I got engaged in Bali!
Don’t worry, fellas – I’m not about to wax lyrical about love, romance and the future Mrs Man vs World. Trust me, that would be […]
Countries
For the best view of the Petronas Towers…
What if I told you it’s a waste of time – and money – to go up the Empire State Building in New York, the […]
My only souvenir is an evil eye from Turkey
Even if I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for I have a wicked cool evil eye […]
Disneyland Paris: the happiest place in Europe
Zippity doo dah, zippity yay, my oh my what a wonderful day… Visiting Disneyland Paris is a fantastic way to spend a day – and […]
Finding Utopia in Luang Prabang
From the dawn of time mankind has dreamt of Utopia, a place of ideal perfection and perfect happiness, a place free from conflict, disease, poverty, […]
Is Mui Ne the best beach in Vietnam?
Like a kid in a candy store, travellers are spoilt for choice when it comes to Vietnam’s many beautiful beaches. Blessed with hundreds of white […]
London’s best riverside pubs
In London the only thing better than drinking a cold beer on a summer’s day is drinking a cold beer on a summer’s day by […]
Menaced by tigers, swarmed by giraffes in Thailand
Like a scene out of Jurassic Park we drove through the armoured gates at Kanchaburi Safari Park Open Zoo ready to meet the hungry predators […]
My 7 Super Shots
I’m no professional photographer – I’m not really a professional anything after quitting my job to backpack through Southeast Asia – but I couldn’t resist taking […]
Why I backpack (and you should too)
It’s raining so I’m sitting in my room, where it’s dark because the light doesn’t work. The bed is as hard as concrete and I […]
A day-tripper’s delight in Dalat
Within ten minutes of arriving in Dalat or Da Lat (I’m still not sure which) I was prepared to do whatever it took to get […]
If London was a Batman villain…
Large and overcrowded, glamorous but expensive, beautiful yet filthy – no city in the world is as much a contradiction as London. Or as divisive. […]