From a Beijing hospital to a drag bar down a dark Jerusalem alley, I have a habit of finding myself in questionable places . . . usually alone. But I don’t mind. Ever the free spirit, I quite like solo travel. As with any travel, you will inevitably end up in some dubious locations and/or […]
For experienced travelers reading this you’ll probably be thinking that you don’t need advice on how to meet people because it is pretty easy and kind of just happens. For first time travelers it is often reassuring to know that “going it alone” won’t mean you’ll be on your own for long. What most people […]
Book your flights early, it gives you something to aim for It always seems like a daunting task, organising a long trip or a trip around the world. In many ways it can be but usually only in your own head. The fear of the unknown often leads people to over prepare (Which is not […]
Not everyone will turn out to be a great travel buddy OK, so you meet someone whilst traveling and your both heading in the same direction so you decided that you’ll go together. For a few days everything is going great, but soon you discover that your new travel partner is limiting your adventure or […]
One of the best things to take traveling with you is an mp3 player. Some people will argue that you should be listening to the sights and sounds of the country you’re in. That argument is complete nonsense when you consider you could be spending a huge amount of time traveling on a night train […]
It was confirmed to me just what type of traveler visits Australia last night as I walked out of the hostel lift onto the floor with the TV room. Culture Vultures It was as busy as I’d ever seen it and I wondered just what was on TV drawing the huge crowd. There were bodies […]
Riding in the back of a tuk-tuk is not the “norm” at home. Mike at Vagabondish tagged me as well as a couple of others to give our 5 reasons for traveling. For me, I wanted to do some long term traveling from the age of 18 onwards. The problem was my mother was set […]
OK, “yes” I’m male and “no” I don’t use hair straighteners. I wanted to write this article because I was surprised by the large amount of travel forum chatter on the subject. If you’ve already read my opinions on “Should I Take My Laptop Traveling” then you can probably guess what my stance is when […]
Photographer: Cary Bass Have you always liked the idea of having a tattoo but never had the chance to go through with it? Maybe you would get one, but you don’t know what you’d have done? Imagine you’ve been traveling for a while and you’ve met three other travel buddies on the way. You’re having […]
