On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
“Finding ways to stay sober” – Damon Albarn. Yesterday hit the ten week mark since I last had an alcoholic drink. It was Saturday 3rd May 2015, the day that AFC Bournemouth won the Championship at Charlton Athletic in London, England. On the bus on the way back to my mate Austin’s flat in Bournemouth, Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: My Ten Week De-Tox, Re-Tox, Re-lax Lifestyle[…]
“Libraries gave us power” – Manic Street Preachers. Saturdays were always my day off as a blogger. I tended to write my Saturday and Sunday stuff during the week and take Saturday off. It’s football day and I should be down Dean Court or the Oval. Even in a flash of inspiration, I’d jot my ideas Read more about Studying Saturdays: Learning Cantonese at the Chinese University of Hong Kong🇭🇰[…]
Without much doubt or competition my favourite country (outside Northern Ireland) in the world for food is Mexico. I simply love Mexican food. I am not a big eater as most of you know, yet every day when we backpacked through Mexico, I was eating THREE meals. That’s three decent sized meals a day, all Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Blue🔵Tortillas🌮in Mexico City, Mexico🇲🇽[…]
The small city of Cortland in New York State may not immediately jump out at you as a city famous for drinking in, but it is often the smaller under-mined destinations that surprise you in this regard. Cortland, a city in which the NY Jets train during offseason, houses less than 20,000 people. However, when Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Cool Bars in Cortland, New York State, USA[…]
The border crossing from Italy into the Vatican City State has to be one of the most peculiar from my journeys. I’d say it was really similar to the crossings from England to Austenasia, from Lithuania into the Republic of Uzupis and from Denmark into Christiania. The reason being, despite crossing into a new country, Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Italy🇮🇹to the Vatican City State🇻🇦[…]
New York City is definitely not one of those “cities less travelled” and it crops up repeatedly in tourist magazines. However, aside from the touristic sights, coffee shops, and skyscrapers, one well-known fact about New York is that it has a fantastic night life and despite some drinking laws, it is generally a 24-hour city. Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 6 Irish Pubs in New York City, USA[…]
On my series of touring the impressive Kaiping Diaolou in China’s Guangdong Province, we headed next to Zili Village in some truly remote countryside. We had already toured the historic town of Chikan, the beautiful village of MaJianglong and the JinJiangli Village. As well as this we managed to eat turtle soup, eel fried rice and have a night Read more about Kaiping Diaolou Tour: Zili Village, Guangdong Province, China[…]
Today on Tuesday’s Travel Essentials, I introduce you to the FairFX Travel Cash service which acts as a fast, reliable and efficient money transfer method for those based in the UK. This is perfect for anyone in the UK with a busy life who has no time to go and get their money changed ahead Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: FairFX Travel Cash[…]
You might have read my recent article about backpacking through Camden Town in London with my mates James and Neil. I felt I needed to include it as a Monday’s Money Saving Tip as we went cycling in London on Boris Bikes and it is a cheap way to see London. What is a Boris Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Hiring Boris Bikes in London, England[…]
“Everywhere you go, I’ll follow you down.” – The Gin Blossoms I’m back for another dose of inspiration on your Sunday despite a completely ridiculous week of broken laptops. I get slated for posts like this all the time and just because the majority of you don’t like them, doesn’t mean I am going to Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Become a Travel Leader not a Travel Follower[…]