On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Today’s Working Wednesday is all about a bit of private teaching on your travels! As a person who is qualified to teach English abroad, there is also the option of ‘private teaching’, in essence this is freelance work – you set the rate you earn, the hours you work, the lesson plans for the teaching Read more about Working Wednesdays: Private Teaching[…]
OK so I’m a budget backpacker, but remember I’m also a travel blogger and writer so my laptop is absolutely essential. Although I must admit that until 2009 I NEVER travelled with a laptop and indeed I never owned one until 2006. Now, I couldn’t do without one! I started writing about my travels back Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A Laptop[…]
Water is a traveller’s lifeblood. You cannot go a day without it. But some travellers seem to think they need to constantly buy water in bottles because they don’t trust the local water. You don’t need to BUY water when you travel the world. How do I do it? How do I save money on Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Water Filter Bottle[…]
While living in Tasmania I ended up staying for a while at Tasman Backpackers in Devonport – basically a live in, working hostel for travellers and workers on the nearby farms. Once a month we did a communal food night which meant that over 50 people that lived in the massive complex (a former Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Wallaby Bolognaise in Tasmania, Australia[…]
This week’s Thirsty Thursday takes us to the mountains on the China to Tibet border and is inspired by my recent visit to the town of Shangri La. The most prominent animal in this part of the world is the Yak. A lovable animal to glare at as your bus eases its way through awe Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Tibetan Yak Butter Tea in Zhongdian, China[…]
I did mention that this week’s Daily posts would be all about Christmas and so to my Working Wednesday. What can be better than dressing up as Santa Claus at Christmas and getting paid for it? As work goes, it’s a fairly easy job. Give presents to children, shout “Ho Ho Ho” and still manage Read more about Working Wednesdays: Dressing As Santa Claus[…]
Christmas Day was a special time for me when I was younger. Always off school or work, always getting together with the family, always giving and receiving presents. However since I upped and left Northern Ireland a decade ago, my lifestyle of travel has taken over at Christmas. Christmas time for me has seen me Read more about How To Spend Christmas Day As A Traveller[…]
Today’s Tuesday’s Travel Essential is a poncho – the traveller’s cheap and easy way to cope with torrential rain! No need to be carrying a raincoat – just bring a poncho with you! Advantages over a raincoat are so plentiful it beggars belief… – fits in your pocket – doubles up as a rainshield – Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A Poncho[…]
This week my daily features will have a Christmas appeal to them. Today is Christmas Eve and to save money at Christmas let’s stick to the basics – WORK at Christmas! There are endless reasons why you should work over Christmas – I have earned bucket loads over the years by working over Christmas. I’m Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Part 9 – Work At Christmas[…]
As we all know, China has an endless range of cuisines. From dog to eel and from duck to turtle, once you’ve eaten food in China, your taste buds may never be the same again. So the situation arose where I ate turtle soup, without knowing what it was! Believe me when I say this Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Turtle Soup in Kaiping, China[…]