Now let’s state the obvious here – if you want to be a budget backpacker you NEED a backpack! I have met a lot of travellers who don’t travel with a backpack, instead they carry a suitcase or one of those bags that you drag along. But it’s better to stay hands free and lump Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A Backpack![…]
Every Monday I bring you my top money tips from my travels. Remember as a budget traveller you have to really strip down to the bare essentials. Last week I mentioned how simply selling your smart phone will give you enough money for 2 weeks in Taiwan. This week I’m looking at saving money on Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Share A Room![…]
Travellers need music. Sometimes it’s the only thing that keeps me sane on my days of endless bus, train and plane journeys. I have owned an iPod (the same one) for 6 years now, since I was working for Apple and though I have thousands of songs on it, to get me psyched up on Read more about My Top 10 Travel Tunes![…]
On selected Friday’s, Don’t Stop Living brings you a featured food. This series of Friday’s Featured Foods will be chosen at random from the countless dishes, meals and snacks I have tried as a global traveller. First up, I head back to my time in Peru and the day I tried Guinea Pig, known locally Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Cuy al Horno (Roasted Guinea Pig)[…]
I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to actually write about my trip to the Wild Rover in La Paz, Bolivia, also known as the world’s highest Irish Pub. And it’s official. I have also been to Paddy Flaherty’s in Cuzco which claims to be the highest (and many others in Peru and Bolivia Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Wild Rover, La Paz: The Highest Irish Pub in the World![…]
I’m delighted to release my latest e-Book, The Backpackers Guide to the Inca Trail! Back in 2010 I hiked the real Inca Trail in Peru and it was always my dream to release a book about it to help others interested in doing the popular hike. The book is a detailed 102 page guide to hiking the Inca Trail, Read more about Travel Myths Busted: Part 3 – The Fake Inca Trail[…]
Just because I’m trying to compile reports of all the border crossings I’ve done doesn’t mean I should ignore crossing into a new country by ferry. Indeed I once worked on ferries, even having to be part of the Passport Checking procedure at Jersey and Guernsey, so my interest in ‘water borders’ has always been Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Hong Kong to Macau (By Ferry)[…]
On selected Tuesdays, I will aim to detail some travel essentials. Yes, these might be glaringly obvious but to be honest, sometimes I forget them and sometimes you will too. And we can never fit everything we want in one backpack or suitcase. I’ll hope to identify what to take, when to take it, how Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Insect Repellent[…]
I’m here to show you how to travel the world for cheap, and it’s easy! But you really have to have the motivation to do it for yourself! I laugh sometimes at the comments and messages you get as a traveller from those who want to travel the world on a budget. Recently I got Read more about Monday’s Money Tips: Part 5 – Don’t own a ‘smart phone’ if you want to travel on a budget!!![…]
As a traveller, long distance buses become a way of life and part of the travel routine. I personally love them – a great way to sit back, relax and let someone else drive you to your destination. Almost every bus journey I take becomes a real chance to see unique scenery from a distance. Read more about Top 5 Scenic Bus Journeys[…]