A Day Out At The Speedway In Poznan, Poland

by | Jul 28, 2017

My knowledge about Speedway is minimal so it was quite the surprise for me to see the competitors would be racing on motorbikes, rather than in cars. The rain had been intense less than two hours before the U21- World Championship Speedway was due to start at the...

Hiking Montserrat, An Epic Day Trip From Barcelona

by | Jul 25, 2017

When I was putting a piece together about awesome day hikes in Europe, hiking Montserrat was one of the contributions. I feel like Montserrat is one of those places I’ve heard of before, but had no idea where it was. On closer inspection, this became a must do...

Watching The Incredible Human Towers In Barcelona

by | Jul 24, 2017

I’m not one for history, so the walking tour of Barcelona had been a bit of a bore for the first hour. One highlight was seeing an under cover cop catch three pretty girls pickpockets who stole a phone from a lady on our tour. She had no clue her phone was...

Visit The Cies Islands: The Best Day Trip From Vigo

by | Jul 17, 2017

I’d never heard of Vigo until March 2017 when I met Viguesa Diana in India. A few months later, I’d find myself visiting her home town with another friend, Victoria. Victoria & I had minimal knowledge of Vigo. We put our trust in Diana who insisted we...

Total Immersion Swimming Review: Learning To Swim As An Adult

by | Jul 14, 2017

“As part of the curriculum this year, you all need to complete a triathlon.” – 7th Form PE Teacher Those were the words from our PE teacher at the start of the year. I was pooping myself with my lack of swimming ability. My running and cycling were...

WTF! I Represented New Zealand. In Poker!?

by | Jul 13, 2017

This happened way back in 2009 (beardless Jub), but representing New Zealand was pretty epic. This is the World Cup of Poker as I recall the events as a shy guy who didn’t know much about the world beyond New Zealand (or anything else as you’ll see at the...