Curioso
Happy Birthday to me soon in Mongolia…and why do I want to celebrate my 60th birthday there?
Tag: travel
Unreasonable Fear
Want to know my secret fear…or at least intense dislike? Read on to find out, although you’ve already got a clue…
Prepping for Mongolia
We’re getting ready for a bikepacking trip in Mongolia. How might this be this similar to preparing for a doomsday event?
A Picture Can Tell 1000 Lies
The old adage suggests a picture is worth 1000 words. But how many of those words are true?
Hurry Up and Wait
Time for a typhoon? Can you trust the media to tell you accurately whether a typhoon is turning up? Can you trust the media to tell you anything with accuracy? Should you just have a coffee and see what happens?
Error of Judgment
When you publically make a huge error of judgment, what should happen? Losing your platform, as happened recently to Kyle Gass when performing with Jack Black, is probably appropriate. So, what should happen to Trump?
Coffee & Cadiz
Life was pleasantly slow and coffee was cheap in Spain. And there were no takeaway coffee cups. Is this a state New Zealand could aspire to?
How Far Do We Have to Go?
There are so many ways to measure how far you have to walk, metric is easiest but links, chains and furlongs are entertaining.
When in Norway…
As well as seeing fantastic arctic Norwegian scenery, we’ve learned a little about Norwegian culture while ski touring. Here are some highlights…
Mullygrubbing
Mullygrub – an excellent word with a four-hundred-year etymology that has taken it from referring to a headache to referring to an Australian bowling an underarm cricket ball. Or is that the same thing?