15 signs you’re addicted to travel
You know you’re addicted to travel when…
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The awkward haircut abroad
That awkward moment when you need to get a haircut in a non-English speaking country…
The best places to visit in Thailand
The latest and greatest, absolute best places to travel to in Thailand.
Jonker’s Walk night market in Melaka
I don’t know who Jonker is but his weekly night market in the Malaysian town of Melaka sure is popular..
My travel highlights of 2012
Far be it from me to brag – but holy crap 2012 has been one seriously amazing year of travel. Here are some of the highlights.
Photo Friday: a choice bit of propaganda in Vietnam
Vietnam is littered with communist propaganda… this gem on the banks of Sword Lake in Hanoi made me stop dead in my tracks.
My biggest travel regrets
I’m not yet 30 and I’ve been to more than 30 countries… but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a few travel-related regrets from the past couple of years!
What is time to a backpacker?
Time is a pretty fluid concept at the best of times. To a backpacker it’s even more arbitrary.
Funny Google search terms
One of the quirks of Google Analytics is I can see what people Google to get to this here travel blog – and often it’s hilarious.
5 surprisingly great places to visit in Europe
I was disappointed by Paris, let down by Venice and maddened by Rome – but these five European cities were unexpectedly brilliant!
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…
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…