Amsterdam Gay Pride Parade Miscommunication
Amsterdam Gay Pride is a city wide celebration of homosexuality that takes place every year on the first weekend of August. I like to think of it as a celebration of sexuality in all...
Tagged: Awkward Situations
The Lie That Got Out Of Control
“I’ve not seen you for a while. Did you have your hair cut here last time?” It was a simple enough question. I had no idea at the time that it was going to...
My Reputation Precedes Me… Again
Last Tuesday I was standing in a queue outside the Melkweg in Amsterdam, waiting to see Flight of the Conchords live on stage. I’d been looking forward it for weeks and had shown up...
How I Ended Up Bleeding In a Dutch Police Station
Sometimes a man gets hungry. This can often happen late at night. It might even happen when the man is slightly drunk. Maybe the man might decide he would like to attempt making a...
The Gym Pass Mix Up
This weekend I swung into decisive action and started one of my New Years Resolutions, it was time to return to the gym. There are people out there that will tell you it is...
Mistaking Tourists For Dutch Prostitutes
In the long and well documented history of human beings ‘putting their foot in it’ there have been many amazing examples of things going very wrong. Simple misunderstandings have been known to escalate into...
