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Greed before the she-man

Alastair December 17, 2014 0 In a record-breaker’s mind, Record-breaking on the road 100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo

The closer I got to Tawau in the east of Sabah, Malaysia, the more stunning the road scenery became. One lift I got was memorable. Sweeping views over jungle canopy-clad hillocks and undulations under heavy grey storm cloudbanks were relaxing…
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Days of miles and miles for days

Alastair December 9, 2014 0 Chasing my desires, In a record-breaker’s mind, Record-breaking on the road 100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo

I left Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, on 22 November. Back then – which feels like a very long time ago, my CB-3000 was something new, something of a novelty, something I’d need to get used to. It’s now 9 December and…
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A beautiful mosque, a dead dog and a lump in my pants

Before I leave Bandar Seri Begawan, I wanted to see the sights. So sight-seeing I went. In the city centre I was allowed a few steps inside the old mosque, said to be one of the most exquisite in this…
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Puzzled minds

Alastair December 9, 2014 0 In a record-breaker’s mind, Record-breaking on the road 100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo

Here in Brunei, it seems everyone’s got a car. And I mean everyone. I’d been told when I first entered Brunei that nobody would pick me up hitchhiking because they’d be wondering what’s wrong with me. Fortunately for me, that…
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Far from Borneo, in Borneo

Brunei is a world unto its own. I’ve not been down the streets of Dubai or Kuwait City but I understand it’d be something like what I’m seeing here: a very, very well organized society of opulence and methodical progress….
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Me as a curiosity

Alastair December 8, 2014 0 In a record-breaker’s mind, Record-breaking on the road 100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo

My pleasant hosts accelerated south and waved as their car shrank in my vision from where I stood, alone, with my backpack on the edge of the tarmac. I felt a little deflated since they were a truly nice family…
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Thanks is a serious word

Alastair December 8, 2014 0 In a record-breaker’s mind, Record-breaking on the road 100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo and Malaysia, advertising, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo, world record attempts

I believe the saying that a successful person is only so because of the hidden people who support them. True, in my opinion. As for this 100th world record attempt, I am only succeeding (well, I think I am!) because…
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Foundations for a 100th world record attempt

Alastair December 8, 2014 0 Chasing my desires, In a record-breaker’s mind, Record-breaking on the road 100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo and Malaysia, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo

You know, I spent between 4 and 6 weeks planning this world record attempt. It wasn’t easy. As happens with project management, no matter what I tried to arrange, challenges popped up. Most of the project foundations I had to…
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Routine is never the same

Alastair December 6, 2014 0 Chasing my desires, In a record-breaker’s mind, Record-breaking on the road 100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo

Sure, I am stuck in a routine these days. It centres around a CB-3000. No matter how far I have to hitchhike, how sunburned I get, how hungry or thirsty I am, how many sleazy robbers loiter around me, how…
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Modern Malaysia

Alastair December 6, 2014 0 Chasing my desires, In a record-breaker’s mind, Record-breaking on the road 100th world record attempt, Adventures in Borneo and Malaysia, Bondage and self-torture, CB-x Male Chastity, Record breaking journey around Borneo

Crossing into Malaysia was like hopping from Zambia to Sweden – the difference in development was striking and immediately obvious. From a hitchhiker’s point of view, that’s bad news. It’s really bad news. In my 24 years of hitchhiking, I’ve…
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