“Roses in the hospital” – Richey James Edwards. People usually ask me what the best advice ever is, from my backpacking stints. I usually replied with “don’t trust anyone you meet. People lie to you. People can be nasty”. But now, having visited 200 countries and over 1,200 settlements, my main advice is… “Never ever Read more about Backpacking Nowhere: Another Injury, Staying At Home Again[…]
I sometimes put my dreams into blog posts to try and help fathom them. I was touring the old town (of somewhere) with Elena (from Ukraine). It was a brick castle and there was a group of us on a hill. Elena had bought a zapiekanka for me. When I went to eat it, another Read more about The Dream About A Castle With Orange Peel On A Bed[…]
“Here am I. Going nowhere on a train. Here am I. Growing older in the rain” – Noel Gallagher. I broke 5 records today in my adult lifetime. Incredible!! Poland is the winner, it has beaten Australia and previously Northern Ireland as the longest time I have spent in one country as an adult. 22nd Read more about Not Backpacking Anywhere But Poland: I Broke My Adult Record of Time In ONE Country[…]
Lockdown has taken its toll, travel doesn’t really exist anymore, meeting your mates “down the pub” is done on zoom, so what next? We need new and exciting ideas for things to do without going outside – things to keep us occupied in the safety of our own homes, even if it means being mask Read more about Introducing 20 Dreams: A Excellent New Game To Play At Home[…]
“The stars glitter from afar. Feel their beauty pierce the heart. I dreamt about you long before we met” – Tim Wheeler. As the year 2020 fades out of view, many of us inhabitants of planet earth wish the year hadn’t started, hadn’t existed and could be banished to the dustbin of history. We cannot Read more about Reflections on 2020: Disposal Of An Un-needed Year. Revival Of Glory Days.[…]
This is simple – life is not easy. Life has never been easy. Days are a struggle. People lie to us. People let us down. Before the Coronavirus pandemic kicked in, I travelled far and wide. I visited 186 countries that I personally recognise. I met thousands of people. I ate thousands of different meals, Read more about My Struggles With Mental Health As A Long Term Backpacker[…]
Stay at home. Stay in your flat or house. Why go out? Why? You are risking other people’s lives even if you think YOU are invinvicle and have no symptoms of the deadly COVID-19/Coronavirus. It is my 11th day at home but even I feel guilty that in those 11 days I left the flat Read more about Backpacking in My Own Flat: Top 3 Sights In Isolation[…]
“The lonesome hum from my desklamp is where I find my heaven” – Gigolo Aunts. “Nothing’s gonna change my world” – Lennon/McCartney. At lunchtime last Friday, spookily Friday 13th March 2020, I opened the door of my flat and came inside and into my bedroom. In a district of north Warszawa in Poland’s cool, calm Read more about Coronavirus Crisis: A Week in Isolation, 10 Ways My Life Has Changed[…]