…The sun shines and life is exciting and challenging. The people of ‘B’ look at you with curious eyes. You are an outsider. You feel exotic. You take pictures, post feverishly to Facebook, walk the streets wide eyed… Getting from ‘A’ to ‘B’. It’s the essence of travel. ‘A’ is a place where the weather…
>> 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…
…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…
In 2013 I moved out of my house, bought a tent and set out to see the world. I hitchhiked across 25 countries, camped out in the Sahara Desert, visited the Louvre Museum, and ate out of dumpsters on the streets of LA…
Sometimes the more you stare through the lens, the more everything looks the same. That’s when we need to jolt our senses and squint sideways at the world…
In the last couple of weeks a few of you have contacted me on the Facebook page and asked me about the devices and software I use for blogging, so today’s post is all about gear, gadgets and apps…
“You don’t have any money left at all? Where are you sleeping?” I ask Bob.
“Well… unfortunately, last night I slept under the roof of the public toilet in the park” he admits…
When I got my first gig as a freelance writer, it was very exciting. I made $150 and it felt amazing. In Chiang Mai US$150 becomes 3,878 Baht; which pays your rent & keeps you fed for a fortnight..!
“I see many films, and hear many stories about hitchhikers, and they always meet with some crazy guy, who kill them… You must be careful. Especially here in Australia…”
Traveling with a ‘yes and’ philosophy leads me to strange places. There are no guarantees when you improvise…
Half way up the track we meet Tank, on his ATV.
“Looks like good eating” he comments, peering at the roo between the folds of the tarp. “I’ll give you a ride to the top if there’s a burger in it for me…”
I started to notice that KC really liked certain harmonies. If I played an A or a G chord, she would stretch her neck out and howl a little bit, like she was singing…