Travel books are often fascinating, easy to read and definitely hard to put down. This is certainly true of our list of harrowing true stories of travel, drugs and imprisonment. I remember reading The Damage Done: Twelve Years of Hell in a Bangkok Prison whilst backpacking in Thailand. I read it within two days and […]
Before I left home for my 2 years traveling stint I remember a lot of talk about the film “Hostel”, knowing that it was a horror flick and that I’d be frequenting many hostels throughout the trip I decided to avoid the movie. Here’s 5 movies that I think you should avoid (or watch for […]
As both a student and tutor of foreign languages, take it from someone who’s been on both sides of the fence: learning a new language isn’t easy! It’s not something that can be learned solely from a classroom, instructional CD, or a translational dictionary – but rather, from actual practice with native speakers, immersion into […]
In a word, “no”.I can actually feel myself boiling up with anger when thinking about this issue. It amazes me that anyone can actually sit down and consider taking a laptop around the world. I’m not talking about staying in posh hotels or on a business trip, but when traveling on a budget for a […]
In Australia I’ve been using a few helpful job hunting sites that could be of use to anyone else out there looking for work in Australia. Here they are: 1. Travellers @ Work – This is a great site for backpacking work in Australia. 2. Blue Strike – Another site for temporary backpacking type work […]
From a Beijing hospital to a drag bar down a dark Jerusalem alley, I have a habit of finding myself in questionable places . . . usually alone. But I don’t mind. Ever the free spirit, I quite like solo travel. As with any travel, you will inevitably end up in some dubious locations and/or […]
For experienced travelers reading this you’ll probably be thinking that you don’t need advice on how to meet people because it is pretty easy and kind of just happens. For first time travelers it is often reassuring to know that “going it alone” won’t mean you’ll be on your own for long. What most people […]
Book your flights early, it gives you something to aim for It always seems like a daunting task, organising a long trip or a trip around the world. In many ways it can be but usually only in your own head. The fear of the unknown often leads people to over prepare (Which is not […]
Not everyone will turn out to be a great travel buddy OK, so you meet someone whilst traveling and your both heading in the same direction so you decided that you’ll go together. For a few days everything is going great, but soon you discover that your new travel partner is limiting your adventure or […]
It was confirmed to me just what type of traveler visits Australia last night as I walked out of the hostel lift onto the floor with the TV room. Culture Vultures It was as busy as I’d ever seen it and I wondered just what was on TV drawing the huge crowd. There were bodies […]
Riding in the back of a tuk-tuk is not the “norm” at home. Mike at Vagabondish tagged me as well as a couple of others to give our 5 reasons for traveling. For me, I wanted to do some long term traveling from the age of 18 onwards. The problem was my mother was set […]
OK, “yes” I’m male and “no” I don’t use hair straighteners. I wanted to write this article because I was surprised by the large amount of travel forum chatter on the subject. If you’ve already read my opinions on “Should I Take My Laptop Traveling” then you can probably guess what my stance is when […]
