Water is a traveller’s lifeblood. You cannot go a day without it. But some travellers seem to think they need to constantly buy water in bottles because they don’t trust the local water. You don’t need to BUY water when you travel the world. How do I do it? How do I save money on…
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It’s always difficult to do a top five travel sights from any given year. This year saw me visit 15 countries (8 of them new countries!), over 40 new cities or towns and 11 World Heritage Sites. I’ve been doing some top 5s this week on my Facebook Page. But here I’m just going to…
Read MoreWhile living in Tasmania I ended up staying for a while at Tasman Backpackers in Devonport – basically a live in, working hostel for travellers and workers on the nearby farms. Once a month we did a communal food night which meant that over 50 people that lived in the massive complex (a former…
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This week’s Thirsty Thursday takes us to the mountains on the China to Tibet border and is inspired by my recent visit to the town of Shangri La. The most prominent animal in this part of the world is the Yak. A lovable animal to glare at as your bus eases its way through awe…
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I did mention that this week’s Daily posts would be all about Christmas and so to my Working Wednesday. What can be better than dressing up as Santa Claus at Christmas and getting paid for it? As work goes, it’s a fairly easy job. Give presents to children, shout “Ho Ho Ho” and still manage…
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Christmas Day was a special time for me when I was younger. Always off school or work, always getting together with the family, always giving and receiving presents. However since I upped and left Northern Ireland a decade ago, my lifestyle of travel has taken over at Christmas. Christmas time for me has seen me…
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Today’s Tuesday’s Travel Essential is a poncho – the traveller’s cheap and easy way to cope with torrential rain! No need to be carrying a raincoat – just bring a poncho with you! Advantages over a raincoat are so plentiful it beggars belief… – fits in your pocket – doubles up as a rainshield –…
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So you might have read my post about working over Christmas and got a bit down heartened and thought – hold on this guy likes to travel, why is he talking about working over Christmas? Well don’t worry! This post is all about an amazing Christmas travel experience I had last year. It was Christmas…
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This week my daily features will have a Christmas appeal to them. Today is Christmas Eve and to save money at Christmas let’s stick to the basics – WORK at Christmas! There are endless reasons why you should work over Christmas – I have earned bucket loads over the years by working over Christmas. I’m…
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As we all know, China has an endless range of cuisines. From dog to eel and from duck to turtle, once you’ve eaten food in China, your taste buds may never be the same again. So the situation arose where I ate turtle soup, without knowing what it was! Believe me when I say this…
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