On Tuesdays, Don’t Stop Living highlights the top travel essentials as you backpack round the globe!
Right so after the euphoria of the fact Don’t Stop Living is SIX years old today dies down, it’s back to basics – and on a Tuesday, that means a travel essential. Today it’s the MAIN essential I have used for the last six years for this travel blog. NOT my laptop – that’s right…
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I’m a dirty traveller a lot of the time. It comes from sleeping in tents, cheap hostels, floors of airports and often having the option of only cold showers. But aside from all this I LOVE a hot shower and I LOVE to keep everything clean. So this week is backpack cleaning time. It’s been…
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As we travel, keeping healthy is the most important thing. It can be gruelling on long bus journeys and hikes to get your energy back but here are three activities you can do while you travel to keep you in good shape. Cycling, hiking and ski-ing. I’m a big fan of the first two at…
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On today’s Tuesday’s Travel Essentials I’m talking about leaving your car at airports. It’s something that families do a lot and it might surprise you to know that I have owned two cars in my lifetime, and frequently used the easy option of parking at airports (I’ve even slept in my car at an airport!).…
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Today’s Tuesday’s Travel Essentials combines a few of the things I have written about before. You might have read my posts about Anti Malaria tablets and Insect Repellent before BUT I cannot stress enough how essential it is to be safe on your travels health wise. Here’s my top 5 tips on avoiding insect Bites! 1. Carry…
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Today on Tuesday’s Travel Essentials a return to sensible and a return to complete obvious. One of the GREATEST INVENTIONS of all time. A pen! I personally couldn’t travel the world without having a pen or access to a pen. Here’s a few travel related things that I use a pen for: 1. To write…
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On Tuesday’s Travel Essentials I aim to cover as many aspects to travel as I can. Without further ado, and with no apologies for the use of the word “shit” here are my tips on doing a shit on your travels. Yes, travellers need to shit too. We also go to the toilet… 1. Always…
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I often get asked how on earth I can keep travelling the world with big backpacks. The question is usually asked by those who haven’t travelled that much and so this post is for the benefit of you guys – to show you how easy it is to travel the world with a lot of…
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Over the years of travelling, I have missed flights, buses, tours, trains etc. all because I was in a big rush, slept in, or more realistically because I didn’t know what time it was. Knowing what time it is is an important part of travel so enter another edition of Tuesday’s Travel Essentials. Obviously with…
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“oooh Jonny come lately, the new kid in town, will they still love you when you’re not around?” and “Even your old friends treat you like you’re someone new”. You probably didn’t need that Eagles lyric to tell you that today’s Tuesday’s Travel Essentials is about making new friends…”I get by with a little help…
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