping any alcoholic beverage in between shopping ... Read more >
Tags: relationships
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 | Views [220]
What seems to be the problem? Actually, we’re really really busy. We’re working on several ideas to launch new careers while simultaneously keeping our old jobs alive and feeding us. We’re also home schooling an 8 year old who suffers ... Read more >
Tags: retirement, relationships
SPAIN | Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 | Views [348]
It was a pleasure trip. We were lucky to leave the confines of our apartment. It was the 5 th time we’d met, and Albert and I were still blinded by our own projections – in other words, in, what is commonly known to the world, ... Read more >
Tags: catalunya
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 | Views [204]
Or otherwise entitled, When nobody wants to take responsibility for the decision making process because I’m easy going and I don’t mind what I eat, but…. Put two indecisive people together, three streets of restaurants, a rather ... Read more >
Tags: relationships, dining
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 | Views [1483]
Strike me down, but it was a bit of a surprise. There, on the beach, three different groups of men were throwing their legs into the air as lightly as any 6 year old girl. And I thought, well then, if they can, so can I. And voila.... Read more >
Tags: byron bay, camping, camping
INDIA | Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 | Views [301]
Rats! I was standing on the platform, and felt, rather than saw, the ground shifting beneath me. No, I wasn't the victim of any kind of drug taking (though we'd been warned about accepting drinks from strangers). On closer inspection, the shifting ... Read more >
Tags: trains, sunrises, india
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