Everything in its Right Place

Break in the Clouds The stones upon dead beaches  lie with oil that’s dripping. And the cry of all the wildlife echoes in the distance. Along with all the voices of the ones that weren’t “God’s children”. So you walk with eyes shut tight for how else can you glimpse a future? And try to keep your mind straight,  your body calm and sober. For within the darkness you search for the silhouette of justice, which has, long been smothered by the prime minister of hatred who speaks with a slippery tongue and is a master of phatic language. Seek from him only lies for he’s not known for honest answers. And then plead for the rain to stop. So tired, tired of waiting, waiting for a break in the clouds. The road like a line drawn by a fat magic marker. The engine like a static on a once harmonious frequency. The ale that kept you warm has since left you cold and empty.  Close these beaten eyes momentarily to perceive, the nigh...

The Treehouse          “I honestly don't know how many times I have to tell you Jack; I am not having another year of you letting our son down”.          “Well what do you want me to do?” Jack spoke with growing impatience and anger. It wasn't as if he was indifferent or apathetic to her cause. He wanted the same thing. He was just fed up of having the same argument over and over and getting nowhere. Is this what it all becomes? That sweet scent and inseparable moments turned to ashes, still clinging but untenable, like the sole of an old pair of shoes.           “Look I know I promised him this and I don’t want to go back on my word, I know it won’t set a good- “          “You’re too right it won’t set a good example Jack. If this was the first time I think I’d understand but it’s becoming rid...

Hysterical Bi-sexual Don’t get me wrong,  Vicky Cristina Barcelona  (2008) is an awful film, but yet I still enjoyed it. Woody Allen’s film, funded in part by the Spanish government, follows two women Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) as they spend the summer in Barcelona.  First, let’s unpack the clear two atrocities of the film. For one there is the narrative, which honestly feels like a wet dream that Woody Allen had one night, in which three of the most attractive women you can think of are literally falling for him. Him in the films case is Juan Antonio Gonzalo (Javier Bardem), a Spanish painter who we first meet in a restaurant propositioning Vicky and Cristina for a threesome. Ridiculous from the outset, it is a vaguely familiar trope; two oppositional American tourists, one artistic and capricious (Cristina) and the other uptight and unhappily engaged (Vicky), both falling for the exotic native (Antonio Gonzalo), the only one to fulf...

Ten Top Tips for Traveling Solo in Southeast Asia... Ok. So we all now it takes a hell of a lot to get on that plane to the other side of the world on your own. Believe me, standing in that check in line at Heathrow I almost let the blind panic take over and send me on my heels running out of the departure doors and calling my Mum to come and pick me up. But I didn't, and you know what? Everything was fine. In fact, more than fine... everything was incredible. Phew. So first of all, stop panicking and get out there, and if you're alone, still get out there! I done a small section of my trip with a friend and actually found that travelling solo is better. Anyway, the purpose of this post is just to provide some tips to any future solo travellers. Some are painfully obvious, but some I learnt along the way and wished I'd known from the start. So read up, take the leap and book your flights! 1. Books, Music, Podcasts and Movies So here's the thing....