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Amman City Guide (Jordan)

Amman City Guide (Jordan)

The City Sprawl Amman in a word: Lame. Chance of Hooking up: 1.5 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3 / 5 Nightlife: 1.5 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $6 average per 330ml bottle. Bed: $30 for a private room. Board: $1 for a chicken brain sandwich. Budget other: The nightlife is horribly spread out so […]

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Damascus City Guide (Syria)

Damascus City Guide (Syria)

Central Souq Damascus in a word: Volatile. Chance of Hooking up: 2 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.75 / 5 Nightlife: 1.5 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $4 average per 330ml bottle. Bed: $20 for a private room. Board: $1 or less for a yummy falafel sub. Budget other: Old town is the perfect place to do some […]

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Beirut City Guide (Lebanon)

Beirut City Guide (Lebanon)

City Centre  Beirut in a word: Fine. Chance of Hooking up: 3 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.5 / 5 Nightlife: 3.75 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $5 average per 330ml bottle. Bed: $40 for cheapest private room. $12 per dorm. Board: $3.50 for a killer street hot dog. Budget other: Clubs on Monot street are […]

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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 […]

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Me in Umayyad Mosque, Damascus - yesterday.

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 […]

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10 turn-offs for guys

10 turn-offs for guys

Of course this list will be a little subjective but I think all guys can relate. Girls, listen up. Here are 10 reasons why you can’t pull a decent guy. Some of you may be offended, but these are honest. These are things you work on. Embrace, don’t hate. 1. You’re Fat When you step on the […]

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My Pics: 7 from Cairo to Cape Town

RANDOM FACT: The bungee that snapped yesterday in Africa – that was the same place I did my first jump! Anyway. I get a lot of request for more pics on this site. I travel so much, yet I rarely show you guys what I snap. I’m going to change that from now on. Here […]

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To My Haters… (a poem)

You don’t get a million hits without garnering a faithful bunch of envious, conceited pricks to rain on your parade. I actually get strangely giddy reading posts, comments and mail from my haters, so I thought I’d reciprocate with a sextet of verses… Ahem. To my haters… You say I am crazy, you say I am haughty, A […]

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