On my travels, getting visas can be as much a pain in the ass as a pleasure. From the moment you apply until actually seeing that shining sticker on your passport can be a long winded process. Luckily I’ve been through these types of processes several times and am here to help my fellow travellers Read more about How to get a Suriname🇸🇷 Visa in Venezuela🇻🇪[…]
Dolphin watching is a popular pastime and an easy one to enjoy. Just sit back, relax and view some dolphins jumping up out of the water. If you end up dolphin watching in Panglao in the Philippines, here’s a quick guide from my travels there. How to organise dolphin watching in Panglao As with a Read more about Dolphin Watching in Panglao, Philippines[…]
If you’re reading this and you’ve heard of Moriarty, it’s probably because you’ve been there. If you haven’t been there, I can’t think of any reason why you’d have heard of Moriarty. It sounds like an artistic graveyard. It was for the remains of thousands of broccoli plants that Read more about Working Wednesdays: Broccoli Harvesting in Moriarty, Australia[…]
The town of Kurunegala in Sri Lanka ranks highly with me and was a bit of a surprise to us all. It wasn’t actually mentioned in my books or guides and hadn’t been recommended. But it was an incredible trip to Sri Lanka with Mum, Dad and Panny that had a lot of unusual places Read more about Things to do in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka[…]
Today’s Tuesday’s Travel Essentials is on Travel Guide Books – I live by them!! I always carry at least one of them at any given time, and yes, it is normally Lonely Planet – though I also use local guidebooks (especially in China) and have bought Rough Guides and Berlitz guides before. Despite loving the Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Travel Guide Books[…]
You have probably heard of Chinese New Year. It’s the same as New Year except it’s Chinese. That’s where things become slightly different. If you are lucky enough to live in a Chinese environment during Chinese New Year you will love the whole craze and madness of it all. You might also be given red Read more about Chinese New Year: What are Red Packets?[…]
Some of my Monday’s Money Saving Tips involve the really simple things to stop you spending silly money on your adventures. Aside from the essential water, and the luxury of a beer, my two other favourite drinks on my travels are tea and coffee. You don’t need to pay for them, it’s easy to get Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Free Tea and Coffee[…]
I’ve done a few book reviews on here before, but only books related to travel, as funny enough these types of books are the ones I most enjoy, being an avid traveller. I love reading books on trains, planes, buses etc. and at airports and bus stations. This time it’s a novel by Michael Delwiche Read more about Book Review: The Liar’s Guide to South America, by Mike Delwiche[…]