Many Western folk live in a multi-storied apartment building .. the rent for this costs them heaps of money. To earn that money they have to work long hours, plus drive through peak hour traffic etc. However, folk in places like this Solomon Island village have to pay no rent, no electricity or gas bills, … Read more
Cruising on a sail boat can be a fantastic way of life. You are free as the wind, no fixed d schedules, just living every moment at one with nature All you need is a yacht. To acquire one, many folk work hard, save, then work even harder, for many years to acquire the yacht … Read more
This photo may shock you. On the left is modern civilisation in the form of an aeroplane, while in the wheelbarrow is an eternal example of what they call “Payback” In PNG they firmly believe in “an eye for an eye” .. if someone dies, then another tribe must pay the consequences. For example if … Read more
They say when you are dying, your life flashes before your eyes. I was dying, and the life which flashed by was no ordinary one. Here I was, not far below the ocean surface, tied to the bottom by a rope around one foot, when it all vividly returned. My good mate Turk and I … Read more
Isn’t it funny the different ways we can make a living. Working hard on a jackhammer will earn you so much an hour, while simply sitting on a horse smoking cigarettes for a TV commercial earns far more. Ah well .. most of the original “Marlboro Men” died ages ago, then tobacco advertising was banned … Read more
Sailing can be such a magic thing to experience in life, especially in remote parts of our world. So many folk dream about doing it .. sometime in the future. But why not right now ? Sure some yachts are expensive, even as much as a modern house. But you do not need an expensive … Read more
On the west coast of Sumartra is a town called Padang. It’s a pretty place, right on the ocean, and home to a massive bus terminal. It was no problem finding seats on one loaded to the max with trade goods and luggage, but once it’s driven onto a new weighbridge, and is apparently too … Read more
When travelling south from Egypt to Sudan, we crossed the Aswan Dam on this old barge. It was a two day voyage where we simply slept on deck. I was till wearing Egyptian clothes and the locals love to join in singing. Most of these men did not understand the English words, but they sure … Read more