I am writing this as I zoom towards Paris on the Eurostar. My head is a mess as I try to recall as much schoolboy French as I can muster. After my English native tongue (and waving my hands about as a British Sign Language user) French is probably the foreign language I feel I know best. But after 5 years of secondary school rote sentence learning…Je parle…
Continuing the theme of allowing you, the readers of Pulped Travel to contribute, I present to you our third guest post from seasoned traveller towelintherain. towelintherain is someone I met in the same Krakow hostel as previous guest poster, AllanaD; so you can be assured you are in good company and reading the work of a fine pedigree. An entertaining and engaging guy, towelintherain offers the readers of…
No matter the level of luxury you travel at, you need to accept one thing in order to have a pleasurable stay in your destination or on your travels. You are going to have to suffer! Yes…I said suffer! Indeed, I am suggesting a little bit of pain on what you might expect to be a blissful break away from the daily humdrum existence at home. So, what…
When I tell people that I often travel solo, the first reaction I often get is, “Oh! Not for me! I couldn’t eat out alone!” The tone with which this statement is said would suggest that dining alone is too horrific to even contemplate or can be a major stumbling block to enjoying your travels. I can assure you there is nothing to worry about and the thought…
I have been getting myself a bit of a reputation, these past few years, among my friends, family and work colleagues. The gadabout, the one flush with cash and the line everyone says (or variants of)…”you’re always going on holiday!” Granted, I do take a fair few trips here and there, particularly in the last three years. Last year alone, I visited 7 countries and this year I…