“The telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been” – Donald Walker. In my series of “The Day I…”, I detail random stories from my decade of nomadery. I spent two summers working on ferries (Isle of Wight, Lymington, Poole, Weymouth, Cherbourg, St. Malo, Guernsey, Jersey) and those jobs threw up some very amusing Read more about The Day I…Smuggled A Spear Gun Into Guernsey[…]
When you move around a lot, you jobs change often and perhaps the best job I ever had was when I worked on ferries – being paid to travel must be good! So this week’s Working Wednesday comes from my time being ‘Gangway Man’ on the ferries. While some people hate thinking about their jobs, Read more about Working Wednesdays: The Easiest Job In The World – ‘Gangway Man’[…]
I was thinking about all the islands I’ve visited and trying to narrow it down to the best ones, but I just couldn’t so I’ll compile a few different lists to sum them up in categories. First of all these are my 5 top tranquil islands. Places you can get away to for relaxing, with Read more about 5 Amazing Tranquil Islands![…]
Herm is a glorious island to visit. With a population of just 55 and no motorised transport permitted (except for a tractor) this was an amazing place to visit. The only realistic way to get there is by boat. You catch the Herm Travel Trident from St. Peter Port in Guernsey. This trip report will Read more about Channel Islands: Herm[…]
I worked in 2009 on the Cross Channel Ferries. My routes varied between the English ports of Weymouth and Poole, the French ports of St. Malo and Cherbourg and the Channel Islands. We often docked in Jersey and the summer of 2009 was my first (and only) chance so far in life to tour the Read more about Channel Islands: Jersey[…]
2009 was a sad time in my life and this job would have been a dream job for me had I stopped and realised how amazing it actually was. Serving customers on board cross channel ferries was surely a dream come true. In the future I will write properly and more detailed account of life Read more about Working Wednesdays: A Quick Post About My Time at Condor Ferries[…]
Sark was a place I had always wanted to visit, ever since September 2007 when I read all about it in a flight magazine from Iceland Express. Its a mystical, magical island, off the coast of France. It has its own government and was Europe’s last ever feudal state. But where is it? And why Read more about Backpacking in Sark: Europe´s Last Feudal State[…]