Day 1,319: The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel
Sat 11.08.12: They say that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. I don’t necessarily believe that. I think home is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Today this…
Day 1,302: So Then…
Wed 25.07.12: Another hiatus. I hope you don’t see this as cheating. As I did in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, I will be returning to exactly the spot where I…
Day 1,300: Okay, Time Out!
Mon 23.07.12: There is no chance of me getting on board a cargo ship from Sri Lanka to Maldives. This is a rather unique situation and it’s taken 42 months…
Day 1,290: Odysseus Amongst The Sirens
Fri 13.07.12: In Homer’s Odyssey, our wily hero Odysseus had his men tie him to the ship's mast so he could hear the Siren’s song without dashing himself on the…
Day 1,282: It’s Not Dark Yet
Thu 05.07.12: The morning after the night before I jumped on the internet to find THE EMAIL. The email I had been waiting for, the email I had been dreading.…
Days 1,279-1,281: That Sinking Feeling
Mon 02.07.12 – Wed 04.07.12: Anita offered me her couch to crash out on, but by couch I mean ‘one of the three bedrooms in her amazing apartment on the…
Days 1,277-1,278: The Ministry of Crab
Sat 30.06.12 – Sun 01.07.12: You know that the dates and the time I’ve spent in Sri Lanka tally pretty much exactly with that of Cape Verde three years ago?…
Days 1,272-1,276: The Cultural Triangle
Mon 25.06.12 – Fri 29.06.12: And so it came to pass that Monday morning involved waking up with a monster can’t-believe-we-lost-on-penalties-AGAIN!!! hangover and as I rubbed the sleep out of…
Days 1,265-1,271: The Long and Shorts of It
Mon 18.06.12 – Sun 24.06.12: After returning to Negombo late on Sunday night, things were looking good. The ship leaving this weekend was going to take me to The Maldives,…
Days 1,258-1,264: Arrack Attack!
Mon 11.06.12 – Sun 17.06.12: After a quiet weekend in Negombo, I found myself in a bit of a rut. I wanted to go and explore the island, but also…