Category Archives: Travel

The Isle of Wight

Posted on September 10, 2018 by odeboyz

Up by six, out by seven A two hour drive South Though the ‘New Forest’ It’s verdant green, still seems pristine Hedge-row flowers Created as nature’s, florist. We meet the others at the ferry The children, bright eyed Impatient to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Geoff Dyer ~ Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi

Posted on August 28, 2018 by odeboyz

This book is actually two books linked by the narrator, Jeff. The first half is of Jeff as a degenerate freelance journalist who hates both his job ‘writing shit articles’ and himself. He reflects on lost talent and an inability … Continue reading →

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Japanese commuters

Posted on August 17, 2018 by odeboyz

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Courage explained

Posted on December 15, 2017 by odeboyz

Courage is staying in a hotel which isn’t on Trip Advisor.   Chris

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The Amazing Size of Africa

Posted on October 24, 2017 by odeboyz

Africa is three times bigger than the USA. Look again at the standard Mercator map and you see that Greenland appears to be the same size as Africa, and yet Africa is actually fourteen times the size of Greenland! You … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Carl Hiaasen Omnibus~ Tourist Season, Double Whammy, Skin Tight

Posted on August 8, 2017 by odeboyz

This omnibus edition hits our value for money target and, even better, they are an excellent read. Hiaasen satirises Florida: this is basically impossible as Florida is self-satirising. Hiaasen’s targets are politicans, developers, criminals, businessmen, tourists and the annual influx … Continue reading →

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A safety briefing by a budget airline

Posted on July 28, 2017 by odeboyz

“We crash, we die,” said the pilot. “That gets the safety briefing out of the way.” Stephen Leather Hot Blood

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The Odeboyz Christmas Getaway

Posted on December 20, 2016 by odeboyz
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Rebranding Immigrants

Posted on October 1, 2016 by odeboyz

Immigrants are mobile human capital. Immigrants are poor tourists. Immigrants are citizens of the world. Chris

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Legal Molestation: a wordless poem

Posted on February 16, 2016 by odeboyz
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