I recently embarked on an exciting adventure in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. I stayed overnight in a hut in the magical forest, which is on the English side of the border, but right next to Wales. The Forest of Dean is maintained by Forest Holidays, who run 9 of these forest retreats Read more about Foraging For Food in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England[…]
It’s fair to say that you will never get bored if you’re thinking of planning a trip to Las Vegas, USA. With a 4-mile strip filled with the biggest casinos, entertainment venues, restaurants, bars and world famous hotels there will never be a dull moment during you’re your stay in Sin City. But with so Read more about Unconventional Things to Do in Las Vegas[…]
On my recent trip across the border from England into the secretive Empire of Adammia, I had a lot of fun. It was a crazy trip to this secret and unknown country and indeed I was the first ever backpacking tourist to visit Adammia. I visited three parts of the country – Tytannia Province (which Read more about Backpacking in Adammia🟦🟢: Top 5 Wacky Moments in This Secret Unknown Country[…]
This post was posted by The Hipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 15th October 2015. It’s not easy eating green, at least not in the stereotypically carnivorous United States. Luckily, there are a few cities and cultures that are known for their vegetarian eating habits, both Stateside and half a world away. When World Vegetarian Day rolls around Read more about Where to Celebrate World Vegetarian Day[…]
This post was posted by The Hipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 7th October 2015. If your idea of thrilling travel has more to do with pumping adrenaline than restaurants and shopping, here are some of the best places on the planet to get your fill of excitement. 1. Interlaken, Switzerland Interlaken is famous for its adventure sports Read more about 7 Destinations for Adrenaline Junkies[…]
“When are you going to stop travelling?” “When will you settle down?” “How long have you been on the road for?” These are the types of questions that people ask me, day in day out. Everybody assumes (with their own personal justifications) that the journey has to end. The travelling has to stop. The crazy Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Here’s Where The Story Doesn’t End[…]
People continue to tell me about how they think travel is expensive and I constantly get asked how I can afford to travel. The answer always remains the same – it is cheaper to travel than it is to stay in the same place. I have no regular bills, rent contracts or permanent payments going out. Read more about Some of My Favourite Budget Airlines[…]
This edition in my world borders series is slightly long overdue. The reason being I have been on this route more times than I can remember. It was back in 2008 – 2009 that I worked on car ferries in the south of England. I was based in Lymington, Poole and Weymouth. But most of Read more about World Borders: Crossing from Poole, England to St. Helier, Jersey by Ferry[…]
It was a welcome and sentimental return to the island of Jersey recently as I headed to their capital city, St. Helier for a weekend. I stayed overlooking the sea, at the Ommaroo Hotel and I toured some of the sights I had missed out on during my first few visits to this mini island Read more about Backpacking in Jersey: Top 5 Sights in St. Helier and St. Lawrence[…]
One of my coolest backpacking adventures yet was drinking wine in the main brewery and winery in the Tytannia Province of Adammia. The reason this was so cool was that I was the first backpacking tourist to visit the country and sample the wine! The Empire of Adammia is a private, unknown and secret country, which is Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Wine in Capital Brewery, Tytannia Province, Adammia🟦🟢[…]