Got to Love….Tourists!
And now for something a little different. Tourists are an unavoidable part of travelling- might as well embrace it! Which is exactly what David and Helen have done in this […]
Got to Love….Tourists! Read More »
And now for something a little different. Tourists are an unavoidable part of travelling- might as well embrace it! Which is exactly what David and Helen have done in this […]
Got to Love….Tourists! Read More »
Last weekend I went on my first press trip ever, to Mazatlan, Mexico . It was quite a learning experience! Basically, the Mexican Tourism Bureau paid for me to fly
Inside the All-Inclusive Resort: a Report Read More »
I really, really, REALLY hate bargaining so it might seem strange that I am here giving you bargaining tips. I love perusing markets, however, and picking out unique gifts for
Bargaining Tips for the Non-Confrontational Read More »
Contrary to the chaos you might observe at a party hostel on a Saturday night, backpacking isn’t just for the young. I’ve met all kind of people in common rooms
What a 74 Year Old Man Can Teach Us About Backpacking Read More »
On Sunday I posted a list of all the things I think I did right on my extended Australasia trip. This ranged from remembering to pack jeans to being flexible
Taking an Extended Trip: What I Did Wrong Read More »
I’ve been home for a couple of weeks now and I’ve had some time to reflect on this big giant trip that just happened. I have a feeling I won’t
Taking an Extended Trip: What I Did Right Read More »
It’s been a long time since I’d seen that dreaded Blue Screen of Death. Years of using macs have spared me the horror, and if mac made a netbook maybe
How I Accidentally Turned my Blog into a Clean Slate Read More »
I wrote this over a month ago, sitting in my guest house in Vientiane: I’m on my own again. It’s so funny, when I first planned out this trip, up until just a
Last week I put up a post talking about the things that I thought I would miss, but I don’t. Today I’m taking the opposite tact: a lit of things
Things I Didn’t Think I Would Miss, but I Do Read More »
I’ve been travelling for about 5 months straight now… a pretty freaking long time fo most people in the world. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how well my
Things I Don’t Miss About Home That I Thought I Would Read More »
Travel, particularly budget travel, is all about jet-setting from one glamorous destination to the next. When you have to watch your wallet getting from one point to the next can
Running the Backpacker Marathon Read More »
Although I’ve never seriously considered teaching English (too busy, at least these days), I’ve always been curious about it. What do English teachers DO on a daily basis? What’s it
English Teacher for One Day Read More »