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Avoiding the Shower Menace: Tips For Travelers, not Inmates
Continuing the current dangers of foreign travel theme,...
3 Good Reasons to Burn your Guidebook
Often we hear about the dangers associated with foreign travel....
Highway to Hell – Bolivia’s Road of Death
After reading Neil Woodburn’s article on California’s Second...
Going it Alone – The Pros and Cons of Solo Travel
To some, the thought of setting off into the unknown with little...
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Live the High Life on a Low Budget
Are you looking to for a different kind of travel experience?...
5 Cheap Ways to Relive your Travels
Coming back from a long trip is tough and staying back is even...
Couches, Couches Everywhere and Now a Place to Sleep!
Sofa, so good: hospitality exchange schemes go from strength...
Backpacking Las Vegas…Cheaply
When I thought of Las Vegas before now, I thought of glitz,...
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Cheap First Aid Kit For Travellers
Whilst on the road I’m constantly amazed at how few backpackers carry a first aid kit. Maybe it’s simply overlooked, maybe it’s not deemed necessary and sacrificed during the quest to attain a lighter backpack, or maybe it’s dismissed on a cost basis alone. I don’t know the exact reason, but what I do know is that a first aid kit can be... [Read more of this review]
How to Choose a Backpack
Your backpack will probably be the single most important purchase you will make before hitting the road. It can be your best friend or worst enemy, depending on which one you pick. With that in mind, here are a few pointers to consider when choosing a backpack. [Read more of this review] Read More →
Swiss Army Knives: Just Another Travel Rip-off
Packing for an extended trip away usually starts with me chucking everything I think I will need into a large pile. Invariably this pile ends up about the size of Mt. Kota Kinabalu, and invariably at around this point I glance over to an undersized empty backpack propped up against the wall, realise all this stuff will never fit, and let out a bit of... [Read more of this review]
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Facts You DO NOT Want to Know about the Sahara Desert.
Before a trip, I invariably read up a little on my proposed destination – it’s...
The Camel Man of Erg Chebbi
Over the next few days we would experience a tour like no other. I should have realised...
Desert Dreams and Harsh Realities
I have an awakening of sorts, and I find myself in a place like no other. I look...
Into the Sahara Desert
Today, I might get to see my first Moroccan camel. An exciting prospect, don’t...
Moroccan Grand Taxis
The previous evening we learnt that our best option for onward travel toward Merzouga...
Er Rachidia and a Shameless Plug
If you like middle of the road, backwater towns, you’d love Er Rachidia. Now I’m...
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The Verbal Flat Spin
The return bike ride from the ferry port is just as lively as the trip out there....
Ferry Tickets and Cheap Thrills
My jobs in Penang are done. I’ve had my fill of curries and Guinness and,...
Georgetown, Penang
Penang, or more accurately Georgetown, makes for a superb travel pit stop. For those...
Itchy Feet
All this diving around, and living on, a dainty, tropical island is slowly taking...
REALLY at the Beach, Ko Phi Phi Style
If you can remember as far back as my last post (bad blogger! Bad!), you’d know...
Finally at ‘The Beach’
Still sat with the Canadian couple at Phuket Town bus station, I steered the conversation...
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