The Weekend Rambler

Always Authentic. Always on its own path.

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  • Metaphysical Souvenirs

    Denmark has steadily been opening up, which allowed me the ability to indulge in one of my favorite pre-quarantine activities: thrift shopping. To my peruser’s delight, one of the largest thrift shops in Aarhus is just up the street from my house. In it is a who’s who of knick-knacks and brick-a-brack and other hyphenated…

  • Travel the Mind to Pass the Time

    If you’re a wanderlusty one-man traveling flea circus-like I am, then I know how you feel right now. You’ve dropped your goddamn marbles on an ice-cold tiled floor and you’re wearing shorts and have to frozenly erode your knee ligaments to kowtow across each corner of the tiled floor to pick up each marble just…

  • Essential Apps for the Modern Backpackers (and Travelers in General)

    (Updated 12/14/2023) In my five years of backpacking and wandering, my trusty smartphone has been a constant companion, making my life a heck of a lot easier. At home, I embrace minimalism with an old clunker brick phone, but let’s face it: Smartphones have transformed us into both spoiled and better-equipped travelers. While I use…

  • How to Find Underground Music in Hong Kong

    So you’ve come to Hong-Kong for business or pleasure, and need to let your hair down. Or maybe you’ve moved here chasing a Cantonese bride and decided to start teaching English at a local school to pay the bills and need a way to relieve that stress. Maybe you’re an exchange student who works at…

  • Gambling for Panda Butts

    Saturday’s are probably one of the worst days to set an alarm for 8:00, but the adventure ahead will be worth rubbing my dry eyes over. I take the bus from Lingnan University directly to downtown Kowloon, right by the Star Ferry Port. My bare legs are covered in mosquito repellent, so the air smells…