A Moment of Weakness

Today is my last day in Canada for a while. How long, I don't know. The contract is for one year but if I like it I can renew it. Then t...

How To Say "Cheers!" In Other Languages

Here's how to clink glasses in different languages: Austrian: Prosit! Indonesian: Pro! Bengali: Joy! Bosnian: Zivjeli! Brazilian: Viva! ...

A Brothel In Seoul

Once myself and two other guys got loaded in Iteawon, the US Army district of Seoul. As we wandered to a different watering hole a beautiful...

Drinking, Debauchery and Teaching English

ESL teachers are usually a pretty debauched lot. There's always a wet sponge thrown in amongst them, as there is in any group (I've ...

Owen Sound Video

I made this video in an attempt to capture the Summer of Beer (which was actually only 1 month but made up for the rest of the summer). I ha...

Russian Visa

Every source I came across warned me how difficult it is to obtain a Russian visa. I was told by some that the embassies are extremely burea...

Summer of Beer: Tents

Ah, Owen Sound in the summer. Big sun, cool breezes off the bay, green trees and lots of beer. Lots. I mean A LOT of beer. Every year in Aug...

Summer of Beer: Beer

Owen Sound is a town of about 20,000 situated at the south-east base of the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario. Georgian Bay turns into an estuary a...