The spiritual side to surfing

People who work or play with nature tend to have a very different outlook on life to those who don’t. This may seem like a huge generalisation, but I still think it holds true. Whilst I was in Bali (seriously, I’ll stop going on about it soon), I spent the...

Think you know better? Phah!

There’s something vaguely relaxing about having so little oxygen floating around your brain that you don’t care about anything anymore, even making polite conversation with the lovely doctor desperately trying to get you to engage with her. If you know me...

A permanent reminder that everything is transitory

At the end of last year, I got a new tattoo. It’s my second and may very well be my last. Anyone that’s ever had the pleasure of sitting on a squeaky PVC leather chair whilst some scary dude jabs a needle filled with black ink in to your skin...

What’s your ritual?

That second, just after the door bangs, when you realise something bad’s about to happen. The email you get that makes your stomach turn over and drop to the floor the moment you read the subject line. The way you question if you’re giving away how angry...