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It was only in December 2013 that I went camel riding for the first time on my travels. I was backpacking in Iran and we somehow ended up in a couple of remote settlements in the central desert – firstly in the town of Khoor and then we headed out for a night in Mesr. Read more about Backpacking in Iran🇮🇷: Camel Riding in Mesr[…]
“You get out of life what you put in” – Katy Cook (Hull, England). Today’s Sunday’s Inspiration owes itself to one of my ex managers. Name checked: Katy Cook. From Hull in England. We worked together from 2006-2007 in London. I was a PR assistant for a global PR Agency called Bite Communications based at Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: You Get Out of Life What You Put In[…]
Another of my posts on backpacking in Iran as today I cover my top 5 sights in Tabriz. Tabriz was our first proper stop in Iran after crossing from Turkey on the Gurbulak to Bazargan border. We ended up spending 3 days in Tabriz. We randomly met another backpacker in Maku just after crossing the Read more about Backpacking in Iran🇮🇷: Top 5 Sights in Tabriz[…]
Twenty three years after my first trip to the Netherlands I was back. By this time, January 2014 serving “Cannabis Coffee” was now illegal in Amsterdam, allegedly. That’s right – something illegal in Amsterdam. You thought this was the city where anything goes. Not quite, but in fact even cannabis is illegal in Amsterdam. But Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: “Space Cake” and Coffee in Amsterdam, Netherlands[…]
In my latest World Travellers Interview I catch up with Anna Lysakowska who runs the travel blog Anna Everywhere. Anna is the second Polish lady to feature in this series, after I interviewed Agness from e-Tramping last year. Who are you? Anna Lysakowska Where are you from? I’m originally from Poland. However, my nationality always Read more about World Travellers: Anna from Anna Everywhere[…]
It’s a double Working Wednesdays today on Don’t Stop Living (is that a “double A-side”?), as life has been busy the last few months so I’m catching up on stuff. I recently came across a cool new site called Yonderbound. It’s a cool, free to use travel site which allows you to plan, prepare and Read more about Working Wednesdays: My Backpacking Trips on Yonderbound – Everyone Has the Right To Travel[…]
This week has been a really, really busy one in my travel lifestyle. Last week I got a tweet out of the blue from a journalist from my birthtown of Newtownards. She writes for the Newtownards Chronicle, a weekly paper which oddly I once worked with the sister company/newspaper while doing my media course in Read more about Working Wednesdays: Feature in the Ards Chronicle, Newtownards, Northern Ireland[…]
I have toyed with Dubai and the United Arab Emirates a bunch of times on my journeys. I never made it a priority visit but the way connecting flights go sooner or later my backpack and wallet were going to be introduced to this colossal settlement. I have a few mates based there so it Read more about Backpacking in United Arab Emirates: 6 Free Things to do in Dubai[…]
“Darling, you’ve been stealing from the thieves and you got caught” – Paul Hewson This is more of a rant here today on Sunday’s Inspiration than an inspiration to anyone and I make no apologies for it, nor have I any qualms over doing it. But my Sunday’s Inspiration idea came about in August last Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Don’t Steal[…]
Today on Friday’s Featured Food it’s all about a Chinese style Winter Barbecue in Hong Kong. I’ve tried this a few times, the first time was a cold winter night at Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. My girlfriend’s family booked a table and invited me along. I’ll talk about that night now. This isn’t quite Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Hong Kong Winter Barbecue in Tseung Kwan O[…]