After a few weeks of deciding what to do with my life while I was staying with one of my best mates in Bournemouth, I was excited to get back on the road again and try out my latest backpack. You might have heard my recent nightmare with Tunis Air (far and away the most Read more about My New Backpack: The Mindshift Rotation180° Travel Away[…]
“I read the news today oh boy” – The Beatles Working Wednesdays returned with a flourish last week and I’m getting my head round more wacky job related experiences and opinions these days. When I first studied Journalism back in 1997 in Belfast City, travel blogs may have existed, but they certainly were not widespread, Read more about Working Wednesdays: 10 Reasons Why Travel Blogs Are Better Than Printed Travel Media[…]
When you travel it’s always nice to head away from the tourist crowds. The cities less traveled often have many surprises and one of the coolest off the backpacking trail is Denver in Colorado. Denver is nicknamed the “Mile High City” because its elevation is exactly one mile above sea level, making it one of the highest Read more about Cities Less Travelled: Denver, Colorado, USA[…]
Richmond is the capital of Virginia in the United States and has been an independent city since 1971. It has a population of just over 200,000. If you are heading to this cool city, here are ten sights to check out. Photo by Bzbngme via Trover.com 1. Richmond Zoo Home to more than 400 animals, this exciting, Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Top 10 Sights in Richmond, Virginia[…]
Hey everyone, you might have read my article before on how much I love postcards? And the fact remains that everywhere I go I hunt down a Post Office, buy some stamps and make sure I post my youngest brother a postcard from everywhere I go. Here’s a photo of young Danny with just some Read more about Race It Home: A Cool New Way To Send Postcards![…]
“There goes the fear again, there it goes. You turn around and life’s passed you by.” – The Doves While I play one of my favourite tunes over and over again on my iPod (The Fear by the Doves), a fear has struck deep within me. I don’t like being stationary. I don’t like staying Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: The Fear of Settling Down[…]
Kuwait City is vast, spectacular, confusing and admirable. Basing yourself near the epi-centre of the nation’s heart is a great way to see modern day KC and so I stayed in both the Ibis Salmiya Hotel and the Ibis Sharq Hotel to get the best of both worlds. There are no hostels here and definitely no Read more about Backpacking in Kuwait: Top 10 Sights in Kuwait City[…]
Today on Friday’s Featured Food I should be celebrating this, which is my 2,000th blog post on Don’t Stop Living, but hey on with the usual show!! And that means catching up with those foods I have tried down the years on my travels. I’ve been to Sweden four times so far (counting side trips to Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Semla in Stockholm, Sweden[…]
My visit to the Baltic countries earlier in 2015 involved a fair bit of drinking so Thirsty Thursdays returns today and we are in Tallinn. Beer is really popular in this part of the world. I tried some great beers in Kaunas, Vilnius in Lithuania, Uzupis and then after a stop over in Riga, I Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 13 Bars in Tallinn, Estonia[…]
It’s been a while since I did a Working Wednesdays feature on here, and while I have dozens more jobs to write about, I’ll be posting a few more of them in due course when I feel like it. After relocating to Hong Kong in 2011, I signed up with Internations. If you don’t already Read more about Working Wednesdays: Welcome Host for Internations in Hong Kong[…]