With this latest guest post, we are heading over to the other side of the world…the other side of the world if you are in the UK and Europe! If you are in Sydney…well, erm…then, you are still a good flight away! No matter, you are in safe hands as my old friend, former colleague, British expat and some time lookalike, Greg, takes you on a tour of…
Beyond a certain age (right about your late teens) the thought of travelling with your parents fills the average person with a sense of dread. The chance to holiday with friends on drunken adventures in Ibiza, backpacking around South East Asia or simply taking trips with a beloved understandably holds a far greater appeal than a trip with the old folks. Even though, like you, I have experienced much…
I want to get one thing straight from the start. I had avoided Japan, when the opportunity arose in the past, simply because I had perceived it to be too expensive a country to visit. Stories of sky-high accommodation costs and the need for bucket loads of cash for transport, food and activities had put me off heading to the Land of the Rising Sun. Japan’s reputation as…
Did you know Portugal and the UK have an alliance that spans over 600 years? No battles, no wars, nothing! Well, I think now is high time for an invasion. Pack your bags, grab your Euros and set a course towards the Portuguese capital of Lisbon! Lisbon, situated on the Atlantic coast, on the far western reaches of Continental Europe offers so much to the intrepid traveller –…
Apart from visits to Amsterdam and Cork to catch up with the friends I made on previous trips, I rarely return to a destination I have travelled to before. So, heading back to Copenhagen, the Danish capital ten months after first visiting was something out of the ordinary for me. My first visit, in the autumn, was brilliant! I fell in love with the city’s sights, the food…