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When it’s about 3am and you’re wandering around Otres Beach in Cambodia looking for something to quench that thirst, anyone who’s anyone knows anything heads to the little mushroom hut of Shin. During the day this little place serves up delicious sashimi and sushi and at night it serves as the last stop on a drinking run. Not only are the drinks relatively cheap, the atmosphere vibrant, BUT you’re greeted and served… Read More

Being a fellow-ginger bearded man myself I’m quickly likened to any man, or men, that grow out the reddish-orange spectacle of facial hair that is a beard. Let’s begin with Luke (left). Luke’s auburn chin-tickler has been on & off since he was 16. I suppose once he realized that not only does facial hair hide the soft-skinned flesh of childhood insecurity, and create an image of man as man was intended… Read More