It had been a long trip north east of Bogota in Colombia since the previous day and I can’t remember a more dazed or drained experience in my travel history than this particular day and border crossing from Colombia to Venezuela. It was all a bit bizarre and I didn’t really know what was happening…
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It’s time for Friday’s Featured Food and for the second week in a row we head to Africa. This time it’s to the city of Arusha in Tanzania, where I was based for a few nights before and after our Safari experience. It’s also the second day in a row for me to have my…
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Drinking coffee in Africa is something you have to do. The amount of coffee grown and produced on this continent is phenomenal. While staying in Arusha, on a quiet morning it was coffee time. I’m one who loves to relax over a coffee, sometimes reading a book or just enjoying the views with my girlfriend,…
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** STOP PRESS – since this article I have since been to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai and the UAE. As I count down my trip to the Middle East I now reflect on that time, back in 2008 where I turned down a sponsored trip to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. That’s right…
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Ah sigh! Here we go another working Wednesdays today and instead of me telling a story or writing about my long list of jobs today it’s time for a reality check. Don’t Stop Living turned 6 yesterday and yes that is some achievement and I’m proud of it. But for people on the outside who…
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A reflective and personal post now having reached 6 years of travel blogging and almost 10 years of living away from my home country of Northern Ireland. I’ve done a load of interviews recently for other sites and they often ask me: 1. Do I travel alone all the time? 2. Do I ever see…
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Right so after the euphoria of the fact Don’t Stop Living is SIX years old today dies down, it’s back to basics – and on a Tuesday, that means a travel essential. Today it’s the MAIN essential I have used for the last six years for this travel blog. NOT my laptop – that’s right…
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Get the champagne out. Don’t Stop Living is SIX years old today. The travel blog I started while backpacking in Toronto in 2007 has now amassed over 1,200 travel stories over a six year period. Life’s been pretty good in the intervening years. I’ve managed to backpack my way to almost 80 countries, across all…
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More free internet tips today for you on Monday’s Money Saving Tips as I scour the streets of Hong Kong looking to get online. Here are 6 places in Hong Kong to get FREE internet. 1. MTR Stations Some of Hong Kong’s MTR Stations have free internet portals for public use. While there are not…
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I’m not normally one to get away from travel stories, travel tips or travel advice as this is mainly a travel blog but I’m starting a new series as of today. Don’t Stop Living will be 6 years old on Tuesday!! I’m excited about that and have a few things planned. You might know my…
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