On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
My most recent backpacking trip took me to East Timor, also known as Timor Leste. This place only became a country in 2002 which was one of the reasons that intrigued me to it. Another reason is that it completed my “South East Asia on a Shoestring Lonely Planet book” finally in terms of actual countries, Read more about How to Get an East Timor🇹🇱Visa On Arrival at Dili Airport[…]
It is my delight to welcome Annette White to my World Travellers series. Annette runs a really cool and inspiring site called Bucket List Journey, which details all the things that Annette ticks off and adds on to her ever growing adventures. Annette is also one of the few travellers in this series who I Read more about World Travellers: Annette White from Bucket List Journey[…]
Today on Friday’s Featured Food it’s the turn of seafood. I admit I’m not a big fan of seafood and despite the fact I’ve tried hundreds of dishes from the sea, if given the choice, I’ll always side with pork or beef ahead of any type of fish or seafood. But now and then my Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Cheese Oysters in Tai O, Hong Kong[…]
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 when I lived there, but one incident really had me furious and wanting to hunt down the culprit and $hit Read more about The Night Some A$$hole Burgled Our Flat in Parramatta, Australia[…]
My money saving tips on Hong Kong haven’t really been covered too much on here, backpacking round the rest of Asia and the Middle East has taken priority recently, so it’s back to Hong Kong this month to get caught up on my work and plan my next travels. I class myself as a bit Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: The Cheapest Way to Get to Hong Kong Airport[…]
“Tonight I’m gonna live for today so come along for the ride.” – Robbie Williams. Today on Sunday’s Inspiration is the most important thing you’ll ever hear but yet it’s one that not enough people ever listen to. Live for today. TODAY. The present. Live in the moment and enjoy yourself NOW. Don’t wait for Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Live for the Present, There is no Tomorrow[…]
It’s time for some more of my expert visa advice on DSL as I cover my guide on how to get a Hong Kong Working Visa. I wrote before about how I originally came to Hong Kong as a backpacker, ended up with a cool job in a pub after a few days – I Read more about How to Get a Hong Kong Working Visa[…]
Although it’s rare for me to write about backpacking or sightseeing in London, England the fact remains that I once spent a year working my ass off in London and it was only after leaving that job in 2007 (almost 7 years ago now) that I started this blog and became a more hardcore backpacker Read more about My Top 5 Backpacking Sights in London, England[…]
The thing about travel which appeals the most is surely the experiences you have. They are more than the place, they are more than the food and they are more than the people. When I was staying in the awesome Abraham Hostel in Jerusalem, I found out they have a really cool “Backpacker Travel Stories” Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: A Free Drink for Telling a Backpacker Story in Jerusalem, Israel[…]
My latest world travellers are Paula and Gordon who love escaping “mainstream travel” which is why I’m totally delighted to have them on board on Don’t Stop Living. Who are you? Paula and Gordon. We are the mature (sic) travellers who are spending your inheritance. We are fit, free and financial. Seriously we just like Read more about World Travellers: Paula and Gordon, The Contented Travellers[…]