On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Macapa is hardly the most well known backpacking city in Brazil. But that’s where I found the charm in this place, which acted as our gateway to French Guyana having spent 4 days in Fortaleza. Macapa sits on the mouth of the Amazon, shyly yet with around 500,000 people and a cool claim to fame. Read more about Backpacking in Brazil🇧🇷: Top 4 Things to see and do in Macapa, Brazil[…]
In my ongoing series of crossing World Borders, I bring you expert first hand advice on how to get yourself across the same borders that I have ventured across myself. My most recent border crossing this week was from Brazil to French Guyana. On my first trip to South America in 2010 I had went Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Brazil to French Guyana, Macapa to Oiapoque to St Georges de L’Oyapock[…]
Having lived out my childhood dream of being in Brazil for the World Cup this month, I’ve been doing a mixture of watching football, partying, travelling, working, backpacking, transiting, writing, sleeping and I have ended up spending a fair bit of time in airports in Brazil (4 airport visits so far and maybe 4 more Read more about Top 6 Things To Do At Brazilian Airports During the World Cup (unrelated to flights)[…]
In my latest edition of World Travellers, I interview another married couple out exploring the world – Liz and Josh, who run the website Peanuts or Pretzels. Here’s the lowdown on this cool couple for you… Who are you? We’re Josh and Liz, a married couple who love to explore the world together. Being curious Read more about World Travellers: Liz and Josh from Peanuts or Pretzels[…]
For those of you who think backpacking in Singapore is an oxymoron, think again. I have passed through the Lion City quite a few times on my travels and always on a tight budget. Though having said that the term “backpacking” is too often construed as meaning just cheap. I prefer to think of backpacking as Read more about Backpacking in Singapore: Top 5 Sights[…]
I take notions and it’s been a while since I wrote anything about backpacking in Sri Lanka, so here goes! Galle Fort sits old, worn, pretty and significant on the south west coast of Sri Lanka. In the city of Galle which houses around 90,000 people. It’s a really cool place to stop off at Read more about Backpacking in Sri Lanka: 23 Cool Things I Noticed When Touring Galle Fort[…]
I’ve shared almost every visa application I’ve ever made on my travels so far on this site, but hadn’t got round to writing about the Jordan visa on arrival yet. This guide will tell you exactly how simple it is to get a Jordan Visa on arrival at Amman International Airport. Which Countries Can Get Read more about How to Get a Jordan🇯🇴Visa on Arrival At Amman International Airport[…]
Money in Iran is a complete enignma at the start. Everything is just so cheap there that you’ll rarely question the price of things. However, you need to be careful, as you yourself could be to blame for paying exactly 10 times as much for everything. Anyone that has been to Iran will know why Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Rials v Toman in Iran🇮🇷[…]
A quick one for you today folks but hopefully something real, personal and impacting to inspire you! As I hop on a jet in the city of London, bound for Brazil as I relax on the plane, other people (my staff) will be doing work for me. In the last few years, I’ve discovered outsourcing. Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Outsourcing and 5 Reasons Why You Should Do It Now[…]
There was something special for me when I went backpacking in Brunei in 2013. It was a milestone I had never thought possible. I cracked the 70 country mark when I got the ferry from Malaysia to Brunei, taking the Labuan to Serasa crossing before heading to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital city of what Read more about Backpacking in Brunei: Top 10 Sights in Bandar Seri Begawan[…]