Another of those “you had to be there” travel stories and this time it comes from Iceland. That magnificent island country that most backpackers in Europe forget about as they’re too busy inter-railing round the mainland. We had booked onto a Golden Circle tour. I was with about 6 or 7 travel buddies and after Read more about The Day I…Wore Pink🩷Ladies Pants👙to the Blue🔵Lagoon🏞️in Iceland🇮🇸[…]
I spent a year living and working in London, and a fair bit longer travelling there to and fro over the years. It’s a city oozing in passion, but it’s all a bit too “business like” for me. Full of people in suits and briefcases, people with phones that do stuff only computers used to Read more about The Day I…Dressed as a Frog on the London Underground System[…]
Casting my mind back to late June 2007 and I was working in PR for Bite Communications in an office at Ravenscourt Park, London, England. I had been working there since July the previous year. A busy job but I loved it by all accounts. On my last day of working there, I was given Read more about The Day I…Showed My Ass to an Entire Office of PR Workers in London, England[…]
Yes travel gives us ups and downs, and you’ve got to laugh at things in retrospect. A great travel buddy of mine, and fellow Northern Irishman Chaz teamed up with me last year to give Laos a good go. This was before all the “tubing bars” were shut down (allegedly). Things didn’t run too smoothly Read more about The Day I…Tried To Poke An Infection Out Of My Mate’s Foot With A Cotton Bud in Vientiane, Laos[…]
OK so the crazy travel stories are going to keep coming I’m afraid. I’ve got a ton of tales locked in my travel cupboard and am finally releasing them on here – no holds barred!! You might have been part of my journey and if you have, you might well appear on here. Don’t forget Read more about The Night My Mate Drank A Pint of His Own Piss For Children In Need[…]
First up – it’s St. Patrick’s Day today – Sunday 17th March 2013… so Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!!! It is an Irish Day of the year and is widely celebrated worldwide. I grew up in the town of Bangor, not too far away from where St. Patrick was buried in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. Now Read more about The Day I…Got Rugby Tackled While Dressed as a Pint of Guinness!![…]
“The telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been” – Donald Walker. In my series of “The Day I…”, I detail random stories from my decade of nomadery. I spent two summers working on ferries (Isle of Wight, Lymington, Poole, Weymouth, Cherbourg, St. Malo, Guernsey, Jersey) and those jobs threw up some very amusing Read more about The Day I…Smuggled A Spear Gun Into Guernsey[…]
I have been asked a few times “What is your most crazy or outrageous travel story?” and to be honest there are a few contenders, however being naked in the waters of Antarctica has to be pretty nuts, right? So have you ever gone for a swim in the Antarctic Ocean? I have, and I Read more about The Day I…Got Naked🍌🙈In Antarctica🇦🇶!! (X-Rated)[…]
“I don’t want to be a consumer” – Julio Felipe (2005) It’s story time on Sunday’s Inspiration on Don’t Stop Living! And bear with me, as this is a long one but hopefully one you will enjoy. As a traveller you always end up in random jobs with random people at random times. This story Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: The Man Who Swapped His Camera For A Cow!![…]
Travelling around and becoming a nomad often means changing countries more often than your underwear. This can often lead to the usual frolics – shagging on trains, blowjobs on street corners and trying to sleep in a hostel bunk knowing the Peruvian couple sleeping above you are doing it doggy style. Without going into too Read more about 10 Ways to get SEX when you Travel 😉[…]