I’ve experimented with a few different types of low-budget mobile accommodation. At the end of the day, home is where I park my butt! Back in 2006, I got around in my old poo-brown station wagon quite a bit (top pic). It wasn’t pretty, but it was comfy. The fuel was too expensive to go…
The Sawyer Mini Filter is really small (fits in a bag about the size of a pair of socks), and the whole kit weighs only 60 grams (2 oz). The filter can be used in several ways, but the simplest is to screw the filter unit straight onto the top of an ordinary plastic water bottle. The Sawyer Mini is super simple to use: 1. Fill bottle with dirty water 2. Screw on filter 3. Drink clean water, straight from the bottle..!
…My left knee jams under the accelerator grip, and the next thing I know, I’ve lost power, lost my balance and I’m toppling, slowly and gracelessly toward the ground. A group of monks are laughing at me uproariously. I pick myself up with Buddhist humility, and ride slowly and carefully out the temple gate… Flashback:…
My daily life is nomadic. I often live in a tent. I don’t own a car. I don’t have an air conditioner, a hair dryer, a wardrobe or a lawn mower. I spend my time exploring the planet…
…I found a lady with a sewing machine on a corner near the marketplace. I don’t speak Thai, so I showed her, in pantomime, what I wanted her to do, and made a little drawing for her. She nodded sagely, and told me to come back in an hour. One hour and three dollars later,…
Dreaming about an overseas trip? Planning an epic journey around the world? Slaving away to finance your dream? Instead of saving up for years to go on the adventure of a lifetime, why not learn to stretch your dollars, so life is one long adventure? With a few simple skills, you can tip your…
Jonah falls quiet for a while. Dad?
Yes, mate? I know I got myself here, and I’m really proud of myself for hitchhiking and everything, but I wouldn’t be here if you hadn’t told me about it, and encouraged me to give hitching a go. Thanks dad. You’re very welcome, mate. I’m so glad you’re here…
…As we climbed higher, the way got narrower and narrower, and the walls steeper and rockier. In the narrow passes there was moisture in the soil, and plenty of grass. It was a perfect wallaby habitat. As we came around a rocky outcrop, into the head of the canyon, we stopped dead in our tracks. …
Sitting beside a fire on a cool, clear night, what warms the heart and satisfies the soul like a greasy, smokey sausage, grilled to sooty perfection on a stick? You will need: 1 dry clean stick 1 – 9 sausages (depending how hungry you are.) Some bread A good hot bed of coals If…
>> This article has been updated. Read the latest version here. …The main reason for camping when you travel, is saving money… every time I fork out money for a hotel room, I’m thinking of the places I could go, the exotic food I could eat, and the exciting things I could do with…
…If you want to travel REALLY cheap, food is the only thing you ever spend money on… Put your wallet in the bottom of your bag, and only get it out at mealtimes. Once in a while you will need to fork out for a museum, art gallery or the like, but even…
..I head out to the edge of town, and walk up a scrub covered hillside. I see a small stand of trees and think I’ve found my home for the night. unfortunately, a band of stray dogs has beaten me to it. They seem less than thrilled to see me, so I change…