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Arrested as a ‘Spy’ in Saddam’s Iraq

Backpacking Saddam's Iraq in 1989 brought endless police hassles, and ultimately, we were arrested in Kurdistan - accused of being "spies."

Future Tourism

A social commentary piece about mass tourism from my New Zealand 2006 Art Exhibition: Journeys Across the Planet; Travels Inside My Head.

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Gorgeous Beach to Ourselves – Sa Huynh, Vietnam

Vietnam in 1994 having an entire beach (Sa Huynh) to ourselves to drink beer all day and watch the waves...

Today, War Tore Across Angkor

Mid '94 and the astonishing temples of Angkor were totally deserted - quiet, but in the countryside around, the civil war burst and flared.

Misguided Prayers at the Meiji Shrine – Tokyo

Making a prayer at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Careful what you wish for...

Protected: Busted With Grass in Colombia

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Protected: Love & Tequila Amid the Sun + the Moon

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Carnage Amid the Happy Night – Laos

Encountering a traffic accident in Laos gets me thinking about death and near accidents in West Africa.

Kenya – Fake Police or Corrupt Cops?

Fake police travel scam in Nairobi, Kenya. But were they fake police or corrupt cops? Read this crazy story and decide for yourself.

Protected: Fuckin’ Tourists!

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Seeking the Blood Diamonds of Sierra Leone

Traveling to the open-pit diamond mines of northern Sierra Leone, once land of civil war, brutal warlords, and "Blood Diamonds".

Iran – Navigating Chaotic Tehran

First impressions of traveling in Tehran - Iran, in 1990. Racing across the city in a taxi amid chaotic streets that seemed asking for accidents every minute.

Sarong – Chilled But Uncertain Times in West Papua

Journal entry from Sarong in outer-Indonesia - West Papua in search of my GFs, lost father she hadn't seen for 30 years.

Protected: Crazy in Yemen

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Police Hassles in Saddam’s Iraq

Entering a desert town in Saddam's Iraq seemed a quiet and friendly place - until trouble found me.

Protected: Burnt Dream Reality

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Quarantined in Covid-Hit China

From van-camping over a lake and mountain panorama in Yunnan, to being sent to a quarantine area during the initial Coronavirus outbreak in China.

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Jaded Traveler Blues in Cairo – Egypt

Sometimes travel is not always that great. Musings at the end of a trip, broke and confused, amid the woes of an awful hostel dorm.

Luxor – Modern Beast Amid An Ancient Beauty

Luxor can be painful beyond the ancient beauty - scammers, hawkers, gigolos and inflated prices. But it doesn't have to ruin your trip - try these tips!

Bolivia’s San Pedro Prison is Like No Other

Bolivia's San Pedro Prison is a brutal and surreal circus - where inmates run the system amid their kids, where anything goes and where you don't want to go, unless ...

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Drugged, Abducted, Robbed in Russia

Unconscious in the Siberian countryside ... WTF! Drugged, abducted, robbed, dumped. Crazy story and advice about avoiding this vicious scam.

Protected: The Smell From Hell – Chile

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Worst. Dental. Visit. Ever – Cambodia

In Cambodia, eating pork fried rice proves hazardous - rushing me to an urgent dental visit. But then the disaster really begins as I get more than I hoped for!