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Backpacking in South Africa: Top 6 Things to see and do in Durban

My recent Africa trip had me reminiscing big time and the reality hit me that I haven’t written enough about my first trip to Africa in 2011. So much so that my visits to both Pretoria and Durban have passed the blog by completely and I’m behind with my travel tales. Before time gets the Read more about Backpacking in South Africa: Top 6 Things to see and do in Durban[…]

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Bamboo Rafting🚣on the YuLong River Near Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China🇨🇳

My recent China adventures continued as we veered south of the city of Guilin in China’s Guangxi Province. We based ourselves in the dreamy town of Yangshuo. A town itself which is pretty enough to keep your wandering eyes glaring in awe and your camera snapping away as you marvel at its enchantment. As you Read more about Bamboo Rafting🚣on the YuLong River Near Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China🇨🇳[…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Tourist Information Centres (FREE Information)

It still baffles me as to how many travellers neglect the most obvious places in towns and cities to get FREE information! Yes that’s right Tourist Information Centres are the BEST place in every town and city to get FREE information. Don’t avoid the obvious please folks, today’s Monday’s Money Saving Tips is so obvious Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Tourist Information Centres (FREE Information)[…]

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World Travellers: Lisa and George from We Said Go Travel

It’s time to meet Lisa and George who have recently launched their travel memoir, Traveling In Sin!! Lisa and George also run the highly successful travel site “We Said Go Travel” and they are also both members of the Traveler’s Century Club – yes they’ve both been to more than 100 countries! It’s a pleasure Read more about World Travellers: Lisa and George from We Said Go Travel[…]

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Getting a Tanzanian Visa at Kilimanjaro Airport

Being based in Hong Kong recently has been great for sorting out visas (I have got a Vietnamese, Myanmar, Chinese and North Korean all sorted in my time there). However I didn’t get my visa in advance for Tanzania, one of my recent trips. The main reason was time constraints, but also it’s the same Read more about Getting a Tanzanian Visa at Kilimanjaro Airport[…]

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Back in Africa: Hong Kong to Addis Ababa to Kilimanjaro

If you read Don’t Stop Living in its early days, I used to just write about exactly what I was doing, and in some kind of logical order with no frills. And despite my more recent posts on tips, advice and visa issues etc., it’s time for a return to the “old school Don’t Stop Read more about Back in Africa: Hong Kong to Addis Ababa to Kilimanjaro[…]

Pink and White Elephants in Yangon, Myanmar

Yangon is full of surprises and I’ll name check my Swiss travel buddy Michael (who I met on the Yangon Circle Line train) for this little welcome diversion which saw us visit firstly the Marble Buddha and secondly three pink and white elephants! Yes, albino elephants in Yangon as I backpacked through Myanmar last week. Read more about Pink and White Elephants in Yangon, Myanmar[…]

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World Travellers: Sam Long From Sam’s Shenanigans

In my latest World Travellers interview I catch up with Sam Long, one of the youngest guys to feature so far in the series. Despite being only 23, he’s already done a load of travelling and is gagging for more! Who are you? I’m Sam Long, a 23 year old Sport Journalism graduate, who has Read more about World Travellers: Sam Long From Sam’s Shenanigans[…]