If you’re happy and you know it, clap your … ah, fuck it
Finland is the happiest nation in the world for the seventh year running.
Imagine living in a country where everyone is happy, year after year. It would be too terrible for words. I’ve been to Finlan...
Bailing for warmer, brighter climes
Looks like I escaped from the heart of darkness just in time. Power cuts are now affecting the production of frozen French fries and it won’t be long before they run out. A country without slap chips ...
Back in the belly of the beast
You'll no doubt be pleased to hear that I am back from my so-called vacation and will no longer be subjecting you to stories of howler monkeys, unrequited priapisms and near death experiences.
A comb...
Happier than a condemned kangaroo
I watched a video on Twitter from someone called Oleksandra Matviichuk. He was sitting behind the wheel of a van and looked like a rally driver – peak cap, teardrop sunglasses, overalls. Turning to th...
No more pura vida
My holiday in Costa Rica is over and I am on my way home. Three months have flown by in the blink of a fish on a bicycle. Since the concept of time has become meaningless, feel free to make up your ow...
Jabless in Central America
I would like to know where my bloody vaccine is. I check my email every day and still no invitation from the government. Am I not vulnerable enough? Does my demographic not exist in sufficiently large...
Warning: Outbreak of mass stupidity – contagious
I recently broke one of my cardinal rules, which is unusual because I don't believe in rules, let alone cardinals. It wasn't the “don't drink tequila and suggest marriage” rule. That one, I don't brea...
Getting high in Central America
A clammy equatorial fug hit me as I sloped out of Juan Santamaria International Airport with the ink of a three-month visa still wet in my passport. Fug this, I thought. Worse than Durban in February....