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My Top 5 Things to See and Do in Jakarta, Indonesia

In a city as colossal as Jakarta it’s hard to know where to start with a top 5, so I’ve kind of condensed these 5 down and kept them to a personal top 5 rather than your usual. These are the 5 things I enjoyed most in Jakarta, that’s not to say these are the Read more about My Top 5 Things to See and Do in Jakarta, Indonesia[…]

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Friday’s Featured Food: Portuguese Style Egg Tarts in Macau

I love Macau, the ex-Portuguese colony in Asia and a part of the Chinese empire and have been twice in the last year or so. However apart from my posts on how to get to Macau and my story of winning in the Casino there, I haven’t written much about it, time for a Macau Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Portuguese Style Egg Tarts in Macau[…]

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Thirsty Thursdays: Chinese Coffee in Little Likeng Village, Jiangxi Province, China

Last week’s thirsty Thursdays came from the Jiangxi Province of China, and this week’s one does too! While last week I wrote about how I sipped peach wine in the unknown town of Xiaoqi, today I recollect the morning spent sipping a cappuccino in Little Likeng village. The thing that makes it most interesting for Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Chinese Coffee in Little Likeng Village, Jiangxi Province, China[…]

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Jiangxi Villages Tour: Jiangling Viewpoint, Jiangxi, China

We toured the Jiangxi Province of China recently, part of which we did with a local driver who knew the area. Having a local driver is the easiest way to get around parts of the Province. Especially the area in and around WuYuan, which is famous for gorgeous countryside and picturesque Huizhou Villages. It was Read more about Jiangxi Villages Tour: Jiangling Viewpoint, Jiangxi, China[…]

Travel Collectables: Banknotes

Travel Collectables: Banknotes

I love the thrill of getting new banknotes when you’ve crossed a new border. Even as a child I collected them, thanks to a collection from the Sunday Times (a paper my Dad used to buy every week!). I was fascinated by geography as a child and my banknote collection grew and grew. However it Read more about Travel Collectables: Banknotes[…]

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Working Wednesdays: Sponsored Posts on my Travel Blog

Today on working Wednesdays I’m talking about “sponsored posts”. If you have followed my blog you will have read that on Sunday I put up a Sponsored Post on Aruba. BUT I WROTE IT. Don’t Stop Living is still MY blog and it will always be my blog. I DO NOT ACCEPT GUEST POSTS and Read more about Working Wednesdays: Sponsored Posts on my Travel Blog[…]

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Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Doing a Shit, 13 Travel Tips

On Tuesday’s Travel Essentials I aim to cover as many aspects to travel as I can. Without further ado, and with no apologies for the use of the word “shit” here are my tips on doing a shit on your travels. Yes, travellers need to shit too. We also go to the toilet… 1. Always Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Doing a Shit, 13 Travel Tips[…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: 10 Reasons to Stay in Dorms

As a backpacker one of the best ways to constantly save money is to book into hostel dorm rooms (dormitories) in hostels. As a general rule of thumb and as an experienced backpacker, I know that the dorms with the most beds are the cheapest. I once stayed in a 34 bed dorm in Manila Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: 10 Reasons to Stay in Dorms[…]