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,…
Joe picks me up on his scooter and we head out to the band’s share house in Krabi’s outer suburbs. The guys all live in two small rooms, and the third room is set up as a make-shift studio. Joe’s little brother is the producer and operates the computer. We sit on the tiled floor, playing and singing. It is just too much fun…
Backpacking is awesome fun, but what if you have a health issue that makes carrying a bag painful and difficult? Stefanie wrote to me on Facebook with some health related questions, about pack weight and diet. Stefanie: “Hi mentor! I really like your blog and after I read the ‘Go Now‘ page I…
…The place is like the inside of James Bond’s basement. Rack after rack of high tech assault rifles, sub machine guns and pistols line the walls… The highlights of Malaga, Spain: the Picasso Museum and the most awesome toy shop I’ve ever seen. Guns. Walking into the city to see the Picasso Museum,…
>> 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…
>> 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…
…the town has become a bit of a pilgrimage for pot heads in the last ten years, because the hill country is full of huge marijuana crops… I ride into Chefchaouen with a sporty gent in his elegant ’70s Merc’ coupe. The steady climb up the mountain roads makes me alternately sleepy and dizzy, but…
…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…
step 1: buy cheap tube socks and cut off foot part. step 2: sew leg part of sock to end of jumper sleeves to make extra long, warm cuffs to cover hands in cold weather. step 3: avoid public areas and fashionistas. [ built in sock puppets! perfect for passing the time round the…
>> This article has been updated. Read the latest version here. What do I take? How much can I cram in my bag? Can I still walk with all this shit on my back..? These are the questions that plague the traveler late at night on the eve of a journey.…