“I want to be the minority” – Green Day. Do you know what I thought about recently when I reflected on my life for the briefest of seconds? The whole “majority is right” brown substance. One thing I have rarely done in life is follow the majority. I’ve always tried to do my own thing and gone Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Challenge the Majority. Majority Doesn’t Mean Right.[…]
As I just begin to plan a major pub crawl on a big reunion day with the lads in London during the World Cup, it’s a good moment to recollect the top 10 pub crawls from my travels, some I’ve told before on Don’t Stop Living, some I haven’t yet shared. These have been absolutely Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 10 Pub Crawls From My Travels So Far[…]
“7 Seconds Away” – Youssou N’Dor. It feels weird that I can’t write “backpacking in Senegal” as I’d be lying. I have never gone backpacking in Senegal, but I have been travelling there and I still was able to see the sights I wanted despite being on a lost luggage challenge and without my notorious Read more about Travelling in Senegal🇸🇳: Top 10 Sights in Dakar[…]
This is an odd entry in my world borders series. It sounds really easy and it should be, but it turned into a topsy turvy adventure and I really didn’t know what was ahead, looking back it appears to have run smoothly, though on the day it wasn’t quite like that! The Gambia is completely surrounded Read more about World Borders: My Crazy Adventure from Dakar in Senegal🇸🇳 to Serrekunda, The Gambia🇬🇲[…]
It’s a funny world and I’m surprising myself with this article as I was convinced I would never ever visit India, nor want to. Before, I backpacked through Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China and Myanmar which either border India or have some history/overlap with Indian culture in some way. Possibly due to my love for China, which was Read more about How to Get An Indian🇮🇳Visa in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬[…]
“Bring a smile. It’s a winner.” – Ron Hands, 2016. If nothing on this site ever inspires you, perhaps this one can. It was a joy, privilege, and honour to meet up with, interview and sink beer with Ron Hands. Ron is an 83 year old blogger and can tell a story or too. Ron Read more about Interview with 83 Year Old Blogger Ron Hands in Southbourne, Dorset, England: Author of ‘Growing Up With War’[…]
When I arrived across the border into the Austrian city of Salzburg, it was my first time in this country since a football trip to Vienna in 2005. It was also a crazy adventure, as the only reason for basing myself in Salzburg was because of a football bet ( #grodigbet ), another complete freak Read more about Backpacking in Austria🇦🇹: Taking Full Advantage of the Salzburg Card #visitsalzburg[…]
As the world turns its attention to the Olympics in Rio this summer, why not avoid the crowds and head to beautiful Bahia instead? This summer Brazil is hosting the Olympic Games in iconic Rio de Janeiro. This promises to be one of the best games yet, as the colourful and iconic city plays host Read more about Discover Salvador in 2016: Visit Beautiful Bahia This Summer[…]
While I was really out in Africa to prove why travel insurance is so important and to prove that it is difficult to cope without your belongings, there were some odd benefits to it, some which I would never have expected had I not experienced this lifestyle. You can read about the problems I had Read more about #MSMLostLuggage Challenge with Money Supermarket: Top 5 Benefits I Noticed[…]
“No woman; no cry” – Bob Marley. In my attempts to try and pretend I am a hardcore backpacker, and could slay any beast at the drop of a visa issuance, I headed to Africa on a crazy 12 day trip away from my laptop, my backpack and almost everything I had previously backpacked the Read more about #MSMLostLuggage Challenge with Money Supermarket: Top 5 Problems I Had[…]