“Roses in the hospital” – Richey James Edwards. People usually ask me what the best advice ever is, from my backpacking stints. I usually replied with “don’t trust anyone you meet. People lie to you. People can be nasty”. But now, having visited 200 countries and over 1,200 settlements, my main advice is… “Never ever Read more about Backpacking Nowhere: Another Injury, Staying At Home Again[…]
Lockdown has taken its toll, travel doesn’t really exist anymore, meeting your mates “down the pub” is done on zoom, so what next? We need new and exciting ideas for things to do without going outside – things to keep us occupied in the safety of our own homes, even if it means being mask Read more about Introducing 20 Dreams: A Excellent New Game To Play At Home[…]
“The stars glitter from afar. Feel their beauty pierce the heart. I dreamt about you long before we met” – Tim Wheeler. As the year 2020 fades out of view, many of us inhabitants of planet earth wish the year hadn’t started, hadn’t existed and could be banished to the dustbin of history. We cannot Read more about Reflections on 2020: Disposal Of An Un-needed Year. Revival Of Glory Days.[…]
This is simple – life is not easy. Life has never been easy. Days are a struggle. People lie to us. People let us down. Before the Coronavirus pandemic kicked in, I travelled far and wide. I visited 186 countries that I personally recognise. I met thousands of people. I ate thousands of different meals, Read more about My Struggles With Mental Health As A Long Term Backpacker[…]
“Always look on the bright side of life” – Eric Idle. Coronavirus is a hot topic. As a travel, football and mostly beer blogger, I rarely write about health matters away from depression and travel injections/medication. But today I felt like writing something about the Coronavirus as it is just too extreme now. The spread Read more about Coronavirus Chaos: Stay at Home, Stay Safe, Why Not Even Start a Blog?[…]
“I try to hang on to myself. I don’t believe in no-one else. And I’m shaking like a leaf, As I fall into the street” – Noel Gallagher. Sunday’s Inspiration: Why Can’t The Clocks Go Back 5 Years? ‘You’ll never change what’s been and gone’- Noel Gallagher. Around 2013, Sundays became a place for me Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Why Can’t The Clocks Go Back 5 Years Tonight?[…]
I am into my 16th month of long term depression and a battle for happiness. Every day is tough. Most of my friends and family don’t understand my depression. I have tried to explain manys a time so i now have to accept the fact that they never will. It confuses me why a happy Read more about Tainted Tourist: 5 Personal Ways I Cope With Depression[…]
“You’ll never change what’s been and gone” – Noel Gallagher. I have tried to explain my depression to thousands of people over the last 13 months and still the only person who gets it and understands it is ME. It is frustrating but good that I know who I am and I won’t change for Read more about The Reason For My 13 Months of Depression and Daily Suicidal Thoughts[…]