Hitch
Hitching: The Power of Thumb
Ever wonder what kind of people pick up hitch hikers???? Yes, they gave me a ride…. Well, 500+ hitch hikes later, on 6 continents, I’m still trying to work that out!! But I can Read more…
Hustle
The Real World Can Be Good For You
Thirty. Broke. Unemployed. Single… it’s not quite what I pictured… but man was I loving life! It was a big step, but after three years of flightlessly travelling towards Spain, I decided to take a Read more…
Explore
New Zealand – Held Captive Against my Will
New Zealand, the picturesque setting of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit… a land of beautiful mountains, picturesque waters, crazy adventures and prison…. A 3 year reunion with former yacht-sinking desert-island marooning legend Read more…
Sail
Baguette it or not
And then there was land. Lots and lots of land. Too much land in fact. We wanted to see it all (but couldn’t. obviously.). It’s hard to think back to two months ago when we Read more…
Sail
Time to Leave… For Real this Time!
We should have known that Panama wouldn’t let us go too easily… It’s Panama…. Nothing and I mean NOTHING is easy!!! I successfully checked us out in the manner our wonderful agent had advised (you Read more…
Sail
Flipping Panama
The seas are always bluer on the other side .Or at least they appear to be. But the surface of Panama city is deceiving. There’s far too much craziness that lies beneath. After a couple Read more…
Sail
Oh Captain, My Captain
Every captain has a parrot, a wooden leg and an eye patch. Everyone knows that. I learned it when I was 4… But as I rocked up at my very first sailing boat (Fiddler) back Read more…
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Life’s a celebration!!!
Because sometimes when you try and subtly lick, it backfires, and they lick back…. It’s 4am and my alarms yelling at me to get up. It’s the last thing that I wanted to do after Read more…
Sail
New crew, new countries, and a shower
(Petite Piton, Saint Lucia) After putting it off for four or fourteen or maybe even a few more days than that; I’m proud to announce I’ve finally had a shower… I think the whole of Read more…
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Friday the Fourteenth
A terrible thing just happened… I found out it was February… I’m not quite sure how that happened!!?? And, to make things worse, someone just pointed out that Friday’s valentines day… After redigesting the mini Read more…