On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
OK today on Tuesday’s Travel Essentials, I’m actually going to admit and tell you that there are some things I spend a wee bit extra money on…one is decent walking shoes. This is kind of in contrast to my Monday’s Money Saving Tips I know, but I’m just being honest – I just don’t buy Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Decent Walking Shoes[…]
As a traveller, there is nothing better than getting on a dirty wreck of an old bus and having a chicken sit on your lap while the locals squash up against you as you pass through no mans land hoping and praying for an ice cold beer and a bit of decent sightseeing at the Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: “Slumming It” on Buses[…]
Right folks – I have done a few of these “random rants” before and yes I try to keep Don’t Stop Living as a very happy (non angry) blog, BUT sometimes I feel the need to get things off my chest. Have you ever heard the stupid (yes, stupid) phrase “I wish I could travel Read more about Random Rant: “I Wish I Could Travel Like You But I Can’t” (Bollocks)[…]
In my latest edition of my world borders series I look at how to get from Laos to Cambodia. There are obviously a few routes you can take to go between these two countries. I was staying in Don Det down near the Cambodia border so I did the Nong Nok Khieng to Trapeang Kreal Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Laos to Cambodia (Nong Nok Khieng to Trapaing Kreal)[…]
Today we’re back in Bolivia with their superb dish known as “Pique a lo macho”. I had never heard of it until I stepped foot in Bolivia. But having had it a few times in the country I loved it, recommend it and have to say that Bolivians can cook!! Even if their poor economy Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Pique A Lo Macho, Potosi, Bolivia[…]
Today on world travellers it’s the turn for yet another couple! Dave and Vicky from A Couple Travelers! Who are you? We’re Dave and Vicky from acoupletravelers! We just recently graduated college, worked for two years, and are now setting off on a two year journey around Asia and Europe. We blog about our travels, Read more about World Travellers: Dave and Vicky From A Couple Travelers[…]
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[…]
Right it’s a “short one” because this is all you need to know about the Bucket Bar in Vang Vieng, Laos!! This it NOT for “teetotallers”, in fact Vang Vieng in its dreamy, riverous splendour is quite possibly the party capital of the world. Tubing and the like aside, head for a night out in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Bucket Bar in Vang Vieng, Laos[…]
I was recently thinking about my job history, including all the unpaid work, the work I have done for friends, the work I have done for others on top of my 50 plus jobs where I’ve been earning money around the world. It astounds even me, as until recently I didn’t actually realise how many Read more about Working Wednesdays: Cashier/Till Clerk in Tesco, Branksome, Poole, England[…]
What, now come on – the internet is NOT a travel essential surely…OK bear with me and I’ll go through the process of why actually it IS! My first trip away from my family was in 1991 – I went to the Netherlands with the school – nobody had even heard of the internet. In Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: The Internet[…]