I’ve had Bahrain on my wish list ever since a Bahraini friend told me about the tiny island-nation’s role as the Gulf’s sin city. Thanks to its liberal vice laws, every weekend the capital, Manama, is packed with Saudis intent on being bad Muslims — if only for 48 hours. This influx of cash has [...]
As reported by Expatica yesterday, the Dutch Justice Minister decided that porn sites needn’t prove that their models are 18+. I know the Netherlands is a free-wheelin’ kind of country — and I’m a free-wheelin’ kind of guy — but even I was surprised. Because it’s brief, I’m reprinting the entire article: Dutch Justice Minister [...]
I’m a huge fan of Interzones — those pockets of market-driven hedonism that function independently of their (relatively) lawful surroundings. Bowles’ Tangier may no longer exist, but its kindred-spirit cities thrive around the world. The back alleys of Phnom Penh that stink of burning yabba, for instance, or San Pedro la Laguna, where Guatemalan housewives [...]
