New Years in April
Stepping off the bus at the tourist mecca Koh San Road I was immediately attacked by a gang of water pistol wielding kids. I ran into a 7 Eleven, (nowhere is safe from 7 Elevens either) and the staff were wrapping the registers and surveillance cameras in glad wrap. Confused, I asked around as to what was going on and in disbelief ran to my usual backpackers under a barrage of water.
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Parties 4 Peace
Emilie McGlone is a very busy lady indeed. The Tokyo based twenty something spends her days as an International Co-ordinator for Peace Boat, a Japan based international non-governmental and non-profit organisation that works to promote peace, human rights, sustainable development and respect for the environment. As if that’s not enough, she also runs her own [...]
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Iconoclasistas
Spend some time walking the streets of Buenos Aires and you’ll soon see and feel the long, complex, twisted strands of political tension. On any given day you’re likely to encounter a mob of protesters blocking traffic, banging drums and chanting slogans. Strolling by a moment, depicting some revolutionary on horseback, you’ll be approached by [...]
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No Fin No Future
If there’s one animal that strikes fear in the heart of the general ocean going populous it’s the shark. Growing up in the 1980s, I like many others was prone to all media hype surrounding Great Whites. The Jaws films kept me awake at night and those T-shirts with fluoro shark bites streaming blood were [...]
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Pecha Kucha What The?
“Doing your first Pecha Kucha presentation is very much like the first time you have sex. You will be cripplingly nervous, your timing is all wrong and you have little idea of when it’s going to end.” – Yongfook, Web Producer
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