The Peanut Society of Lucubrators

An Upside-Down Initiative

by writer Martin A. Green

 

Introduction to The Peanut Society of Lucubrators

This blog features regular eclectic articles centred around travel, mindsets in new places, adapting and improvising abroad, literary surrealism, impressions and new perspectives, ideas for living, seeking out leftfield spots, insights into artistic and literary lives, alternative career inspiration, the unexpected, economic ingenuity, the miscellaneous. In short, this wide-ranging blog has something for everyone!

 

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The Belgrade Cockerel

04/10/2012 00:27
Stalking the rooftops of Rige od Fere, he's a man, be sure, not a grey-tailored poultry bird. Screeching the afternoons at four, elevens in darkness; 2am to three; he's hopping.... letting out his gravelly crow. Search him out? It's useless, detect him solely with ears. Patience.... have...

From Law to Art (part 1) – Painters who left the law behind

25/09/2012 01:01
What makes one abandon law for art? It's a phenomenon: painters and writers of the future move to big cities in early adulthood to study law; then, in each case, something happens... For a small number of them, legal studies provide little more than a front for pursuing a fully-realised affection...

A tramp inside a jet engine...

16/09/2012 14:58
There's a jet engine dumped on my street with a tramp sitting inside it. You have to love Budapest! Quite simply. And waiting further down the street are clothes pegs in bins - the litter digger's treasure. The guys are elbow deep to get at them. The city, the laboratory, the...

The best hidden bars in Budapest – don't be afraid of the VIIIth and IXth districts!

15/09/2012 19:44
If you've not yet developed the habit of drinking in Budapest's VIIIth and IXth districts then check out some of these lesser known ruin pubs and bars. Ignore anyone who tells you that these areas are dangerous and go anyway, they've probably never heard of these special drinking...

Live out of less than a suitcase... forever (how to)

15/09/2012 18:14
Almost everything that you've packed in your suitcase you can do without. Start by swapping your large suitcase for one no more than half the size. Don't buy a new smaller one, someone will be happy to swap their small one for your larger case, since people have that tendency to overpack. A small...

Budapest toilets in ruin pubs and rooftop bars

15/09/2012 16:58
Budapest is now famous for its highly sensory ruin pubs, kerts and bars, but let's not ignore their toilets! For Budapest's drinking spots to achieve their full effect it's equally important for them to creatively decorate their toilets as it is their seating and bar areas.   Szimpla...

"Der Wiener Deewan" buffet, Vienna

14/09/2012 11:36
Here you'll find more than a cheap, welcoming restaurant with a great reputation among Viennese students. Deewan brings you impressive Pakistani food and a trusting concept. Here's the deal... Help yourself at the buffet to as much as you want from the mouth watering range of...
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About the Author: Martin Green is a British writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a UK employment law specialist. He is currently busy building a new international property blog, and has run The Peanut Society of Lucubrators blog since 2012. His next book for publication will be his completed debut novel, spanning eight European countries, about two men's struggle to find full-force friendship in our times. 

Twitter: @peanutluc and @pwithconfidence