On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
“In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs of every head he’s had the pleasure to know” – Lennon/McCartney You might have read some of my recent posts on my time backpacking through England, a country I know quite a bit about having studied and worked there some moons ago. I kind of love Read more about Backpacking in England: A Quick 5 Sights in Liverpool[…]
Are you planning your summer vacation, but feeling unsure as to where you should go? If so, know that you’re not alone. With so much choice worldwide, and such variation between locations, cultures, histories, foods, experiences, climates and more, it can be difficult to choose a destination. With this in mind, I’ve compiled five ultimate summer Read more about The Best Summer Getaways for Backpackers and Beach Lovers[…]
“You’ve made me look like a c*nt in front of millions” – Craig Phillips talking to “Nasty Nick” Bateman on Big Brother 2000. As I continue to write about my journeys around the planet, there are some huge huge gaps from my adventure that are just not covered on this website, and for the lack of Read more about “It’s only a gameshow, it’s only a gameshow”: The Lock In, Bournemouth, England[…]
It’s been a shocking eight years since my first trip to New Zealand and even five years since my second trip so the notebook still clogs up a list of 30 something posts still unwritten about this country of islands! I thought I’d get my food adventures in NZ typed up today and whacked into a Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Top 5 Food Experiences in New Zealand[…]
Last week on Friday’s Featured Food I wrote about the Taiwanese hot pot as voted by viewers of the Don’t Stop Living Facebook Page. This week I thought I’d feature the runner up, so we’re back in Recife Brazil. After yesterday’s Thirsty Thursdays from Sao Paulo it’s the second Brazilian article in a row. In Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Octopus🐙Curry🍛In Recife, Brazil🇧🇷[…]
Time really flies and it’s already a year since I was in Brazil for the World Cup and enjoyed my second visit to the monster of a city that is Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo is a truly phenomenal sized city, it will take years to explore it and it will take me a lifetime to Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Rei Das Batidas Cocktail Bar, Sao Paulo, Brazil[…]
Las Vegas is most famous for its casinos, nightclubs, and bright lights, which means visitors often forget about the city’s daytime activities. In fact, Las Vegas is a great spot for a cup of coffee. After waking up in one of the most affordable Las Vegas hotels, enjoying your breakfast, and taking a quick morning Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Cafes in Las Vegas[…]
My memories of Harar will be one of extreme madness. Everything was just crazy. At dusk there was the hyena feeding, a night out on the town, touring the top sights of the fourth holiest city in Islam and also the crazy death mini-bus ride to get here and back. There doesn’t seem to be Read more about Backpacking in Ethiopia🇪🇹: Staying at the Central Hotel in Harar[…]
While backpacking in North Korea, we were based in the capital city of Pyongyang. North Korea is slightly different from other backpacking destinations because your tour company organises everything for you. I’m not normally a fan of this way of travel, until I met Gareth Johnson, and the lads and lasses of Young Pioneer Tours!! Read more about Staying at the 5 Star Yanggakdo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea🇰🇵[…]
When I woke up this morning I had no idea what I would write about on Friday’s Featured Food as I have a long list of 200+ dishes/food types still to write up, so the only way to decide was to let you all dictate on my Facebook Page. After a vote, it was tied Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Taiwanese Hotpot at Hanlin Tea Rooms in Tainan, Taiwan[…]