Don’t Stop Living is 10 Years Old Today: My Thoughts On Sharing a Third of My Life With The World

“As the day was dawning, my plane flew away. With all the things caught in my mind” – Noel Gallagher. 27th August 2007 – 27th August 2017. Don’t Stop Living is officially 10 years old today. Timewise, that’s almost 30% of my life. It’s more than 50% of my adult life. I’ve shared my life Read more about Don’t Stop Living is 10 Years Old Today: My Thoughts On Sharing a Third of My Life With The World[…]

Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Testing the Pepo App

Recently I came across a new app called Pepo. After testing it for a while, I would like to introduce it to you today on Tuesday’s Travel Essentials. I found the Pepo app through its official website – Pepo.com and when I found out that some of my travel friends have been using it for Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Testing the Pepo App[…]

World Travellers: Steph from Big World Small Pockets

World Travellers: Steph from Big World Small Pockets

The latest in my World Travellers series is Steph from Big World Small Pockets. I was quite intrigued to have Steph in the series, as not only did Steph feature my story on her site, but she also hails from Jersey, one of the gorgeous Channel Islands and a place I visited many times while working Read more about World Travellers: Steph from Big World Small Pockets[…]

World Travellers: Randy Williams AKA Ramblin’ Randy

World Travellers makes a welcome return tonight, now that Don’t Stop Living has arrived back on the travel blogging scene in time for the website’s ten year anniversary and there could be nobody better to bring in for my first World Traveller on the return than Randy Williams! A man on a mission with a Read more about World Travellers: Randy Williams AKA Ramblin’ Randy[…]

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Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Using Lonely Planet Guides on Your Travels

If you have followed my journey the last 10 years on here, you will know that I love to be the tourist, every day of my life. I am a very spontaneous tourist who ventures anywhere and everywhere I can. “If it exists as a place, I’ll go there” – Jonny Blair. I am a Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Using Lonely Planet Guides on Your Travels[…]

Backpacking in Narnia: Crossing From Belfast, Northern Ireland🔴✋☘️ into This Magical Land

The latest wacaday country adventure for my backpack was a return to the land of Narnia, a real country for sure and another interesting one, on what has now ridiculously become a 151 country tour of planet earth on route to 200 countries. While there might be 626 countries to visit (and nobody will ever Read more about Backpacking in Narnia: Crossing From Belfast, Northern Ireland🔴✋☘️ into This Magical Land[…]

Studying Saturdays: Backpacking Centurion In The Grammarian, Bangor, Northern Ireland

The Latest Saga on my TWO Books: “1 – Backpacking Centurion” and “2 – Seek Well”

** This post is dedicated to Lance Queens, a friend I met only a few times in life but a man who spoke his mind, respected me, gave me support in depression, and every second of his life he supported the Cherries (AFC Bournemouth). We enjoyed a climb up the divisions together, 4th Div to Read more about The Latest Saga on my TWO Books: “1 – Backpacking Centurion” and “2 – Seek Well”[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: The Importance of April 1st and My Top 7 Bars in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia

A party city, Ulaan Baatar? Yes, for sure! Or should I spell it Ulan Bator? A confusing city with a lot of charm. And one that offers a huge range of bars – from the dingy sheds to the flambuoyant rock clubs, there was a lot to cram in. But my liver subsides as I Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Importance of April 1st and My Top 7 Bars in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia[…]

3 SEO Tips to Automate Traffic and Free up Your Time

3 SEO Tips to Automate Traffic and Free up Your Time

If there’s one thing travel bloggers love to do more than anything in the world…it’s to travel. Being able to travel freely and frequently is a privilege and often a luxury that many can’t afford – whether it’s not having enough money, or simply not having enough time. Today, I’d like to solve the latter Read more about 3 SEO Tips to Automate Traffic and Free up Your Time[…]

Best Christmas Gifts for Travel Freaks

As December kicks in, it is time for Christmas gifts and if, like me you have friends who are travel freaks and love to get out and see the world, you will often wonder what to buy them. Here are three cool ideas, which I found while browsing the Uncommon Goods Christmas gifts section. These Read more about Best Christmas Gifts for Travel Freaks[…]