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Perth & Fremantle: 1st & 2nd Impressions
I went to Perth and Fremantle in my ‘year of travelling’, when I took a career break from work. They were places that a couple of my friends had raved about; especially Fremantle. The impression I’d got from them, and from things I’d read and seen online, that it was a ‘hip’ and ‘happening’ place, very ‘indie’ and chilled - all the casual ( Read more... ) -
Rottnest Island Day Trip
On my first visit to Western Australia, I took a day trip from Fremantle to Rottnest Island (on my second visit, we took other daytrips to places on the mainland). It had been a place recommended to me by a couple of friends, as being a good place to visit. In addition, I’ve always liked islands; I find their size and self-contained nature to be ( Read more... ) -
Pink Lakes, Stargazing, and Wildflowers
In a previous post, I talked about places you could visit within day trips from Perth. However, while I was there, me and my friend Shelly took a longer trip out further north, visiting a few places that required overnight stays. It’s testament to the sheer size of Western Australia that if you look on a map, even these places look really close to ( Read more... ) -
Asexuality and Kink
As I may have mentioned previously, I’ve never been fond of sex. This is, of course, separate to my asexuality, although fundamentally linked to it - my lack of sexual attraction means, for me at least, I have little sexual desire, and honestly there are things I’d rather do with someone than share some horizontal refreshment. I’m one of those ( Read more... ) -
Asexuality, Aromanticism, and Dating
On my other posts I talk almost exclusively about asexuality - the lack of sexual attraction. But there’s much more to the acespec orientations, including limited sexual attraction for certain people, or a limited sexual attraction that appears only on rare occasions, but the biggest orientation of them all isn’t actually to do with sexual ( Read more... ) -
Asexuality as a Generation X-er
One of the issues often touted online about asexuality is around its demographics, specifically with regard to age. Now, I’m British, so much of what I’m about to say in the rest of this specifically relating to the UK, but I imagine most countries have similar issues and development.
I’m very solidly Generation-X; I was born in 1975. At the time I ( Read more... ) -
Asexuality And Travel
As you know, I am “The Barefoot Backpacker“, and as you know, I like to travel around the world. As you may have also spotted, I have an asexual pride flag sewn onto my backpack. But does being asexual change the way I travel; do I have the same concerns as others in the LGBTQI+ community?
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Asexuality, Pride, and Representation
While the community’s acronym is never-ending, LGBTQIA+, most of the blogs, most of the community, is at the left hand side. Asexuality doesn’t really sit well with the other identities. We promote the concept less than other orientations promote theirs, and you’re much less likely to see an asexual pride flag than most of the other community flags ( Read more... )
