“Nobody ever mentions that weather can make or break your day” – Noel Gallagher. Random rant time – get your windbreaks, brollies and shades at the ready it’s time for some extreme weather. But who really cares about the weather? Answer: A lot of people and therein lies the reason for this random rant. I travel Read more about Random Rant: Weather Freaks, Who Cares?[…]
I LOVE it when people ask me about South America and they say “did you go to Rio or Bariloche?” Because the answer is “no” and quite frankly, I still don’t really care that much about “on the beaten track cities”, which might explain how I got sentimental, inspired and perky on my visit to Read more about Top 5 Things to see and do in Asuncion, Paraguay[…]
So we don’t always succeed in life and here was a lesson that although I love spicy food, I simply don’t have a big appetite and therefore didn’t get my free t-shirt, in this instance. Friday’s Featured Food takes us today to La Paz in Bolivia for a spicy, spicy hot curry! OK here goes Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Failing To Finish The World’s Hottest Curry in La Paz, Bolivia[…]
I spent a lot of 2010 travelling alone. I was working hard, saving, backpacking and still did a load of sightseeing on my days off. I had my own car. Life took me to a tiny island on the south east of Australia, off the coast of Tasmania. I got a boat from Kettering in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Lonely Beer at Australia’s Southernmost Pub[…]
Today’s Working Wednesdays is as recent as a “WW” on Don’t Stop Living has ever been, as it happened last week on Friday 21st June 2013. Having been based in Hong Kong for the last two years or so of my nomadery, this has seen me take on about 5 or 6 different jobs, the Read more about Working Wednesdays: K3 Graduation Picnic and Day of Sightseeing on Hong Kong Island[…]
I love the diversity of my World Travellers Series on here and hope you enjoy reading them, having featured Turner Barr just yesterday, I’m back with another one tonight! From friends, to bloggers, to travellers, to nomads, to lifestyle designers to AUTHORS. Yes today we meet Anthony Karakai, who is an author as well as Read more about World Travellers: Anthony Karakai – Traveller, Writer, Vagabond[…]
One of my favourite things about travelling is the FREE stuff you can get. I’ve worked in lots of jobs which had FREE food, drink and other things. As an employee, it is important to milk free stuff from your company while still enjoying your work and being a professional employee. Even if it’s not Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Work Freebies!!![…]
The latest in my series of world travellers is with Turner Barr, a man who most definitely doesn’t do things “by the book”, a nomad in the truest sense of the word, and a “jack of all trades” as his passionate website “Around the World in 80 Jobs” clearly shows. That’s right – Turner Barr Read more about World Travellers: Turner Barr of Around the World in 80 Jobs[…]