I am into my 16th month of long term depression and a battle for happiness. Every day is tough. Most of my friends and family don’t understand my depression. I have tried to explain manys a time so i now have to accept the fact that they never will. It confuses me why a happy Read more about Tainted Tourist: 5 Personal Ways I Cope With Depression[…]
Being an entrepreneur is becoming a far more common dream for the average person. What is even more exciting is how often this dream is manifested into a reality. Entrepreneurs have a wide variety of reasons for wanting to start down this path. For some it is all about following a creative dream while for Read more about Becoming Location Independent as an Entrepreneur[…]
I did an unintentional “Brian Lara”. 501 NOT OUT OK it’s a milestone but when you get to the facts, it’s nothing special. Here’s why – I have to be honest here and admit that even this figure of 501 NOT OUT (whether astounding or not) could and should have been much more sensational and Read more about 501 Not Out: Football Nomad On Tour. My Story Attending Over 500 Matches Around the World.[…]
“As the day was dawning, my plane flew away. With all the things caught in my mind” – Noel Gallagher. 27th August 2007 – 27th August 2017. Don’t Stop Living is officially 10 years old today. Timewise, that’s almost 30% of my life. It’s more than 50% of my adult life. I’ve shared my life Read more about Don’t Stop Living is 10 Years Old Today: My Thoughts On Sharing a Third of My Life With The World[…]
Recently I came across a new app called Pepo. After testing it for a while, I would like to introduce it to you today on Tuesday’s Travel Essentials. I found the Pepo app through its official website – Pepo.com and when I found out that some of my travel friends have been using it for Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Testing the Pepo App[…]
If you have followed my journey the last 10 years on here, you will know that I love to be the tourist, every day of my life. I am a very spontaneous tourist who ventures anywhere and everywhere I can. “If it exists as a place, I’ll go there” – Jonny Blair. I am a Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Using Lonely Planet Guides on Your Travels[…]
If you have followed the blog for what is now 10 years, you might be aware I have a passion for the obscure and absurd. Backpacking places like Rome, Paris and New York just didn’t excite me any more. It has to be a little bit off the wall, off the map, somewhere lots of Read more about 40 Most Unusual or Obscure Countries I Have Visited[…]
Life changed for me and I introduce something new today. This blog might give advice on visas and tourist tips, but basically it is me telling my life story. There has been a progression on here, the first post on this site was officially published on 27th August 2007, the second post was on Toronto, the Read more about Introducing My New Blog: Northern Irishman in Poland, Połnocny Irlandcyzk w Polsce[…]
** This post is dedicated to Lance Queens, a friend I met only a few times in life but a man who spoke his mind, respected me, gave me support in depression, and every second of his life he supported the Cherries (AFC Bournemouth). We enjoyed a climb up the divisions together, 4th Div to Read more about The Latest Saga on my TWO Books: “1 – Backpacking Centurion” and “2 – Seek Well”[…]
“You’ll never change what’s been and gone” – Noel Gallagher. I have tried to explain my depression to thousands of people over the last 13 months and still the only person who gets it and understands it is ME. It is frustrating but good that I know who I am and I won’t change for Read more about The Reason For My 13 Months of Depression and Daily Suicidal Thoughts[…]