{"id":218,"date":"2014-09-14T14:16:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T02:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jbrown.threehats.co.nz\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2022-01-24T11:33:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T22:33:03","slug":"uk-on-a-g-string","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/","title":{"rendered":"UK on a G-String \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/img_6898\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1636,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1642869229&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6898\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-654x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3355 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-768x1202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-981x1536.jpg 981w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-1309x2048.jpg 1309w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-scaled.jpg 1636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/margie-thomson\/news\/article.cfm?a_id=108&amp;objectid=2347352\">New Zealand Herald Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was the bet of a lifetime \u2013 and if Justin Brown lost, he\u2019d be forced to go to the other side of the world and pay his way home as a door-to-door busker. Sure enough, wannabe musician Brown found himself penniless and freezing. Armed with a duffle coat and a guitar, he travels the country in mid-winter, knocking on doors and singing for his supper. He meets gypsies, drinks with Britain&#8217;s most famous street singer, harasses carol singers, plucks turkeys, speaks to J.K.Rowling and gets told to beat it 357 times, all in his quest to get home to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Brown delivers a hilarious account of his journey, showing why he\u2019s become an award-winning travel writer and bestselling author.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cBrown not only has the gift of personal charm but of writing about other people with warmth and insight. A totally engaging read.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 The Herald<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Print version published by Penguin Random House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/UK-G-String-Stranded-Kiwi-Busks-ebook\/dp\/B00GBFUVIE\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U07F2YQMTB2N&amp;keywords=Uk+on+a+g+string&amp;qid=1642976122&amp;sprefix=uk+on+a+g+strin%2Caps%2C315&amp;sr=8-1\"><b>Amazon here<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Print edition first published by Random House in NZ and Summersdale Publishers in the United Kingdom.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/newsite.justinbrownbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/uk-on-a-g-string-new-zealand-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"uk-on-a-g-string-new-zealand\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 198px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 198\/300;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/uk-on-a-g-string-final-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UK on a G-String final cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3218 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UK-on-a-G-String-final-cover-scaled.jpg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3360\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/jb-clippings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jb-clippings.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"842,1157\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jb clippings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jb-clippings-745x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3360 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jb-clippings-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jb-clippings-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jb-clippings-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jb-clippings-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jb-clippings-768x1055.jpg 768w, https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jb-clippings.jpg 842w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 218px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 218\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand Herald Review It was the bet of a lifetime \u2013 and if Justin Brown lost, he\u2019d be forced to go to the other side of the world and pay his way home as a door-to-door busker. Sure enough, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-218","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK on a G-String \u00a0 - Justin Brown<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK on a G-String \u00a0 - Justin Brown\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Zealand Herald Review It was the bet of a lifetime \u2013 and if Justin Brown lost, he\u2019d be forced to go to the other side of the world and pay his way home as a door-to-door busker. Sure enough, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Justin Brown\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-23T22:33:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-192x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/uk-on-a-g-string\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/uk-on-a-g-string\\\/\",\"name\":\"UK on a G-String \u00a0 - Justin Brown\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/uk-on-a-g-string\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/uk-on-a-g-string\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/newsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/IMG_6898-192x300.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-09-14T02:16:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-23T22:33:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/uk-on-a-g-string\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/uk-on-a-g-string\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/uk-on-a-g-string\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/newsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/IMG_6898-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/newsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/IMG_6898-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":1636,\"height\":2560},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/uk-on-a-g-string\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Books for Adults\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/books-for-adults\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"UK on a G-String \u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Justin Brown\",\"description\":\"Bestselling New Zealand Author\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/justinbrownbooks.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UK on a G-String \u00a0 - Justin Brown","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UK on a G-String \u00a0 - Justin Brown","og_description":"New Zealand Herald Review It was the bet of a lifetime \u2013 and if Justin Brown lost, he\u2019d be forced to go to the other side of the world and pay his way home as a door-to-door busker. Sure enough, ...","og_url":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/","og_site_name":"Justin Brown","article_modified_time":"2022-01-23T22:33:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-192x300.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/","url":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/","name":"UK on a G-String \u00a0 - Justin Brown","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-192x300.jpg","datePublished":"2014-09-14T02:16:37+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-23T22:33:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6898-scaled.jpg","width":1636,"height":2560},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/uk-on-a-g-string\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Books for Adults","item":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/books-for-adults\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"UK on a G-String \u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/","name":"Justin Brown","description":"Bestselling New Zealand Author","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7mBXS-3w","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3362,"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218\/revisions\/3362"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justinbrownbooks.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}