What is Zig-Zig, you ask? We’ll get there shortly, my scruffy faced little fauns. Our toasty little desert hams were roasting in the North Jordanian town of Madaba last time we met. Now the time had come to get our hams into the spam can and get down south into the breadbasket of Jordanian attractions.Continue reading “Zig-Zig in the Desert”
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Sailing to Mars: The Jordan Roadtrip
There comes a time in every hobo backpacker’s life when the destination comes before the wallet. The beaches of Seychelles, visiting the Vatican, and smuggling yourself into Pyeongyang are all off of the cheap asshole backpacking radar: yet they are tantalizing to the wanderlusting soul just as much as a dumpster full of sun-heated cinnamonContinue reading “Sailing to Mars: The Jordan Roadtrip”
Castles & Lions in Holy Spain
Fresh from our blue cheese and bagpipe filled jaunt through Asturias, Simon and I powered our little Baracuda West into Castilla y Leon. This is a part of Spain, I guarantee you, I knew absolutely nothing about. What I found out was that it was a place of pilgrims covered in red dust adhered withContinue reading “Castles & Lions in Holy Spain”
Misty Mountains & Lunar Deserts
When we last met, we were spreading fast in our silver Tuna, Natalia, towards the great unknown of the Basque lands. Since moving to Europe almost four years ago, the Basque country has fascinated me in the way a toy car does to a child. Something about the rocky cliffs, the intense desire for independence,Continue reading “Misty Mountains & Lunar Deserts”
Madrid and Cowboy Country
Big things have changed in my life, including finally receiving my degree from Aalborg University. With this piece of paper reading “You’re now an ‘adult’….on paper”, it’s time for me to venture out into this world with starry eyes and a can-do attitude (or whatever). But not without a good ramble first. Yes, before IContinue reading “Madrid and Cowboy Country”
The Weekend Rambler 