Fraser Balaam is someone who uses travel to access absurd situations, like the time he was hit by a car immediately after being blessed by a monk in Kathmandu. He enjoys writing travel yarn based on the little things he sees here and there, and his work has appeared in the Guardian. Fraser was born in Somerset and is banned from Stonehenge. It’s a long story.
Kathmandu is not a city to go to if you are looking for peace and quiet. Rather than being a place in which to unwind it’s a city of boundless expression. Kathmandu has the all the furious car horns and richly spiced street food of South Asia, with its narrow streets dimmed by the tall [...]
Perhaps we’re just too used to the obvious purpose of things these days, maybe that’s why we feel the need to experiment. Take bridges – why cross them when you can jump off them dangling on a cord attached to your groin? Why get on an aeroplane only to land comfortably when you can open [...]
‘The usual?’ The man in Gloria Jeans asked as I reached the counter. The usual? Blimey, I thought, I’ve been coming here too much. I stood back, looked at the menu and ordered the usual. After 3 months living in Sydney I had started to feel predictable and stale. I loved Sydney and the small-boy-in-the-big-city [...]
‘You can’t go to Oslo just for the day!’ Dan swatted my idea away. ‘Why not?’ ‘Because it’s miles away. What would you do there, anyway? There can’t be many things to do in Oslo for day-trippers.’ ‘I’ll get lunch or something. It’s an adventure! Imagine the headlines: Boy Goes to Oslo for Afternoon.’ Admittedly, it [...]
‘This road, very safe!’ Abu-Zaid said, attempting to reassure me as I noticed the broad dent on the bumper of his once white car. I was a little nervous, hitch-hiking isn’t one of the more common things to do in Jordan and, although he meant well, bringing up the issue of safety wasn’t the most [...]
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