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…
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…
In the 10 or so years I have been travelling solo, I have noticed a distinct change in the way we travel; a shift in how we negotiate the journey. Back in the summer of 2005, jetting off on my first big solo trip to Australia and New Zealand; a trip I had booked over the telephone. I worked my way north, up the coast from Sydney arranging…
Three stars! That is all it takes to please me. I write this blog post (in my Moleskine) as I lounge by the infinity pool in my three star hotel in Mauritius. Up to this point, I have apologised four times already for a number of things I need not apologise for; namely the numerous attentive staff just doing their job. As a regular user of hostels and…
You’re a virgin?! You mean you have never experienced one before?! A bit scared about it? Well…let me help you; I’ve done it loads of times before! With my advice, I guarantee you will have a pleasurable experience EVERY time! Is this sexual nirvana, I’m referring to? Nope…I’m talking about your first stay in a hostel. These FIVE top tips will help you through your first hostel stay.…