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A close shave in India

Indian Squirrel

Rob after his head shave in India For a male, getting a facial shave in any third world country is a memorable experience. A highlight of any male’s trip to India is getting a shave at a street-side barber shop. Usually it is well needed after a few days on the road. Once you are …

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Posted bythewoodsJune 11, 1999March 31, 2021Posted inExperiencesTags: IndiaLeave a comment on A close shave in India

Escape to Broome, 1988

Cable Beach in Broome, WA

After eight months of working as an orderly at the Fremantle Hospital, a job going nowhere with no idea what I wanted to do, I was ready to escape to somewhere else, anywhere. I don’t know what made me pick Broome, a thousand kilometres north, as I did not know much about the place, but …

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Posted bywoodyJuly 18, 1988May 18, 2020Posted inExperiencesTags: Broome, Western AustraliaLeave a comment on Escape to Broome, 1988

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