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By Ken Hegan for The National Post So my marriage fell down and exploded, much like that darn greedy pigeon who gobbled too much rice at our wedding. Right away, my best friend Jim flew over to see me. He wanted to orchestrate my comeback. So he gave me a self-help book called The Maxims…
By Ken Hegan for The National Post I’m in a bar in Prague inside the ancient Hotel Neruda. It’s Sunday night, I’m painfully jet-lagged, and there’s a lunatic at the next table who’s flying into a rage. He’s a short bull of a man, about 60, wearing a red soccer jersey under a battered blazer,…
By Ken Hegan for The National Post In my twenties, I met a woman so beautiful, I rode a bus for 33 hours to Buenos Aires from Rio de Janeiro, in the hope I’d get to kiss her. Big mistake. When I got to her apartment, her live-in boyfriend answered the door. Surpriiiiise. I swore…
I’m riding VIA Rail’s Spa Train, billed as “The Route to Well-Being.” It’s a fun promotion where you ride trains between your choice of 18 Ontario spas. Judging by the other passengers, Spa Train is the perfect getaway for brides and bridesmaids to get smashed on rails, detox with herbal wet wraps, doze in the…
By Ken Hegan for The National Post I’m fixing my flaws by following self-help gurus and treatments in the world’s most gorgeous and inspiring locations. This week: Kenya! The night wants to eat me. I’m in the Kenya bush, it’s pitch black, and the air is menacing. All I hear are snorting hippos that sound…
Ken Hegan meets holiday travellers while squatting at a chic Vancouver hotel By Ken Hegan for MSN Nothing gets an employer’s attention like a cover letter that doubles as a ransom note. MSN was seeking a new blogger and when I saw their ad, I dove into action. Travel writing is my dream job –…
I’m angry. Choked. Furious. In two years, I’ve lost my dad, job and marriage. My candidates lose spectacularly in every election. And in the last NHL playoffs, my beloved Boston Bruins imploded, losing four straight games after leading three games to zero. Sure, I could get therapy. But instead I’m trying to fix myself by…
I’m fixing my life by following self-help gurus around the world. This week: Matthew McConaughey! By Ken Hegan for The National Post I’m studying a rare Australian etiquette book called HOW TO BE A MAN. It’s a 1996 guidebook on the lost arts of hygiene, manners, and culture. The book lists “easy-to-follow instructions” for men…
By Ken Hegan for The National Post So, I’m in Cuba watching a donkey drink a beer. The donkey, inexplicably, is wearing a tight little T-shirt. How did I get here? And does the donkey actually like beer or would he rather be drinking bourbon? It started a month ago. I was reading a self-help…
I could get therapy. But this year I’m all about DIY. So I went to Value Village to find a self-help book. Now, if you think people browsing for self-help books in Value Village are exciting and glamorous, you’re sadly mistaken. One guy, wearing a fanny pack and pajama bottoms, actually dozed off while reading…
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