Photo Friday: dos and don’ts in Luang Prabang
They say a picture says a thousand words – well, this one says a couple of hundred at least. Do’s and don’ts in the Laotian town of Luang Prabang…
Articles by Simon Petersen
I was robbed in Spain
If I’m not careful this may descend into a barrage of cursing and swearing. This is the tale of my darkest ever travel experience, the story of the time I was robbed in Spain…
It’s time to take a road trip through Australia
It’s time to put on your traveling shoes and take a road trip through Australia. Make this trip count and expand your horizons along the great horizons of the land of Oz…
The many trials of an aspiring travel blogger
How do I blog? How can I get more hits? How can I increase my page rank? I am an aspiring travel blogger and these are the questions that keep me up at night…
The best markets in Southeast Asia
Everyone loves a good market, to chow down on amazing food and shop for clothes, jewellery, antiques and arts and crafts. With that in mind, these are the best markets in Southeast Asia…
Chiang Rai has a beach?! (And wild weather)
Land-locked Chiang Rai in northern Thailand has a beach – and a most unusual one at that…
Is Stonehenge the dullest attraction ever?
Amazing feat of prehistoric engineering or simply a few large rocks in a field? Man vs World tries to unlock the mysteries of Stonehenge…
Moving to Auckland and the future of Man vs World
Sirens, horns and the sound of a million cars rises 14 floors to where I’m sitting now, admiring the view of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. […]
City sightseeing by ferry: 5 brilliant budget boat trips
There’s nothing like going on a cruise, taking in a country’s sights by sea or by river, and going from “A” to “B” in the […]
Total wipeout: learning to surf in Bali
“Are you ready, my friend? Get your head up, hold steady – PADDLE!” My Balinese surfing instructor gave me one final push and I was […]
The 30 nicest travellers to follow on Twitter
It seems like every travel blogger and his dog has a list of the so-called “best travellers to follow on Twitter”, cataloguing the most popular, […]
An unfashionable traveller in fashionable Milan
I was lost in a city unlike any other I’d ever been to before, a city in which high fashion is a religion and even […]