On the backpacker’s road I’ve witnessed this phenomenon of moral dexterity often, especially pertaining to food, as well as drug use. It’s not uncommo ...
What do football, flags, racism and same sex marriage have in common? Based on recent debates in news and social media (both locally and abroad) the o ...
As a film and television graduate with a strong international background in media production I’m always mindful of a city’s character in the lexicon o ...
With my American girlfriend’s recent arrival in Australia, I found myself struggling in the lead up to her inaugural Australia Day to give context to ...
Three months since my girlfriend and I have been going Dutch in our regular sojourns to the local pub she asks me to buy her a drink – not out of chiv ...
When I first met Sean Fentross he was on the less favored side of the bar at Closed for Business. Son of a Marine and self-declared army brat, Sean mo ...
It's only fair I should start by clarifying if you’re looking for 12 ways to make yourself feel happy, or better this isn't the blog for you. I'm not ...
Katherine DuPre represents a noticeable and enviable trend in Charleston – people who are passionate about what they do and love their work. She curr ...
Joy has a twin sister called Charity. They are twenty-four. Joy owns a shitbox Honda Civic that she lives out of – she’s going to sell it at the end o ...
Sat barefoot in jeans and a loose shirt in the corner of Mt Peasant’s Dog and Duck, local musician Thomas Champagne could easily trick you into thinki ...
As an environmental lawyer in Charleston Heather Murray’s upstate charm and easy-going nature belies her commitment and focus to environmental conserv ...
Career profiles commssioned as part of INPEX's campaign to highlight the strengths and values of the company, as well as support the recruitment proce ...
One might easily think so given the recent, cumulative increases in visa application fees that went up again on 1st September 2013. Suborned by the lu ...
India for so long has been travelled, idolised, loathed and revered in literature and backpacking jive – stories, experiences, enlightenment and tumul ...
At the start of November my girlfriend and I decided to do a Pisgah Weekender – hiking a multi-day loop around Shinning Rock. The confluent region of ...
Since relocating to Charleston I’ve noticed a peculiar trend amongst locals when discussing the state of the public transport system – everyone has an ...
Dan and I met for the first time just shy of a year ago. He conducted an interview, covering the impending release of my newly published travel memoir ...
The recent tragic deaths of two Australian tourists tubing in Vang Vieng, will strike most readers as shocking. And the exuberant, adventurous spirit ...
Let the clichés begin. ‘I thought I’d give internet dating a crack,’ explained one woman in my search criteria of 22-35 year old women seeking men, wi ...
David McNamara
Author, artist, pilgrim & wayfarer
