Backpacking in Australia: Top 5 Experiences on the East Coast
My Australian adventure of 2009 – 2011 started unbelievably 10 years ago this month. I really find it hard to fathom that it was so long ago, but it was. I toured five of the…
Backpacking in The Empire of Atlantium: How I Spent A Fortnight In A Country Without Knowing It
“Try to sit with me around my table; but never bring a chair” – Noel Gallagher. Have you ever backpacked through a country without even knowing it?? As idiotic as that sounds, back in 2009,…
Thirsty Thursdays: Top 10 Pub Crawls From My Travels So Far
As I just begin to plan a major pub crawl on a big reunion day with the lads in London during the World Cup, it’s a good moment to recollect the top 10 pub crawls…
100 Places I Backpacked Through That You’ve Never Heard Of, in Australia🇦🇺
“We may never meet again so shed your skin and let’s get started” – Hunters And Collectors. Firstly, this article has taken a fair bit of work over the years and I’m finally getting it…
The Night Some A$$hole Burgled Our Flat in Parramatta, Australia
I took advantage of my Australian Working Holiday Visas, using my first and second year options and loved my time living in the land down under. There were many more highs than there were lows…
My Favourite 5 Beaches in Sydney, Australia
You might be aware that I’m not exactly a beach buff or lover, despite doing a “Top 10 beaches” recently. But now and then we all need it and in fact when I lived in…
The Night I Got Locked in A Bus and Slept in It, New South Wales, Australia
Yes, there was that silly night when I fell asleep on a bus, got locked inside, and slept in it until the morning. My crazy stories haven’t all been told yet of course and I was…
Working Wednesdays: A Tribute to My Friends and Heroes of PJs Parramatta, Australia
“If you really want more shout it out louder” – Usher. OK so before I launch into a tribute, the story begins, and this one needs a bit of an introduction. Even those that once…
Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Best Irish Pubs From My Travels
It’s a post I was meant to write about 2 years ago to be honest, but never got round to it. In the hope I’d find better Irish Pubs than these 5. But I haven’t…
The Night I Got Drunk For FREE at a Gay Rights Lecture in Sydney, Australia
Another of my weird and wonderful travel stories now. If you follow my blog, you’ll know I’m a cheapskate and I cut corners, and I’ll take anything if it’s FREE. Zoom back to November 2009…