I got thinking about this post after reading something a fellow traveller had written on Facebook about being laughed at by locals. Although this is…
Setting a budget for my trip It’s all very well getting super-organised about your saving but how should you go about setting a budget for…
When you’re travelling long-term it’s inevitable that you’re going to have a few bumps and scrapes, along the way. Plans don’t always run smoothly, things…
There are countless reasons why 2012 was such a great year for me. Here’s 30 of them: You can find out more about my 30b430…
As the clock struck midnight last New Year’s Eve I was on a rooftop in Buenos Aires, surrounded by new friends I’d met at the…
I don’t know what is the most “it could only happen to me” moment of my visit to the village of Pan Kam in Burma….
I love this suggestion from my friend Ruth. When you’re on the road for a long time you have the tendency to forget about the…
Myanmar, Burma? Burma, Myanmar? Even its name is confusing. Should you call the country Burma, its former name which Aung San Suu Kyi believes it…
J is for JJs Considering that I’ve spent the last month rotating two pairs of trousers and four t-shirts in order to keep my legs…
I think travelling solo in Burma is the closest I will ever get to knowing what it’s like to be a celebrity. Everywhere you go,…