…The only thing we have to fear is fear itself… – F.D. Roosevelt. Life is an adventure. You can do anything you want. Anything. Maybe you want to see the world? Climb Everest? Swim with sharks? Cross deserts? You can. So what’s stopping you? For most of us, the obstacle standing between ourselves,…
The five most useful gadgets in my backpack. You need this stuff..!
When you’re on the road, your gear and clothing take a lot of punishment. If you’re trying to stick to a tight budget, you don’t want to be replacing stuff every time something tears or breaks, so it’s handy to have a basic fix-it kit. My Fix-It Kit: swiss army knife needle black…
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…
The other day Tania emailed me with some questions about what inspires me to roam the planet, and how I finance my wandering. Tania is a beautiful person I got to know at Confest earlier this year, via our mutual friend, Asi. Tania has been reading Raw Safari and chatting with me in the…
Anna is setting off on an epic journey across Europe and Asia! She asked me for some travel tips and some ideas on how to get started with blogging. Anna: “Hey! Very cool to read everything. I will start a trip in a few weeks, from Germany to Indonesia, overland, Southeast Europe, Romania,…
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 post has been updated: read the new version here. The top 5 travel apps in the Google Play Store: (I’m an Android, but some of these apps or equivalents, are also available for Iphone.) 1. Map Factor Navigator. This awesome free app gives you GPS navigation maps on your phone or tablet. You…
>> This article has been updated. >> Read the latest version here. …You can hitch a ride from anywhere, if you have the confidence and time to talk to strangers. Cafes, restaurants, parks, truck stops, supermarkets; any places there are people with vehicles, there are potential rides… OK, hitchhiking isn’t complicated, so I’m…
…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…
Hitchhiking, like all extreme sports, has it’s own weird jargon, which you must learn in order to appear ‘hip’, and ‘down with the cool kids’. Here is a simple guide to hobo-lingo. Useful Hitchhiking Terminology. Hitching (a.k.a. hitchhiking): a rare psychological disorder, mainly affecting people between 16 and 35 years, but not unknown…
If you’re a hitchhiker, and also a victim of the insidious illness that is FaceBook, then you might get a kick out of the FB group Hitchhiking Planet. Its a virtual camp fire where you can shoot the shit with other trampers from all over the world, share your pics, and tell your weird…