My Wacaday 40 Year Journey in Order: Every Country I Visited, How, When and Why?

My Wacaday 40 Year Journey in Order: Every Country I Visited, How, When and Why?

2020 was a year where I insanely turned 40 without barely even realising it. Coronavirus crisis put paid to any kind of celebration of such a milestone as my 40th birthday passed by whilst I was sat at home in my flat in Warszawa, Poland. It’s no consolation that I have a hat-trick of volumes Read more about My Wacaday 40 Year Journey in Order: Every Country I Visited, How, When and Why?[…]

40 Years of Being A Tourist: An (Almost) Complete List Of Everywhere I've Been

40 Years of Being A Tourist: An (Almost) Complete List Of Everywhere I’ve Been

“Where have you been tonight?” – Shed Seven. Is it possible or easy to make a list of every place you have been? No, it is difficult and I am sure this list is incomplete and wrong. I even had to ask my parents about some of those early places we went and even that Read more about 40 Years of Being A Tourist: An (Almost) Complete List Of Everywhere I’ve Been[…]

Are You Travelling with an Emotional Support Dog? 5 Tips for Your Trip

Are You Travelling with an Emotional Support Dog? 5 Tips for Your Trip

Emotional support animals (ESAs) are a life- changing resource for many. These creatures’ comforting presence helps people combat stress, anxiety, and harmful mental triggers. One of the biggest questions surrounding ESAs has to do with travel. How do you travel with your companion by your side? The answer is…easily! All you need to do is Read more about Are You Travelling with an Emotional Support Dog? 5 Tips for Your Trip[…]

15 Ways to Unwind and Calm Your Mind After a Long Day

15 Ways to Unwind and Calm Your Mind After a Long Day

After a long day at work, it can feel like all you want to do is crawl into bed. But sometimes even when bedtime rolls around, you cannot possibly stop thinking or calm your mind. There are lots of things you can do to help yourself let go of the stresses of work, from taking Read more about 15 Ways to Unwind and Calm Your Mind After a Long Day[…]

Working Wednesdays - Managing a rock band! I managed the Waves in 2006 and we toured Bournemouth, Poole, Southampton and London!

Glory Days Loyal: March 2008 All Blog Posts

By March 2008, my broken leg bone hat-trick was beginning to heal and though I didn’t travel much, I was in two countries that month – England and Northern Ireland. I made plans to visit Scotland again in May 2008. I had started to backdate and document my life in more detail by now. As Read more about Glory Days Loyal: March 2008 All Blog Posts[…]

World Travelers: Sarah Archer - Marketing Manager, Writer, and Remote Work Expert at Anyplace

World Travellers: Sarah Archer – Marketing Manager, Writer, and Remote Work Expert at Anyplace

The latest in my World Travellers Series is Sarah from USA who works at Anyplace and travels as she works. Who are you? I’m Sarah, a marketing manager, writer, and remote work expert, who’s currently traveling solo around the world. I kickstarted my career in agency settings working on PR, content marketing, and SEO initiatives Read more about World Travellers: Sarah Archer – Marketing Manager, Writer, and Remote Work Expert at Anyplace[…]

A Bad End To 2007: Footloose and Legless

Glory Days Loyal: February 2008 All Blog Posts

It was in February 2008 that I started to reminisce a lot more and write about glory days, some of these posts were written from memory, many of them them simply from my handwritten diary. Notably I covered a family holiday to Afandou in Greece, where my Dad wrote a poem/song to sing to us Read more about Glory Days Loyal: February 2008 All Blog Posts[…]

Glory Days Loyal: January 2008 All Blog Posts

Glory Days Loyal: January 2008 All Blog Posts

“Footloose and fancy free, she comes to rescue me” – Kurt Nilsen. At the start of 2008, I had a broken leg and was housebound. I actually spent most of those days studying and watching Michael Palin DVDs of his global travels. I was preparing myself for bigger and better travels once my leg had Read more about Glory Days Loyal: January 2008 All Blog Posts[…]

Glory Days Loyal: 2007 All Blog Posts

Glory Days Loyal: 2007 All Blog Posts

“Where it began, woo oh oh oh” – Neil Diamond. Where it began, I know. It began in Toronto in Canada. An unlikely city to inspiring a nomadic Ulsterman’s whackpacking writing dream. It all began in Toronto in September 2001 when I spied the words “DON’T STOP LIVING” on a High School Wall. Nobody else Read more about Glory Days Loyal: 2007 All Blog Posts[…]

Glory Days Loyal: December 2007 All Blog Posts

Glory Days Loyal: December 2007 All Blog Posts

December 2007 was a bit of an odd time for me. Having been really busy in November 2007, December was where it all went wrong. I headed on a rare night out at Christmas to party in the Old Firestation Nightclub in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It was on that night in this nightclub that I Read more about Glory Days Loyal: December 2007 All Blog Posts[…]