Don’t Stop Living – a lifestyle of travel brings you ongoing travel tips from all seven continents!
“When are you going to stop travelling?” “When will you settle down?” “How long have you been on the road for?” These are the types of questions that people ask me, day in day out. Everybody assumes (with their own personal justifications) that the journey has to end. The travelling has to stop. The crazy…
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People continue to tell me about how they think travel is expensive and I constantly get asked how I can afford to travel. The answer always remains the same – it is cheaper to travel than it is to stay in the same place. I have no regular bills, rent contracts or permanent payments going out.…
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This edition in my world borders series is slightly long overdue. The reason being I have been on this route more times than I can remember. It was back in 2008 – 2009 that I worked on car ferries in the south of England. I was based in Lymington, Poole and Weymouth. But most of…
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It was a welcome and sentimental return to the island of Jersey recently as I headed to their capital city, St. Helier for a weekend. I stayed overlooking the sea, at the Ommaroo Hotel and I toured some of the sights I had missed out on during my first few visits to this mini island…
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One of my coolest backpacking adventures yet was drinking wine in the main brewery and winery in the Tytannia Province of Adammia. The reason this was so cool was that I was the first backpacking tourist to visit the country and sample the wine! The Empire of Adammia is a private, unknown and secret country, which is…
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Take a more unusual backpacking trip to the fantastic Channel Islands, you don’t get as many backpackers and global travellers here and the region is a complete breath of fresh air. This magical set of islands are off the coast of France, yet remain under the rule of the U.K. A fascinating history exists here and…
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Before those wedding bells are ready to chime it’s every guys prerogative to enjoy one last night, weekend or even holiday with their mates before they finally attach the old ball and chain. If you’re looking to plan yours or your buddy’s stag do it’s definitely worth taking the time to do so in style.…
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I was recently out in the Forest of Dean, with Forest Holidays. We stayed overnight in a cool forest cabin, we did a foraging tour in the forest and we prepared our own meals including the tasty stuffed partridge. We also had a food demonstration from Nick Weston, chef from Hunter Gather Cook based in…
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Winter can be a long and dreary time in these parts. The rain starts to get to you, and sometimes you seriously start to believe that it’s never going to end. You start to forget what it feels like to have the warm sunny rays on your face or what it’s like to venture…
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Over the years I have stayed in many and various types of accommodation. I’m talking all extremes and here are some of the places I have slept overnight on what has become a crazy journey: Night train to Moldova A Salt Hotel in Bolivia A boat anchored in Antarctica Tents on the Inca Trail in…
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