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Vol. 16 No. 2
February 2017
(Formerly Asia-Pacific Harrier)
www.harriermagazine.com Editor / Publisher Jim Edens publisher@harriermagazine.com Administration Lisa Sukita customerservice@harriermagazine.com Design / Artwork / Photos / Layout Digital Edition / Website Jimmy Wilkins jwilkins@harriermagazine.com Europe Correspondent Julie Burgess: jaburgess007@gmail.com
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Africa Correspondent Julia Stanton: Julia_Stanton@hotmail.com Contributors (in order of appearance): Julie Burgess, Alan Winter Julia Stanton, Alex Matovu Dosage, Pickle Dick SDC Nigel Moore MaliBog Regular Contributors: Kurt Bodmer, Julie Burgess, Paul Cade, Jim Edens, Randall Salisbury, Ian Slater, Lisa Sukita, John Denny, Short Circuit, Jimmy Wilkins Contributors Welcome! We welcome anything related to hashing. * All submissions are subject to the editor’s axe. DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the magazine, its advertisers, publisher or contributors.
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Editor’s Notes In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly John McCrae, 1915 Hashers will spread like red poppies across Flanders Fields in the medieval village of Kortrijk at Belgian Nash Hash next month. Just another boring April Fools weekend in a UNESCO World Heritage site, with copious quantities of Belgian Nectar of the Gods on tap? We shall not sleep, though poppies grow, In Flanders fields. Few will waste time sleeping during this extraordinary weekend. As my old Irish gym teacher used to tell me….”… Ay Jimmie, you can sleep when you’re dead”. From old Europe we journey to the dark continent joining the Kampala H3 on their “Run, drink, & party” weekend on Lake Victoria, Uganda. Our Africa correspondent, Head Mistress, reveals her tales of good clean fun with a healthy mixture of drunken debauchery at this annual event. My favorite place in all of “Nam” is Nha Trang, the home of Vietnam Nash Hash and the 4th Anniversary of the Nha Trang H3. The main venue for this event is fittingly named Crazy Kim’s Bar. Nha Trang boasts some of the finest
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birthday bash, remember that these are the good old days. For those of you planning on PI Nash Hash this year in Cebu, find out the latest scoop from someone who ought to know. beaches and steep mountains in all of Indochina, and since “…Charlie don’t surf” bring your boogie board if you are so inclined. Oh, did I happen to mention that Vietnam has some great tasting brews? Last we heard from Fiji was that they were going to host Interhash in 2018, but many have wondered…what have these guys been up to since then? IH Fiji chairman Sir Doc Cock answers that question with promises of more revelations in the upcoming editions of Harrier Magazine. I may have to visit there soon for a first hand report on what’s in store for Interhash on one of the most idyllic island settings on the planet. The Angeles City H3’s 2000th run was apparently so good that people are still raving about it. Memories of the good old days in the City of the Angels, and some facts are set straight in this edition. For those of you in Angeles City this month for my
What’s up for Indochina Mekong Hash this year in Vientiane, Laos? Where can we go for a Post Lube? Read all about it here. Hash Boy reminds us….Don’t forget your 3-Day Hash Pass. And who can argue with sound advice like that? As usual, Sir Malibog vies with the new president of the USA to offend as many people as possible in this month’s Stockholm Absolut Hash Trash. So here’s hoping that …February will not make you quiver, With every Harrier Magazine we deliver, With good news on your doorstep, Go ahead and take some more steps. See you on trail soon. On On, Jim Edens, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief & Founder Harrier Magazine International Edition Fun on the run since 2002 www.HarrierMagazine.com
On The Cover: Phnom Penh H3, Cambodia Photo By: Jimmy Wilkins
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By Julie Burgess, photos by Alan Winter After a wild party in the city of Antwerp in 2016, the 20th edition of the Belgian Nash Hash is going back to nature and Zen in the charming green medieval village of Kortrijk. The event will be held on the April Fools weekend, 31 March until 02 April, 2017. The venue is a new hostel with spacious en suite rooms, high ceilings and lots of light. As usual, Belgian beer, the nectar of the gods, flows Ă volontĂŠ. Hashers have the opportunity to taste regional food and beer specialties. On Friday, the hash will frequent the lively bar scene, experiencing the well lit architecture by night. The evening will end with more beer and some bowling.
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ast December, I travelled to Uganda to join the Kampala Hash House Harriers on their annual weekend away to the Ssese islands on Victoria Lake.
The weekend was boldly advertised as: ‘Run, walk, jog, drink, relax, party, meditate, play, there will be a bit of everything to experience’. This was quite a big statement for a hash to make but despite all the mismanagement, the weekend certainly did somehow live up to all this and more. So how well did the weekend provide all these experiences? ‘Run’ - well there were some opportunities mainly on the only hash of the weekend from the resort up into some thick jungle vegetation which meant that running was a little restricted, so it was a bit more like
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Kampala H3, Uganda The greatest weekend run on the greatest island by Julia Stanton Jungle Hash photos by Julia Stanton and The All White Flesher Party by Alex Matovu
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Vietnam by Dosage - “Hash Communications” with Pickle Dick - Gm & all the Hash Committee
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he countdown is on now with just a bit under 2 months to go until our big Nash Hash/4th Anniversary weekend in Nha Trang.
We look forward to welcoming all our visitors at Crazy Kim’s Bar, 19 Biet Thu Street. This will be the main Hash meeting place plus Hash Venue. Exact registration times will be sent closer to the event. Registration will be at Crazy Kim’s Bar, 19 Biet Thu Street commencing mid-late afternoon on Friday 24 March.
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Rooms available: One of our visiting Pattaya Hashmen has booked rooms and some people in his group are now unable to attend. The rooms are at the Edele Hotel from 23-27 March, 4 nights @ 150Usd per room total. Please contact Mark Ward (Sperm Polluter)mwardhse@yahoo.co.uk direct for more information. General Accommodation: The town in booming and hotels are going up everywhere. We are locals so don’t generally stay in hotels, we don’t know whether you like luxury mid range or budget and the online sites advertise special rates in a competitive market of which we have no knowledge. So its much better to research that way. There is a satellite area called Vinh Hai (Hon Chong Beach) north of the bridge which markets itself as being in the middle of town. Not true - its about 6km north of the
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With some new gadgets and cameras we are on track for tracking and mapping, more hashers emerging not only in Fiji but elsewhere, to lend us a hand, committees , so called mismanagement meeting at frequent intervals, assessing and assuming their roles, the works‌ We are introducing for the first time in Interhash ratings for our marks or tracks ranging from 3-7 star that will depend on terrain, distance, entertainment, food, drinks, etc etc and mind you we already looking at a 7 star rating which will be located next to one of the 10 best beaches in the world !! It’s a fair way to go, we have time to test and re test these sites adding all the spoils to make hashing in Fiji the best so far Prelubes and postlubes also coming up by our hard working team which includes official event organizers, Original Green Tours ON On SDC
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he photos are testament to the seriousness, albeit hash style, on the preparations for Interhash 2018
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Bimbo’s Birthday Bash 24-26 Feb 2017 Angeles City, Philippines Vietnam Nash Hash 24-26 March 2017 Nha Trang, Vietnam Philippines Nash Hash 19-21 May 2017 Cebu, Philippines Thai Nash Hash 2-4 June 2017 Pattaya, Thailand Mekong Indochina Hash 3-5 November 2017 Vientiane, Laos
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Hashing in Philippines photo by Short Circuit