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I Had a Mushroom Shake in Thailand and All I Got Was This Stupid CD

I Had a Mushroom Shake in Thailand and All I Got Was This Stupid CD

February 10, 2021
by Pat Boxall
Thailand Yarns, Yarns

I can’t even show you the CD. Why? Because I threw that five-track motherfucker straight into the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok’s crystal clear aquatic thoroughfare….

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A Pint of Purpose

A Pint of Purpose

January 15, 2018
by Pat Boxall
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The Orkney Tourist Board strongly advises not going to Orkney to see the Northern Lights. It admits that yes, you can see the Northern Lights…

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50 Shades of G'Day

50 Shades of G’Day

November 20, 2017
by Pat Boxall
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My friend Ryan took acid once. That’s not to say he’d never taken acid previously. Nor was he my friend, actually. But if you knew…

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Wankers, Walkers and Pilgrimages

Wankers, Walkers and Pilgrimages

August 21, 2017
by Pat Boxall
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Drew sat back, raised his glass to the light and took a sip. “If it’s less than 13.5%,” he proclaimed, “it’s like kissing your sister.”…

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Try New Things - Except Bikram

Try New Things – Except Bikram

May 8, 2017
by Pat Boxall
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I’m on a mission to try new things. Not necessarily huge endeavours, just a little something I’ve never done before. I’ve always felt happiest when…

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Love and Other Bugs

Love and Other Bugs

June 6, 2016
by Pat Boxall
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China is a confusing place, an ecosystem of pure juxtaposition. Hauntingly beautiful one minute, yet infuriating the next, my mind was often clouded. But you…

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What I Learned from John the Drifter

What I Learned from John the Drifter

May 26, 2016
by Pat Boxall
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John was someone I most likely would’ve never spoken to, let alone made prolonged eye contact with, if circumstance hadn’t brought us together. We first…

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