I’m very happy to feature a fellow Irishman on World Travellers today. Adam lives his life in the same vein as myself. Work hard to play hard to travel hard to live the life we want. I hope Adam’s inspiration rubs off on you. He’s certainly travelled and worked his way around the globe. Check Read more about World Travellers: Adam Finan AKA Tropical Nomad[…]
Believe it or not, but until recently I had never done tandem cycling before! You might have read my adventures cycling in places like Montevideo, Soweto and Taiwan, but China was the place where my girlfriend and I first hopped on a tandem bicycle! We were backpacking in the Guangxi Province of China and staying Read more about Tandem Cycling In Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China[…]
A recent travel highlight was being in Chongqing during the Chinese “Dragon Boat Festival” this year. It was mid June. I stayed in the excellent, highly recommended Green Forest Hostel and they were having a rice leaf dumplings night in the hostel so I joined in of course. It was great fun. First of all Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Making Rice Leaf Dumplings in Chongqing, China[…]
A lot of backpackers will have been to Siem Reap in Cambodia for sure – it’s even on a popular “backpacker’s trail” due to its proximity to Angkor Wat, but it’s nice to go against the flow in Siem Reap and head away from the main bar strip, known as Pub Street. I may have Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Tuk Tuk Bar, Siem Reap, Cambodia[…]
I’ve always loved media. There’s something about TV, newspapers, radio and the whole public sphere thing that I love. As a teenager I did some work experience in the BBC and Belfast Telegraph as well as studying a City and Guilds course in Journalism. At university I wrote for the magazine, starred in 2 TV Read more about Working Wednesdays: BBC Radio🎤📻Ulster Interview, Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️[…]
One of the joys of always being on the road is the sheer quantity of people you meet. You’ll literally have thousands of new people in your life coming and going as you move from city to village, jungle to desert and ship to bus. But on that journey, some of them will become good Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Business Cards and Swapping Contact Details[…]
I’m actually a fan of Coca Cola and I much prefer it to stuff like Pepsi. But when you go backpacking and you look for the bargains, you have to look at things rationally and with your strict budget in mind. When you open a fridge in a shop to buy some cola – always Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Always Local Cola[…]
“You Don’t Get A Second Chance to Make A First Impression” (you do) Today’s Sunday’s Inspiration I’m sharing this quote with you and I’ll make things short and sweet today. I’m remembering back to my student days now, and for sure I’ll recount them a lot more on this blog over time and in particular Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: “You Don’t Get A Second Chance to Make A First Impression”[…]