On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post on Tuesday’s Travel Problems and the only real excuse for this is being occupied on other things, such as writing about getting visas, crossing borders, backpacking through villages and jungle tours. If you read my post a few years back on the need to avoid insect Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Problems: Bus Bugs[…]
In backpacking buddies, it’s YOUR TURN to shine I’m delighted to be able to feature my backpacking buddies from down the years in this new series. Each post will be a short 10 questions and a bit of background to someone else that I met on the road. Someone I shared some great times with on Read more about Backpacking Buddies: Russell Sneddon from Sydney, Australia[…]
“Hey Xela, stars about to fall so what do you say, Xela” – Noel Gallagher, lyrics altered slightly (Lyla) Quetzaltenango (Xela) is a decent backpacking beast. Factually it is Guatemala’s second biggest city. Though quite where these half a million odd locals actually are could baffle you. We arrived across the border from Ciudad Cuauhtemoc Read more about Backpacking in Guatemala: Top 15 Things to see and do in Quetzaltenango (Xela)[…]
Throw Belem into anyone’s dreams of backpacking in Brazil and you might get the “where is that?” response. I don’t blame them for asking that. But when you get beneath the surface of a city like Belem you get to know its charm and you realise – these are cool places and you might not Read more about Backpacking in Brazil: Top 5 Things to See and Do in Belem[…]
Time for another installment of World Borders, and yes that means another journey with my passport exiting one land and entering another land. This was actually the first ever border I crossed in Central America and I only did it recently on the first of August, so here’s a run down of my journey, which Read more about World Borders: How to Get from Mexico to Guatemala (Ciudad Cuauhtemoc to La Mesilla)[…]
In my latest edition of World Travellers I feature Manouk from Bunch of Backpackers. A girl with a real zest for travel and a pure passion for life as her interview and photos clearly show. And guys, she’s a bit of a babe too! Who are you? My name is Manouk, a small girl who Read more about World Travellers: Manouk from Bunch of Backpackers[…]
In backpacking buddies, it’s YOUR TURN to shine I’m delighted to be able to feature my backpacking buddies from down the years in this new series. Each post will be a short 10 questions and a bit of background to someone else that I met on the road. Someone I shared some great times with on Read more about Backpacking Buddies: Haya Harpaz from Afula, Israel[…]
The Mexicans are great at food and quirky appetite quenching ideas. Hats (or sombreros) off to them for that. I’ve been backpacking in Mexico recently and visited places like Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Oaxaca, Monte Alban and San Cristobal de las Casas. Food and drink wise, it’s been overwhelming! I could write about 20 Friday’s Featured Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Tequila Ice Cream in Mercado Benito Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico[…]
Random Rant: Arrogant Travel Bloggers That Are Too Good For Everyone. It’s a while since I’ve done a random rant, and remember Don’t Stop Living is not just my blog title, but my philosophy for living your life the way you want it. That said, every now and then I like a moan and rant Read more about Random Rant: Arrogant Travel Bloggers That Are Too Good For Everyone[…]
It’s been seven years since I went backpacking in the USA and while I have fond memories of touring Los Angeles and New York on the cheap, it’s the realisation that the world is huge and we may never be there again. Here’s a sure fire top 5 things to do in Atlantic City in New Read more about Backpacking in the USA: 5 Things to do in Atlantic City[…]