When you’re touring India, if you drive 135 kilometres (or 84 miles) west of the Rajasthani capital of Jaipur, you’ll arrive at a mountain-ringed oasis known as Ajmer. Not only it is a city blessed with geographical beauty, it’s also a significant site for pilgrims. Followers of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti travel there Read more about The Temples and Religious Sites of Ajmer, India[…]
I have spoken about my time touring the Channel Islands before and the magic of it will never leave me. Islands like Herm and Sark are just truly remote travel gems that had me totally inspired. I talked about getting the Guernsey to Sark ferry before and about my time touring Sark, but I didn’t Read more about World Borders: Getting The Guernsey to Herm Ferry, Channel Islands (St. Peter Port to Herm Harbour)[…]
Herm is yet another magical island from my journeys on this planet. It is easily “do-able” in a day. The only method of transport on the island is a tractor and the only official way to get there is by using the Herm Travel Trident Service from St Peter Port in Guernsey – Guernsey to Read more about Backpacking in Herm, Channel Islands: Top 15 Things to See and Do[…]
My latest World Travellers are an awesome double act from Ontario Canada. I like the way their blog is called Justin “plus” Lauren – first time I’ve come across that sort of title instead of the “and”, “duo”, “couples”. Over to meet Justin, plus Lauren. Or Lauren, plus Justin… Who are you? We’re Justin and Read more about World Travellers: Justin Plus Lauren[…]
“There’s a bridge to the other side, don’t take your eyes from the prize.”- Dodgy Get ready for it to pour out of me. It feels like some back tracking is needed to my teens and a follow up to last Friday’s Paddy Campbell story. This won’t fill you with wonder or excitement, but it’s something Read more about The Day I…Got 6 A Grades in my GCSEs (and the Aftermath of the Great Exam Heist)[…]
I’ve done load of travel interviews in the last few years and almost all of them ask me why I travel or what started me on travel. While there are probably many reasons for it, I can actually limit it to one word: football. Casting my mind back to 1986 on today’s Sunday’s Inspiration. An Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Mexico 1986, Norman Whiteside, Kim Pyung Suk and the REAL Reason Why I Travel the World[…]
I recently wrote about how to get an Indonesian Visa on arrival in Denpasar Airport in Bali, so I’d thought I’d also share my information on getting the visa on arrival in Jakarta – pretty similar of course, but worth posting for those coming into the country at Jakarta Airport. I first visited Indonesia in 2012, flying in Read more about How to get an Indonesian Visa on Arrival in Jakarta Airport, Java[…]
“I, I sometimes lose myself in me, I lose track of timeAnd I can’t see the woods for the trees, you set them alight.Burn the bridges as you’ve gone, I’m too weak to fight yaI’ve got my personal hell to deal with” – D:Ream (Londonderry, 1993) Paddy Campbell and I sang along to it instead Read more about The Day My Best Mate at School Nicked the Exam Paper (and got expelled)[…]