Category: Living Abroad
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Monkeys are Bastards.
And sometimes you have to think about how to best survive a monkey attack while being unable to keep a straight face and only holding a wine glass… A podcast from a little while back
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Blown Away
This is Majuro International Airport. Yes, it is that close to the sea. I remember when we flew into it after 3 days of travelling to the Marshall Islands, looking out of the plane window and only being able to see water as we landed. It was like we were Jesus – which is kind…
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Driving in Phuket
I drove in Phuket today. It was like being in a computer game. Your mission: ensure a cheery disposition at all times by singing to music illegally downloaded from YouTube in the 2000s, and NEVER honk your horn while avoiding the following: white bearded topless men on scooters wobbly weaving in and out of traffic…
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The Great Chicken Nugget Shortage of 2020
I don’t believe Covid-19 was started by bats. I think chickens got together and came up with an elaborate plan not to be eaten, ala Chicken Run, then blamed it all on the bats. We have no nuggets. Since like July time. Because of Covid. Because of the chicken conspiracy. People are coping okay with…
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How I ended up on a dot in the middle of the Pacific
I always had ambitions to travel. I remember being young and my parents (while they were still together) taking us to places while they tried to get visas for Australia. Aged 11, I remember my mam talking about nurses who’d emigrated to Saudi Arabia who earned a fortune working for people who had gold taps…
The Geordie Migrant 