High Times in the Southern Alps

I am back in Christchurch now after an exciting three days in the alpine village of Arthur’s Pass and surrounding peaks. Rusty (pictured rght) just about made the 1000m climb up to the village but not without spilling some oil. I am taking her to the garage tomorrow to see how serious the oil leak … Read more

Leaving the City today for the mountains

The World Buskers Festival has been excellent. One minor annoyance is that everything is suppose to be free and donations are appreciated. The reality is that donations are compulsory on entry and start at $5! I don’t have a problem paying to see live acts but donations should not be compulsory! Anyway Rusty and I … Read more

Me and Rusty Hoe

There is a new woman in my life. The first car I saw I bought. There is no messing around with me these days. I used to be indecisive but now I’m not too sure. Anyway it is a 1985 Ford Laser ‘Ghia’, rusty red with the word ‘slut’ keyed onto the door and the … Read more

Hello from the land of the long white cloud

Well I finally made it to Christchurch, New Zealand after an exhausting journey of three budget airlines and three countries over three days. My first thought; it’s is nice to be back in a world that does not require air-conditioning. I decided to take the budget route from Asia to New Zealand using Tiger Airways … Read more

Leaving Asia today

I am now in the shopping mecca of Singapore and tomorrow I will wake up in Darwin, Australia. I do like Singapore although I can see why it might not be to everyones taste. I also find the people here very friendly and helpful without the fake smiles. I was on the rather flash MRT … Read more

My first $100 day from web sites

I know I only posted yesterday but thought I would give a quick mention to a rather important personal milestone that I have reached (if you are a geek like me and hang out on webmasterworld.com you’ll understand). Yes I finally had my first USD$100 (£57.00) day yesterday and I am quite thrilled as you … Read more

All work and no play

Well it has been a while since I have updated the working nomad blog but this has been due to some hard work that I have been putting in to my web sites. Also nothing else particularly interesting has happened and I am back in the capital of Malaysia now before heading to my 5th … Read more