Today’s Friday’s Featured Food takes us to the country of Laos. It’s not a country famed for food and I remember being told “when you go to Laos you’ll end up eating a load of banana pancakes”. Well in the end I only had one banana pancake and actually found a lot more charm in Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Laap in Vientiane, Laos[…]
This latest edition of world travellers is Londoner Sam, who gave up the English lifestyle to see the world. Currently touring South America, Sam runs the excellent website Indefinite Adventure and has lived in Austria and Spain teaching English as well as backpacking round Asia! Who are you? My name’s Sam. I’m 27, used to be Read more about World Travellers: Sam From Indefinite Adventure[…]
Today’s Thirsty Thursdays sees us crack open the tins of beer that we brought in when visiting the Muslim State of Brunei. I had drank beer in a Muslim State before – Indonesia of course, but it’s a lot less strict. In Brunei, you cannot buy alcohol anywhere, so the only way to be able Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking in A Muslim State, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei[…]
Following on from the first day of the hike near Sapa in northern Vietnam, it’s time to conclude it with a part 2. We left it last time having just gone to bed in my homestay in the lower mountain village of Ta Van. In the middle of some incredible valleys and mountains, yes hiking Read more about Hiking in Sapa, Vietnam: Day 2 – Ta Van to Giangtachai Village[…]
Oh Spain, how I used to love my time travelling there, back when I was a “novice backpacker”! Aside from over indulgent parties in Menorca and Majorca, I backpacked through cities like Alicante and Valencia as well as doing them on family holidays before I upped and left my “normal life” behind. Today I’ll focus Read more about 5 Things to see and do in and around Alicante, Spain[…]
Weeding. Got to love it. I’m not even being sarcastic here. I can’t remember the total number of days I spent weeding when I lived in Tasmania but it was somewhere between 10 and 20. Long days of just filling white sacks with weeds. I’ve written a bit about them before, but not much on Read more about Working Wednesdays: Weeding Out A Bean Paddock in Bishopsbourne, Tasmania[…]
OK today on Tuesday’s Travel Essentials, I’m actually going to admit and tell you that there are some things I spend a wee bit extra money on…one is decent walking shoes. This is kind of in contrast to my Monday’s Money Saving Tips I know, but I’m just being honest – I just don’t buy Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Decent Walking Shoes[…]
I mention Antarctica quite a lot on here, mostly because it’s by far the most incredible place I have ever been. I loved the peace and tranquility of it, the fact there are no offices, no murders etc. So here is a list of 10 things you WON’T find in Antarctica! In case you wondered… Read more about 10 Things You WON’T find in Antarctica🇦🇶[…]