Random Rant: This Immerse Yourself in Local Culture “Bull$hit”

I usually get slated for these rants and for some stupid reason they also attract more page views than my proper travel articles on backpacking through Uzupis, crossing the border into Honduras and touring waterfalls in Guyana. But whatever, here’s another random rant for you… “One man’s freedom fighter is another’s terrorist” – Bobby Gillespie One Read more about Random Rant: This Immerse Yourself in Local Culture “Bull$hit”[…]

Top Tips for Working on a Farm while Travelling 

Who knew, we aren’t just a generation of spoilt, over sensitive, easily offended millennial eejits with no idea how to work hard for a living? Constantly on their phones, depositing and playing slots at popular sites like 666Casino or down the pub sinking pints or doing pub crawls. Contrary to what some people believe to be true about Read more about Top Tips for Working on a Farm while Travelling […]

The Day My Landlord Accused Me of Stealing the Big TV!

“You’ve been stealing from the thieves, and you got caught” – Paul Hewson. Life since I left my hometown in 2003 (15 Wacaday years now) hasn’t always been completely travel travel travel. In fact there were two occasions when I owned a car (2000 – 2009, and again for 7 months of 2010) and a Read more about The Day My Landlord Accused Me of Stealing the Big TV![…]

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Affiliate Marketing For Travel Bloggers: Is It Worth Doing? 

If you are running a travel blog, you might wonder whether you should get involved with affiliate marketing. After all, this is one of the most successful forms of revenue generation that any website can utilize if it is done correctly. Knowing the great potential for affiliate marketing to bolster a travel blog, we are Read more about Affiliate Marketing For Travel Bloggers: Is It Worth Doing? […]

Arrival in Antarctica at Barrientos. Panny Yu, unmet.

The Day I…Met My Ex-Girlfriend in Antarctica

“We got a love that ain’t got no name. We kiss our love with lips like pain. I said Oh Ho” – Brett Anderson (Suede). OK so…on my travels I often told this story to people who were somehow fascinated. But now, almost 8 years on, it’s not such a fantasy or a dream any Read more about The Day I…Met My Ex-Girlfriend in Antarctica[…]

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5 Shit Things to do in Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas is one of the worst cities in the world and I don’t advise going there if you are backpacking Venezuela. But if for some reason you end up there, here are 5 shit things you can do in Caracas, Venezuela. And that doesn’t include doing a poo in the toilet! It is no coincidence Read more about 5 Shit Things to do in Caracas, Venezuela[…]