Jim Travels The World

last sunday in st. kilda, the area in melbourne formerly known as the best place for quality drugs & prostitutes, is now home to an annual festival celebrating festivities of st. kildaness here are some of the highlights from our visit: heaps of people young ladies silent clubbing. i hear it's big in the UK, i could not envision why. it looks retarded. kite sailing.

messages on the walls of the train   because snarky wisdom has always changed my behavior for the better

In Amurrica, what we would call white trash or redneck or hick, in Oz is called the "bogan". In my neighborhood, we don't often spot this elusive creature, but I spied one near the South Yarra train station yesterday: note the telltale signs of a bogan: 1. half-shaved, half-mulleted quasi-dreaded hair. 2. "High-Vis" gear, indicating a blue-collar profession 3. High Vis gear is dirty, prolly not washed in several days 4. Short shorts 5. Thick socks and boots, in the middle of summer Other signs, not pictured: Heavy metal tattoos, can of alco-pop, sneering expression. I apologize for the substandard picture quality, but i only had a few moments to get my phone out to snap a picture of this elusive beast. If you see one out in the wild, do not approach . Instead, take all necessary precautions: If he presents his teeth or shows any other sign of aggression, gather any children with you close, make yourself very "tall" and wave your arms above your head wh...

now that i've made the trip across the Pacific ocean a total of 5 times, i'm beginning to consider myself experienced in the art of Long-Range Inter-Continental Travel. Flying 2 hours from denver to LA, then 14 from LA to sydney, then 1 more hour to melbourne can take its toll on someone. when I get to the gate and the people start to file in, we all cautiously look around at each other. these people are going to be my roommates for the next 16 hours or so. no one looks happy, but we all just know if we can get through it, then we have the customs & immigration post-flight grilling to look forward to! There are a few simple things you can do to ensure your travel is easier: make sure you have one of those curvy travel pillows. it sucks to wake up with neck pain halfway through a long flight an ipod/laptop/portable media player with extra batteries or charger. you really can't count on the in-fight entertainment, because they always pretty much just show the newest san...