Daily Photo 2013

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New Year's Eve party.

31 Dec: Malmö

Mum at 3am, solving her Christmas present.

30 Dec: Kvänjarpsgården

D-Day! (With Bjarne)

29 Dec: Ljungby

Julkrubban

28 Dec: Kvänjarpsgården

My office.

27 Dec: Kvänjarpsgården

Femkamp!

26 Dec:

Reason enough for a 7am church service.

25 Dec: Kånna Kyrka

Wearing my surprise Xmas gift.

24 Dec: Kvänjarpsgården

Surprise gift from the USA. What could it be?

23 Dec: Kvänjarpsgården

'A handful' should be the collective noun of girls.

22 Dec: Kvänjarpsgården

Geeky afternoon of printing and cutting games.

21 Dec: Ljungby

Nighttime walkabout my house close to Xmas.

20 Dec: Kvänjarpsgården

Back home!

19 Dec: Kvänjarpsgården

Seen on my way home.

18 Dec:

Coffee with friends.

17 Dec:

Dinner with friends.

16 Dec:

Going out.

15 Dec: Horsemeat Disco

New boots! (Small?)

14 Dec: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

Working in my new home.

13 Dec: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

Boot hunting.

12 Dec: Camden Market

My game collection.

11 Dec: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

Work work work.

10 Dec: Sydenham

Nightmare b4 xmas evening with friends.

9 Dec: Elephant & Castle

More (Hunger) Games!

8 Dec: Wapping

Cooking and gaming with friends.

7 Dec: Wapping

Ginger latte is surprisingly good.

6 Dec: Old Compton Street

Working at 'home'.

5 Dec: Temple

Visited one of my offices.

4 Dec: Vintners Place

Fellow traveller on the EuroStar?

3 Dec: Brussels

Goodbye, my awesome room!

2 Dec: Keizerstraat

One last game!

1 Dec: Outpost

November

2013

Weekend hangout.

30 Nov: The Boots

The two oldest printing presses in the world.

29 Nov: Plantin-Moretus

Qwak! Best beer glass ever!

28 Nov: Paters Vaetje

Lunch visit to Antwerp's cathedral.

27 Nov: De Kathedraal

Date architectural sightseeing.

26 Nov: Zurenborg

I WON! First time these 11 days!

25 Nov: Antwerpen

I finally beat him! Game fair and game pub, same day!

24 Nov: Outpost

Francis Drake at a board game fair.

23 Nov: Belgium

Yet more delicious Belgian beer.

22 Nov: Antwerpen

Sylvester Markham vs a Shoggoth in the Mansion of Madness.

21 Nov: Antwerpen

Playing Andor with Rafael and Brian.

20 Nov: Antwerpen

Wonderful game.

19 Nov: Antwerpen

Small part of Rafael's game collection.

18 Nov: Antwerpen

Playing stone age. Come on, meeples!

17 Nov: Prouvy, S. Belgium

Exploring an old monastery.

16 Nov: Orval Monastery

Board-game weekend!

15 Nov: Prouvy, S. Belgium

The Caduceus greeted me in Belgium.

14 Nov: Antwerpen

At a crazy 60's restaurant by LAX. Leaving the USA. Bye Don.

13 Nov: Encounter Restaurant

12 Nov: Long Beach

An easy hike on our way home.

11 Nov: Big Morongo Preserve

How do you eat a wiener in this thing?

10 Nov: Leather Pride, Palm Springs

Two stepping with Paul and Granny.

9 Nov: Leather Pride, Palm Springs

Masked Al at the Toolshed Bazaar.

8 Nov: Leather Pride, Palm Springs

1st night out at Leather Pride, we met Al.

7 Nov: Leather Pride, Palm Springs

We arrived at Palm Springs! Whoopiee!

6 Nov: Palm Springs

I didn't want that salad anyway...

5 Nov: Gaviota Ave

My first day.

4 Nov: Long Beach

Hiking around Long Beach.

3 Nov: Long Beach

Finished 1984.

2 Nov:

Josh is the last surviving assassin.

1 Nov: Mount Laurel

October

2013

Halloween packing.

31 Oct: Philadelphia

Our last game night.

30 Oct: Mount Laurel

My living room.

29 Oct: Philadelphia

Back on the bus.

28 Oct: Mount Laurel

Independence Hall

27 Oct: Philadelphia

Halloween party.

26 Oct: New York City

Black and Blue, only yellow.

25 Oct:

Farewell dinner with the team.

24 Oct:

Gayborhood street signs.

23 Oct: Philadelphia

Assassins unleashed at work.

22 Oct: Mount Laurel, NJ

My new obsession: pumpkin beer!

21 Oct: Philadelphia, PA

Godot MC exhibition.

20 Oct: Cafe Twelve

Liberty Bell.

19 Oct: Liberty Bell, Philadelphia

Cycled past this little mystery.

18 Oct: Philadelphia, PA

My daily commuter bus.

17 Oct: Greyhound Station, Philadelphia

Downstairs at my Philly home.

16 Oct: Queen Village

Late night game night at work.

15 Oct: Mount Laurel, NJ

At home.

14 Oct: Queen Village

Hanging out at Out Fest.

13 Oct: Quince Street

Visit to a medical freaks museum.

12 Oct: Mütter Museum

Result from week-long Resistance game at work.

11 Oct: Mount Laurel, NJ

My new bike!

10 Oct: Philadelphia, PA

Great dinner in borrowed boots.

9 Oct: Philadelphia, PA

Snack attack!

8 Oct: Mount Laurel, NJ

19 hours of philosophy, check!

7 Oct:

Fun with electricity

6 Oct: Philadelphia, PA

Going out!

5 Oct: Bike Stop

First night out in Philly.

4 Oct: Bike Stop

Game evening at work.

3 Oct: Mount Laurel, NJ

Revisit

2 Oct: Ship Bottom, Long Beach Island

Hopefully my new home.

1 Oct: Philadelphia

September

2013

Whipped cream vodka.

30 Sep: Long Beach Island

Zack in New York

29 Sep: New York City

Sophomore in New York.

28 Sep: Times Square

My room.

27 Sep: Long Beach Island

Nice relaxing home.

26 Sep: Long Beach Island

5 stars! Ran a red light laughing so much!

25 Sep: Long Beach Island

Having a drink. Or two.

24 Sep: Plantation Restaurant

My room in LBI.

23 Sep: Long Beach Island

Keeping count.

22 Sep: Ship Bottom

My GTD balcony.

21 Sep: Long Beach Island

Virgin drive in friend's new Lexus

20 Sep: chicken or the egg

I've fallen in love with Misfits!

19 Sep: Long Beach Island

Ok audio book. Bit dry.

18 Sep: Long Beach Island

Almost ran out of petrol.

17 Sep: Long Beach Island

Just a normal day.

16 Sep: Mount Laurel

Bacon cupcake.

15 Sep: Long Beach

Having a hot tub break.

14 Sep: Long Beach

Finished this 5 star audio book.

13 Sep: Long Beach

Drop it off and pick it back up again.

12 Sep: Mount Laurel

Returning home to a beautiful meal.

11 Sep: Long Beach

I'm back!

10 Sep: Mount Laurel

Defrosting that new chapter of mine.

9 Sep: Mount Laurel

Stopping at an Irish festival during a JetSki trip.

8 Sep: Long Beach Island

Flew to Newark, rented a car and drove to LBI

7 Sep: Long Beach Island

Farewell BBQ.

6 Sep:

Stressing out over BM decompression and leaving.

5 Sep: Gaviota Ave

Cleaning up after Burning Man.

4 Sep: Gaviota Ave

Driving the Sin Wagon back to Long Beach.

3 Sep: Black Rock City

Climbing my beliefs.

2 Sep: Black Rock City

Branding leather with Temple burn buddies.

1 Sep: Black Rock City

August

2013

Burning Man

31 Aug: Black Rock City

Burning church trap.

30 Aug: Black Rock City

Flaming-mushroom garden.

29 Aug: Black Rock City

I, the human canvass.

28 Aug: Black Rock City

The Fenris Wolf?

27 Aug: Black Rock City

Guitar Hero & Flamethrowers & Metallica's 'Wherever I May Roam'

26 Aug: Black Rock City

Admiring our Black Rock Cock.

25 Aug: Black Rock City

Erecting the Black Rock Cock.

24 Aug: Black Rock City

Waiting at the gates of Burning Man.

23 Aug: Black Rock City

Driving the sin wagon + trailer to Fernley, overnight stop before )'(

22 Aug: Best Western Fernley

Day-long preparation for Burning Man.

21 Aug: Long Beach, CA

Cutting carpet for Burning Man.

20 Aug: Long Beach, CA

London to Long Beach via Greenland.

19 Aug: Greenland

Farewell BBQ. Bye London!

18 Aug: London Fields

Canoeing the Thames.

17 Aug: Reading

A friend who like me gave up his career for a dream.

16 Aug: London

Working out under a ball mirror.

15 Aug: Temple

Photoshoot by Myrkky.

14 Aug: London

Pic-nic in the mad hatter's garden.

13 Aug: Inner Temple Garden

Drinks with ex-colleagues.

12 Aug: The Phoenix

Birthday drinks.

11 Aug: Duke of Wellington

Holi Paint-Throwing Festival

10 Aug: Battersea Power Station

Going to catch up with an old friend.

9 Aug: Backstreet Leather Club

Two course lunch + coffee.

8 Aug: London

Made this amazing new friend today.

7 Aug: Old Compton Street

Returning to London is like riding a boris bike.

6 Aug: London

My new office.

5 Aug: London

Back in London with my friends.

4 Aug: London

My leather family during the Pride Parade

3 Aug: Stockholm Pride Park

Filthy Bingo

2 Aug: Kulturhuset

Pride Park

1 Aug: Stockholm Pride Park

July

2013

Stockholm pride texted in Russian out of GLBT solidarity.

31 Jul: Stockholm Pride Park

Fab first day of pride, full of interesting talks.

30 Jul: Kulturhuset

The view from where I stay in Stockholm. (Thx Nick!)

29 Jul: Lilla Essingen

Last day in Ljungby

28 Jul: Ljungby

Last set of homegrown strawberries.

27 Jul: Ljungby

My bed. No room for company here!

26 Jul: Ljungby

Improvised security tether while working out.

25 Jul: Ljungby

Beach Volleyball @ Play Week, day 3/3

24 Jul: Sunnerbohov

Boating @ Play Week, day 2/3

23 Jul: Bolmen

Beer Tasting @ Play Week, day 1/3

22 Jul: Bräkentorp

Open Garden Day.

21 Jul:

BBQ with family and guests.

20 Jul: Ljungby

Lunch with my four nieces.

19 Jul: Ljungby

Chatting with a stranger about nomadism.

18 Jul: Ljungby

Lakeside fun with friends.

17 Jul: Mjälen

Spent today writing for The Modern Nomad.

16 Jul: Ljungby

Playing Blokus with mum.

15 Jul: Ljungby

The Big Drop, with trap door.

13 Jul: Skara Sommarland

Perfect place for my niece's bd-party.

12 Jul: Tutaryd

Making strawberry jam

11 Jul: Ljungby

Writing new blog articles.

11 Jul: Ljungby

1+1=10 ... in base 2; I'm fine!

10 Jul: Ljungby

Drunken night out.

9 Jul: Växjö

Baking Swedish crisp bread.

8 Jul: Ljungby

Swedish sandwich cake.

7 Jul: Ljungby

Local flea market.

6 Jul: Ljungby

Do we dig the 70's porn look?

5 Jul: Ljungby

First time archer!

4 Jul: Ljungby

Found this rare 'hasselsnok' snake on our drive way.

3 Jul: Ljungby

Only at my parental home do I find military jeeps in the garden.

2 Jul: Ljungby

Just another day at home.

1 Jul: Ljungby

June

2013

More Robo Rally.

30 Jun: Ljungby

Watching Walking Dead at home.

29 Jun: Ljungby

Testing my Burning Man branding iron.

28 Jun: Ljungby

Driving my niece to swimming school.

28 Jun: Kronoskogsbadet

Been discussing the legalities of my future.

26 Jun: Växjö

Replaced my only filling.

25 Jun: Ljungby

I hate 'knott', a tiny Swedish mosquito. They attack in swarms.

24 Jun: Sweden

Robo Rally!

23 Jun: Ljungby

Midsummer day hang over

22 Jun: Rydaholm

Midsummer eve

21 Jun: Rydaholm

Fika, an honourable Swedish tradition.

20 Jun: Ljungby

Making custom-fitted ear phones and plugs.

19 Jun: Ljungby

Recipe for an awesome storytelling festival. (35 hours!)

18 Jun: Ljungby

An old and genuine gypsy caravan.

17 Jun: Ljungby

Rock those medieval instruments!

16 Jun: Ljungby

Kvartetten DUO

15 Jun: Ljungby

Grand opening of Ljungby Storytelling Festival

14 Jun: Ljungby

My niece leaving school for the summer.

13 Jun: Ljungby

Returning to my parental home.

12 Jun: London to Ljungby

Didn't have this when I left London.

11 Jun: The Shard

Meeting old friends.

10 Jun: London

Hanging out with old friends

9 Jun: Riverside Mansions

Roof top BBQ with friends.

8 Jun: Oval

Playing zombies with friends.

7 Jun: Riverside Mansions

Meeting friends and riding the tube.

6 Jun: Subway

You leave your city for a minute and they close your favourite coffee shop.

5 Jun: LJ coffee shop

Back in London.

4 Jun: Sydenham

I survived driving through Manhattan!

3 Jun:

Last day at the beach house.

2 Jun: Long Beach Island - Love Ladies

Putting that new chapter on ice.

1 Jun: Long Beach Island - Love Ladies

May

2013

Done for today.

31 May:

Cruise control, my new best friend.

30 May:

Starting a new chapter.

29 May:

5 hours driving to and from Newark airport.

28 May:

At the hospital with a friend.

27 May: Southern Ocean Medical Center

Sailing with the boss.

26 May: Long Beach Island

Everyone gathered for dinner.

25 May: Long Beach Island - Love Ladies

Getting the party started.

24 May: Long Beach Island - Love Ladies

Hanging out.

23 May: Long Beach Island - Love Ladies

Visiting a friend.

22 May:

Refreshing my Java knowledge.

21 May: Long Beach Island - Love Ladies

Stole this with my jet ski.

20 May: Harvey Cedars Marina

I certainly had a blue moment.

19 May: Long Beach Airport

Last night in California, visiting a friend.

18 May: Los Angeles

Just finished editing all my photos.

17 May: Gaviota Ave

Stuff that survived my packing cull.

16 May: Gaviota Ave

Bought a new bag.

15 May: Gaviota Ave

Driving back to Long Beach.

14 May: Gaviota Ave

Visiting Hoover Dam.

13 May: Hoover Dam

Rodeo pool party (closing time)

12 May: Luxor Oasis Pool Bar

Big Horn Rodeo, day 2, with elk sausage.

11 May: Horsemans park

Las Vegas Big Horn gay rodeo.

10 May: Horsemans park

Long story...

9 May: Fun Hog Ranch

I'm in Vegas, baby!

9 May: Stratosphere

Don passed out after driving.

8 May: Oasis RV Resort

Exploring another ghost town.

7 May: Calico Ghost Town

Preparing for Las Vegas.

6 May: Ralphs

Marilyn Monroe in her favourite city.

5 May: Palm Springs

Palm Springs Rodeo.

4 May: Palm Springs

Rodeo Pool Party.

3 May: Palm Springs

Chilling in the desert.

2 May: Palermo Townhomes

Teeth cleaning.

1 May: Smile The Spa Dentistry

April

2013

Back in the motor home.

30 Apr: Gaviota Ave

Last day in Sydney.

29 Apr: Watsons Bay

Scary convict of Sydney's Alcatraz.

28 Apr: Cockatoo Island

Choking my way through a cuban.

27 Apr: Coco Cubano

Last night in the blue mountains.

26 Apr: Katoomba

Jamie and Vanessa.

25 Apr: Katoomba

Busy work.

24 Apr: Katoomba

Best dinner invitation ever!

23 Apr: Cassiopeia

Changing web host from DreamHost to HostGator.

22 Apr: Katoomba

Who would buy this?

21 Apr: Katoomba

Too cold to get up.

20 Apr: Katoomba

Working at a cafe.

19 Apr: Mountain Ridges Cafe

Exploring an old silo.

17 Apr: Secret

Waking from an unexpected evening.

17 Apr: Mike

Magical science.

16 Apr: Powerhouse Museum

Sydney sleepover.

15 Apr: Oxford Street

Keeping up with

14 Apr: Katoomba

My home in Katoomba.

13 Apr: Katoomba

Random new friends.

12 Apr: True To The Bean

Launched a new page today.

11 Apr: Katoomba

When you thought it couldn't get sadder.

10 Apr: Katoomba

Almost stumbled over this poor beauty.

9 Apr: Katoomba

The kitchen at my Blue Mountain residence.

8 Apr: Katoomba

Walking the disused race track.

7 Apr: Catalina Park Raceway

Working in front of the fire.

6 Apr: Katoomba

Mark, my new host in Katoomba.

5 Apr: Katoomba

My new best friend.

4 Apr: Katoomba

TV night in.

3 Apr: Katoomba

Leeching wifi at the Sydney library.

2 Apr: State Library of Sydney

Playing Eclipse.

1 Apr: Friend's House

March

2013

Looking back at the start of the 6 hour loop walk to Ruined Castle.

31 Mar: The Ruined Castle

Operating a gun tower.

30 Mar:

Eery effects of the 2011 Christchurch quake.

29 Mar: Christchurch

Otira Viaduct at Arthur's Pass.

28 Mar: Arthur's Pass National Park

Swimming with dolphins.

27 Mar: Dolphins Encounters

The Prima Donna of seals.

26 Mar: Kaikoura

Ma & Pa in da spa.

25 Mar: Maruia Springs

Descending the abandoned Dennison coal mine.

24 Mar: Denniston Coal Mine

Exploring a glacial cave.

23 Mar: Franz Josef Glacier

Helicopter ride over Fox and Franz Josef glaciers.

22 Mar: Fox Glacier

At the loo with my illusory Roman soldier buddies.

21 Mar: Puzzling World

Starting my 0.3 km arc swing.

20 Mar: Nevis Arc

Should be Milford Fjord.

19 Mar: Milford Sound

Boat trip through Doubtful Sounds.

18 Mar: Doubtful Sound

Sitting on a 170,000,000 year old petrified tree stump.

17 Mar: Curio Bay Petrified Forest

Steepest road in the world.

16 Mar: Baldwin Street

Mysterious round boulders.

15 Mar: Moeraki Boulders

Tasman Glacier, birthed by Mt Cook and visited by boat.

14 Mar: Mount Cook National Park

Mum, Dad and I arrived in New Zealand.

13 Mar: Christchurch Airport

The three sisters of Blue Mountain.

12 Mar: The Three Sisters

A fellow nomad, and a sexy one too.

11 Mar: Mrs Macquarie's Chair

Waking up to Mum and Dad's birthday celebration.

10 Mar: Travelodge Wynyard

When I die, this is where I want to be buried.

9 Mar: Bronte Beach

Brilliant exterior, dull interior.

8 Mar: Sydney Opera House

Moving out of Bronte.

7 Mar: Bronte Beach

Last day at Ian's awesome beach-side house.

6 Mar: Bronte Beach

I love Australian plastic money!

5 Mar: Bronte Beach

Just spent 8 hours writing the Mardi Gras post.

4 Mar: Bronte Beach

Post-parade straight jacket partying at velvet hammer with Mr Leather.

2 Mar: Oxford Street

Mardi Gras Parade

2 Mar: Mardi Gras Parade

Watching the day rain away.

1 Mar: Bronte Beach

February

2013

Art at the sexual health clinic. (I'm ok)

28 Feb: Kirketon Road Clinic

I need to heed this advice...

27 Feb: Bronte Beach

Thinking about my future.

26 Feb: Bronte Beach

My host has returned, with a friend!

25 Feb: Bronte Beach

My new bedroom.

24 Feb: Bronte Beach

Harbour party

23 Feb: Royal Botanic Gardens

Little Black Dress run (for charity, in a storm)

23 Feb: Centennial Park

My host's cleaners fold the toilet paper. So cute!

21 Feb: Bronte Beach

Walking across Sydney Harbour Bridge.

20 Feb: Sydney Harbour Bridge

Tools for the perfect coffee.

19 Feb: Bronte Beach

Bag-in-box cocktail... Love it!

18 Feb: Bronte Beach

Slave Auction

17 Feb: The Midnight Shift

Toby's birthday party.

16 Feb: Glebe

Tracking down lost friends of visiting Steve & Brian.

15 Feb: Oak Lane, Sydney

Kayaking in the Sydney harbour.

14 Feb: Shark Island

Just been working today.

13 Feb: Bronte Beach

Cages symbolizing extinct birds. (Sydney walking tour.)

12 Feb: Forgotten Songs

I'm proud to be a Google fan boy!

11 Feb: Bronte Beach

Mardi Gras Fair Day

10 Feb: Victoria Park

Been working all day.

9 Feb: Bronte Beach

Nude beach #2, ~1 hour outside Sydney.

8 Feb: Werrong Beach

Free walking tour guide to The Rocks.

7 Feb: The Rocks

My goal was for the chili to be edible. Barely made it...

6 Feb: Bronte Beach

Quick break from work.

5 Feb: Bronte Beach

Coogee Beach rendezvous.

4 Feb: Coogee Beach

Been working for hours on the new Daily Photos feature.

3 Feb: Bronte Beach

Mmmm, kangaroo steak!

1 Feb: Bronte Beach

January

2013

Still doing my P90X exercises. (www.themodernnomad.com/p90x)

31 Jan: Bronte Beach

Disappointment at the beach.

30 Jan: Tamarama Beach

Feeling listless...

29 Jan: Bronte Beach

New home in Sydney.

28 Jan: Bronte Beach

Finale of Australia Day.

26 Jan: Sydney

This is the first thing I saw as I stepped of the bus by my new home in Sydney!

25 Jan: Bronte Beach

Coffee time...

24 Jan: Glen Eden

My current home in Glen Eden, Auckland.

23 Jan: Glen Eden

Breakfast machines.

22 Jan: Glen Eden

Jenga terror with friends Mike and Bex.

21 Jan: Auckland

Fernando and I at a costumed birthday party.

20 Jan:

Going out with my host, Fernando.

18 Jan: The Urge Bar

View from my new host.

17 Jan: Glen Eden

Cat not really helping me work...

16 Jan: Glen Eden

Good night!

15 Jan: Glen Eden

At the Weta Cave in Wellington.

14 Jan:

Relaxing after three days of computer work.

13 Jan: Wainuiomata

Stayed in all day, writing.

12 Jan: Wainuiomata

I finally got my Image Wall plugin into the official WordPress plugin directory!

11 Jan: Wainuiomata

My ride back to Wellington.

10 Jan: Takaka Airport

Soaking in the outdoor woodfired bath tub.

9 Jan: Autumn Farm

Worst Rummy hand EVER!

8 Jan: Autumn Farm

My dorm room.

7 Jan: Autumn Farm

Day at the beach.

6 Jan: Autumn Farm

5 meter cliff. Yep, I jumped off it.

5 Jan: Autumn Farm

David of Autumn Farm.

4 Jan: Autumn Farm

Compost toilet.

3 Jan: Autumn Farm

Rain at Autumn Farm.

2 Jan: Autumn Farm

Awaiting 2013.

1 Jan: Autumn Farm

December

2012