Damascus in a word: Volatile. Chance of Hooking up: 2 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.75 / 5 Nightlife: 1.5 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 2 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $4 average per 330ml bottle. Bed: $20 for a private room. Bud: $5 per gram. Board: $1 or less for a yummy falafel sub. Budget other: Old town is […]
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Beirut City Guide (Lebanon)
Beirut in a word: Fine. Chance of Hooking up: 3 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.5 / 5 Nightlife: 3.75 / 5 Smoking tolerance level: 2.5 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $5 average per 330ml bottle. Bed: $40 for cheapest private room. $12 per dorm. Bud: $5 per gram. Board: $3.50 for a killer street hot dog. […]
Debriefing: The Siege of the Levant
I’ve gotten a lot of interest about my latest Siege, considering I’ve been pretty much off the radar the last fortnight. So I’ll debrief you guys… Where were you? The Levant: an area that, historically, roughly corresponds to greater Syria. In the modern day, it encompasses: Lebanon Syria Jordan Palestine Israel Who were the crew? At […]
Greetings from Syria!
Hey amigos, Sorry I haven’t posted in the last week. The internet over here is brutal. Sorry what has the Nomad been up to??? Well you know I love dodgy places so I’m in Damascus, Syria with two other crewmembers. This place is AWESOME!!! Ok the nightlife is kinda shit, and they’re are dozens of […]
My Iranian Flag
The other week in Cyprus I was pretty smitten when I captured my Iran flag on Friday night. I’ve had people wondering how it went down. The key points are in bold. Pre-meet The night before I’d just gotten my Cypriot flag, so my mindset was rock solid. I was on form. I’d messaged a girl […]
Snapshot: Istanbul, Turkey
Snapshots are mini town/city guides for smaller places or cities I have only experienced briefly. Here’s a little snapshot of Istanbul. What are one’s first impressions of Istanbul? Most visitors stay in the historical Sultanahmet area. From here, Istanbul looks absolutely beautiful. Truly, it is one of the world’s great cities. It’s highly developed, more so than most […]
Dating Diaspora & Refugee stats
Continued for part 1… (Again, take this article with a grain of salt) Refugee stats Take a look at the stats above. Awful as it is, there is a bright side to populations being displaced… What happens when a beautiful young woman discovers the world of sexual liberalism? She can remain behind the bastion of creed and […]
The Tale of Yoshiaki
It’s 3AM on a freezing February morn in Bucharest, Romania. I stumble into my hostel, plonk my ass down in the kitchen and begin checking my emails. I’m notice the smell of cigarette smoke. I look up and see a rather gaunt looking Asian guy at the window sill, quietly observing the streets below. He’s the first […]
The Limerick of Budva
A pirate danced with his crew, He stumbled upon a hot Jew, A body to thrill, He went for the kill, Oh man was she able to screw. and screw… and screw… and screw.