You may have read down the years how I always try to collect souvenirs on my travels. For example, when I backpacked around the world, I would always buy a fridge magnet for my Mum,… Travel Collectables: Stickers, Beer Labels and Magnets
You might have seen my travel collectables series the last few years. I am a collector and I love to have physical as well as mental and emotional memories from each place I go. Every… Travel Collectables: 10 Things I Try to Do in EVERY Country
This is probably the most blatant bit of advertising in living history on Don’t Stop Living, but I will tell you it’s only for fun and I only make 10% of the cost of these… Don’t Stop Living Merchandise For Sale
If you have followed my journeys on here since the site’s birth, you will know I how much technology and I are not friends. I personally hate small gadgets. I detest “tablets” with a passion… Top 5 Ways I Contact my Family and Friends When Travelling
Hey everyone, you might have read my article before on how much I love postcards? And the fact remains that everywhere I go I hunt down a Post Office, buy some stamps and make sure… Race It Home: A Cool New Way To Send Postcards!
So as I near my 100th actual real life country, I thought it was a good time for a post on my personal favourite passport stamps from the first 99 countries on my route. It… Travel Collectables: Top 5 Passport Stamps From My First 99 Countries
Having visited Stockholm, Sweden back in 2007, it was time for my return to the country on my latest Baltics and Nordics tour. After travelling separate for about three weeks, I was reunited with my… Our Stay at the Elegant Lady Hamilton Hotel in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden
It’s time for another instalment of travel collectables. I write about things I pick up and collect on my travels, before I’ve written about t-shirts, banknotes, country patches, beer labels etc. But it’s time for… Travel Collectables: Fridge Magnets From Around the World, For My Mum
Some people will call me a “hoarder”, some will say I keep ridiculous things and others will just realise that the little physical memories you have from your travels are worth keeping. You simply won’t… Travel Collectables: Flight Stubs / Boarding Passes
I love the thrill of getting new banknotes when you’ve crossed a new border. Even as a child I collected them, thanks to a collection from the Sunday Times (a paper my Dad used to… Travel Collectables: Banknotes