Most Notorious Prisons in the World
We’ve put together a list of some of the most notorious prisons in the world – just in case you were wondering what life is like on the other side of the bars.
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Get Your Bear Grylls On And Add Some Adventure To Your Travels
You’ll soon be ready to head out on an adventure that even Bear Grylls would be proud of.
Aaahh! Jellyfish in Langkawi
Jellyfish threatened to ruin my trip to Langkawi – and we didn’t even see any! Just one ominous sign….
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…
Close encounters with sea snakes and turtles in Gili T
Turquoise meets sapphire where the shallow waters off the coast of Gili Trawangan become deep. The white sand burns your feet and the sea seems […]
Laos: into the tubing in Vang Vieng
More fun than a barrel of monkeys and infinitely more dangerous, tubing is to Vang Vieng in Laos what the running of the bulls is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Songkran: the battle for Chiang Mai
Like lambs to the slaughter, we were pinned down near Chiang Mai’s Tha Phae Gate. Sustaining heavy casualties and with our escape route blocked, we […]
Wrestling crocodiles in Bangkok
Anything goes in Bangkok. The same city that sells bogus labelled clothing, pirated DVDs and fake IDs to travellers on a busy street in the […]
Ten things you should know before travelling to Laos
For such a small country, Laos has a heck of a lot to recommend to backpackers: the best beer in South East Asia (Beerlao), one […]
Getting stabbed in the face in Tenerife
Three simple words to sum up my holiday in Tenerife: OPEN BAR and BUFFET. To be honest, and I feel guilty saying this, I never […]