On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
The longer you travel, the older you get and the harder it all becomes to keep tabs on health and fitness. You get fed up of repititive banana sandwiches in Laos, the bland omelette again option in most of Africa, obvious stuff globally like curries, salads and pizzas or a boring bowl of Cornflakes or Read more about Excellent Range Of Healthly Products For Backpackers From Naked Nutrition[…]
Summer 2025 saw me embark on my long awaited and self-monikered “Rainy Summertime Tour“. I chose 4 new island nations to backpack through and I did it in the so-called Rainy Season. After backpacking The Maldives, where of course all inclusive holidays are commonplace and expected, I was back on the backpacking trail again at Read more about Backpacking In Mayotte: 6 Quick Sights In Mamoudzhou, The Capital City[…]
The fresh salty air, the warmth of the sun on your skin and the sound of waves rolling in, is there anything more uplifting than time spent by the sea? Creating a feeling that is hard to match, it’s no surprise that coastal getaways have been a holiday fixture for many of us for generations. Read more about Summer by the Sea: Coastal Getaways Worth Adding to Your Bucket List[…]
The Day I Did A COVID PCR Test At Windsor Park, The National Football Stadium In Dominica “Cold cold heart – hard done by you. Some things look better, baby, just passing through” – Elton John. Northern Ireland play their home matches at Windsor Park in Belfast. I’ve been watching them there for 5 decades Read more about The Day I Did A COVID PCR Test At Windsor Park, The National Football Stadium In Dominica🇩🇲[…]
“Saw a vagabond king wear a Styrofoam crown, wondered if I might end up the same” – Jon Bon Jovi. This time it was me. Homeless. Aimless. Gameless. Grace fall. Vagabond. Nomad. Nowhere. Lost. Lonely. Lazy. My world had come down. It was always going to… With the lifestyle I have lived for 22 years, Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Homeless, Aimless, Gameless – My Fall From Grace In September 2025[…]
“Teotihuacan” – Noel Gallagher. Reminiscing on my 2014 overland/oversea trip through Central America, I realised I skippacked a load of places and that my route was not so obvious. My exact route would also not have been clear from my blog posts on here on Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Here, Read more about My Overland And Oversea Backpacking Route Through Central America[…]
Is it possible to backpack a country without visiting it? Well yes, the global excrement entities of Untied Nations and the European Union try to believe it is possible!!! They do this by swallowing faraway lands and including them in a country they are not in, and in some cases in a continent they are Read more about 5 Times I Backpacked France🇫🇷Without Even Visiting France!😂🇬🇫🇬🇵🇷🇪🇾🇹🇸🇽[…]
“Don’t tell me it’s not worth fighting for” – Bryan Adams. Tears drained naturally from my eyes when I heard this Bryan Adams song being sung in a bar I once worked in – 21 years later, in a hotel I once stayed in – 31 years earlier. The Heathlands Hotel in East Cliff, Bournemouth, Read more about 21 Years Later: Sentimental Return To The Heathlands Hotel Where Once I Worked In Bournemouth England[…]
“Altogether now, in no man’s land” – The Farm.🇾🇹 A while back, I wrote that it is possible to backpack through the European Union at Africa away. What I meant is that sadly, generations on, European countries such as France, Portugal, Spain and England (since I don’t recognise “UK”) are still controlling parts of Africa. Read more about The Immigration Procedure When Landing In Dzaoudzi, Mayotte🇾🇹, And What Is Mayotte🇾🇹?[…]
“By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling” – Pete Saint John. On a summer night as August 2025 came to a close, I embarked on yet another wild bar experience! It sio happened on the exact 18 year anniversary of this very travel blog, Don’t Stop Living. You know the drill, Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: A Night In Jail⛓️👮♂️At Alcotraz Prison Bar, London, England (Cell Block 212)⚖️🏛️👨🏻⚖️📜🚔[…]