It has been a long story with this blog, and my personal troubles with not just depression but understanding technology!! Technology is not my friend. Computers and laptops hate me, mobile phones hate me and the internet (grey screen loyal) also hates me. I have struggled through the years to keep up with technological advances…
Read MoreThere are many reasons that can lead to someone cancelling their trip. It could be down to a lack of funds. It might be due to the recent loss of a loved one or a bad breakup. You may even just get cold feet at the prospect of travelling to a different part of the…
Read MorePopular female world traveller Ashleybaby released her first book, The 550,000 Miles way back in 2017. However, a lot has happened since those days and now Ashleybaby, aka The Krazy Koala is back with a fantastic new book – the update – the next part of her incredible journey. The new book is aptly titled……
Read MoreOn my travels around the world, one of the most fascinating aspects of it for me, is changing countries. I just love the idea of crossing a new border, seeing a new flag, watching a different international football team, changing currencies, saying thank you in a different language and so on. I despise cloned countries…
Read MoreHi everyone, This is Jonny Blair. Author of Don’t Stop Living blog, Northern Irishman in Poland. This week, I asked some readers on my Facebook Page to ask questions about my travel lifestyle as an interactive activity during this time of lockdown, shutdown, homebound, isolation, quarantine or whatever we want to call it. I have…
Read MoreEurope is a dream destination for many people. There are so many tourist sites to see that months may not be enough to see what this continent has to offer. One of the biggest questions always asked is whether it is very expensive to travel around Europe. While there’s no doubt that traveling will really…
Read MoreI write this article in the hope that there will be backpacking options again, once the Corona virus crisis ends, post-pandemic. But for now I am stuck at home, pondering on what might be in the future, whilst also reminiscing on what has gone before. It was a weird and wonderful backpacking world I led…
Read MoreIt feels almost unimaginable that we can now work online from the comfort of our homes as an English teacher. I remember back to my days at Tech in the 1990s when a guy at Tech got a pager for the first time. A pager you say? You even forgot they existed right? That was…
Read MoreYou are heading off on the trip of a lifetime and there are so many exciting things to think about. All the things you plan to do, the flights, maybe your travel partner. The last thing on your mind is what your credit score will look like when you return home. To ensure that you…
Read MoreWhen you didn’t manage your money so well as you travelled and you return home to find the debts have mounted and unexpected bills are arriving, many people look for a quick fix. Unfortunately, any quick fix usually comes with a cost, and the eventual cost can dramatically outweigh the initial benefit. There’s no doubt…
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