iPod. A word I didn’t have a clue what it meant 10 years ago and suddenly, it’s become a travel essential for me. I was a walkman boy – I owned a tape (cassette) walkman player in the 1990s and I took it travelling with me everywhere, I even upgraded to another travelling tape player Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: iPod[…]
If you remember my recent post on how I hate taxis and rarely use them, now it’s time for a “sister” post in my series of Monday’s Money Saving Tips, and that is to use local transport!! There are benefits that stretch beyond just saving money (the obvious one): – You save money (the only Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Use Public (or Local) Transport[…]
One of the highlights from my tour round the south part of Sri Lanka was elephant riding in Pinnewala (or is it Pinnawala?). It was a hotly anticipated part of the trip in fact and we saved it for the last few days of our visit to Sri Lanka. Despite having been to a load Read more about Elephant Riding in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka[…]
I met a bunch of travellers in South America who had gone from Buenos Aires in Argentina to Uruguay by boat. On my journey however, I did things the opposite way. I left Montevideo on a quest to head straight to Puerto Iguazu, and I totally skipped staying any longer in Buenos Aires (except a Read more about World Borders: How to get from Uruguay to Argentina by boat from Colonia del Sacramento[…]
When people think of Hong Kong they often think of the typical stereotypes associated with this global location – huge skyscrapers, office blocks, people in long queues, traffic jams, a busy commercial city. But in actual fact that view of Hong Kong is just one of many faces this country has to offer, yes I Read more about Visiting Tai O Fishing Village, Lantau Island, Hong Kong[…]
I loved the relaxed charm of Vientiane in Laos. It’s got to be one of the less well known capital cities in the world. It was my first port of call when travelling in Laos (after arriving at the border point of Thanaleng) and I met up with a travel buddy there (Chaz – a Read more about Things to see and do in Vientiane, Laos: A Top 5[…]
I’m not really recommending getting yourself in trouble but I’m definitely cutting corners and constantly finding ways to budget when you travel. A great tip is to buy (or make) a fake Student ID Card. These days anyone can be a student, as there are so many mature students out there, so you;re never to Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Fake Student ID Cards[…]
I was thinking about my Antarctica trip recently, and how I managed to drink in 4 different places on the trip (OK I’m cheating as three of them were onboard the boat!!!). But I thought I’d give all you Antarctic bound travellers some tips on how you can drink in Antarctica, yes there is even Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking in Antarctica🇦🇶Top 6 Places For a Beer🍺[…]
I was driving through Yeovil in England in early 2008 when a call came through from a renowned Northern Irish journalist “Jonny, I’ve been asked to do a few interviews on Northern Ireland football fans for a new book, are you interested?” Straight away it was a “yes” and that was it – I was Read more about Working Wednesdays: Interview for a Football Book, Green and White Army (The Northern Ireland Fans)[…]
Guangzhou is the capital city of the Chinese Province of Guangdong. It is an incredibly busy and fast moving city. In fact this city alone houses more people than the entire island of Ireland plus Wales and the Isle of Man – it’s estimated that almost 13 million people are crammed into its madness!! On Read more about Backpacking In China: 5 Things to do in Guangzhou[…]