Here, I Made You A Flag
It has come to my attention that the Australian flag is boring and rubbish. According to flagsaustralia.com.au "there are no compelling reasons why [the Australian flag] should change." There are,…
What’s In Your Bag, Graham?
I often get asked what's in my bag. I’ve already done a blog on what (not) to take backpacking, but I didn’t really get into the technical stuff, so here…
The Seven Ages of Facebook
All the world’s a Facebook page, And all the men and women merely players; They have their laptops and their iPhones, And one user in their time plays many…
Day 886: An Open Letter to Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson
05.06.11: After the death threats I received for slagging off the Cape Verde police force on this very blog, I learnt a pertinent lesson: don’t say what you really think…
Day 885: The Frog and The Scorpion
04.06.11: It cracks me up that so much positive emphasis is put on stuff that is ‘natural’. Talk to your average punter in the street and they’ll invariably make the…
Day 884: A Greenpeace of My Mind
03.06.11: There’s a movie that I implore you all to watch: Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man. It tells the story of an incredibly stupid guy called Timothy Treadwell who thought that…
Day 883: A Breath of Fresh Air
02.06.11: For somebody with my fun-seeking personality traits it may come as a shock to some of you that I’ve never knowingly taken an illegal drug. The closest I’ve got…
Days 816-882: But I’m Still Here
27.03.11-01.06.11: I’ve been in a state of enforced hibernation for the last few months and I guess I owe you all an apology and an explanation. I’m sorry. I knew…