As my travel blog has built momentum over the years and more and more people read my stories, inevitably opportunities have fallen my way. I’m really excited about some of my latest side projects and no qualms with sharing them here on my Working Wednesdays feature. It was always my dream to earn a Read more about Working Wednesdays: Travel Expert for Think Places[…]
“Well there’s a small boat made of China that’s going nowhere on the mantelpiece” – Neil Finn. When I was young we used to hear about “China” and there was even a phrase that went “he’s like a bull in a China shop”. I’m talking about China. Not the country. But the ceramic, porcelain, material Read more about The Real China Town: Backpacking In Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China[…]
I almost didn’t want to write about this travel mishap, but I said recently it’s a “no holds barred” on here so all the crazy “The Day I…” stories are going up!! It happened and I’m embarrassed by it, but looking back it was about a year ago now and I’m not angry anymore. I Read more about The Day I…Threw $1000 US Dollars into the Nam Song River in Laos[…]
Today on Tuesday’s Travel Essentials a return to sensible and a return to complete obvious. One of the GREATEST INVENTIONS of all time. A pen! I personally couldn’t travel the world without having a pen or access to a pen. Here’s a few travel related things that I use a pen for: 1. To write Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A Pen[…]
As we travel round the world, trying all sorts of new foods and drinks, we need to constantly clean our teeth. I’m a “minimum twice a day” person – I’ll try to clean them as much as I can! And it’s CHEAP. I haven’t bought a toothbrush for about 5 years, nor have I bought Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: NEVER Buy Toothpaste or Toothbrushes![…]
And so to Day 1 Part 3 of the epic Mount Kinabalu hike in Malaysian Borneo. Having booked the tour, paid for it and arrived at Kinabalu National Park we then arrived by minibus to the entrance at Timpohon Gate. Anybody who has hiked Mount Kinabalu will know the hike starts at Timpohon Gate. You Read more about Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo: Day 1 Part 3 – Timpohon Gate to Layang Shelter[…]
Another of my weird and wonderful travel stories now. If you follow my blog, you’ll know I’m a cheapskate and I cut corners, and I’ll take anything if it’s FREE. Zoom back to November 2009 and I was living in Parramatta on the western edge of Sydney. I shared a room there with a couple Read more about The Night I Got Drunk For FREE at a Gay Rights Lecture in Sydney, Australia[…]
In 2012 I finally had my first trip to Vietnam. Rather than get an online visa on arrival (which is something you can now do), I prefer to get visas myself from the Embassies. Being nomadic all the time means you end up getting your visa in the most convenient places. Living in Hong Kong Read more about How to Get A Vietnam Visa in Hong Kong[…]