Motivational Monday: Dispelling Myths

We should all embrace lifestyle design, in our own way. We can do what we truly want in life, we just have to believe it. I just want to remove some barriers that a lot of people feel hold them back from following their true dreams: Rules a...

Tuesday’s Travel Rant: Buying Sunscreen in Asia

I admit it, I’m a pasty Irishman. A natural bronzed Adonis I am not however I don’t think I’m asking too much by wanting to have a choice of sunscreens I can buy within a whole bloody continent. The thing about the majority of (South East)...

Tuesday’s Travel Rant: People arguing over $0.20 with poor locals

Cheap travel is awesome no doubt, it allows us to travel for further and for longer, that’s pretty cool. Asking a hotel for a discount, or seeing if the bus company will sell you 3 tickets for the price of 2 is fine, haggling with a Banglad...

Book Review: The Motorcycle Diaries, Che Guevara

Whether your love getting stuck in a book on your travels or you’re just trying to impress the sexy Swedish girl sitting across from you in your hostel, a good book is always key. I’ve just finished reading Che Guevara’s ‘The Motorcycle Dia...

Tuesday’s Travel Rant: Renewing a (British) Passport

As if it costs more than $300 for a small little book, yet that’s how much I got charged this month to get my new passport – thanks a lot British embassy. A*sholes. We all need passports, they look cool, collecting stamps is a past time for...

Motivational Monday: Tomorrow is Promised to No One

When did the world become so obsessed with planning? Finance plans, pension schemes, mortgages. It used to be house and cars on long term finance plans, now it’s designer jeans and watches. Keeping up with the Jones is not the key to a fulf...

What’s It Like To Work in the Middle East? Q&A

Ever though about moving to Dubai? Dreaming of a tax free life and saving some real cash? Lots of people I come across talk about it so I thought I’d give you guys the lo down! So, if you’re interested in what it’s like to...

Tuesday’s Travel Rant: Losing Money in Currency Exchanges

Financial institutions are b*stards, simple as that. I own my money, it’s mine, I earned it and all I want is access to it, how simple is that? Not simple at all apparently. “You’ll be charged 100 ‘insert generic currency’ for this withdraw...

My 2011 Plans for Life and Tibet to Ireland WITHOUT FLIGHTS!

My 2012 Plans for Life and Tibet to Ireland WITHOUT FLIGHTS! I don’t normally write too much about my plans and my direction in life but I thought I’d just fill you in and what’s going on with me at the moment. 2011 LIFE UPDATE I’m currentl...

Bucket List: Running of the Bulls

EDIT 28TH SEPTEMBER 2016: I’ve rethought this and I admit my mistake. Barbaric, hugely wrong and should be banned. I’ll leave the info below to show how wrong I was, I’m sorry

Straight to the top 10 in my bucket l...

Tuesday’s Travel Rant: Walking escalator things

I’m not sure about the name of these things, but you know what I mean right? The conveyer belt things you find in airports and malls, where you walk on them and they move in the same direction thereby taking you to your destination even f...

Motivational Monday: Our Best Shot of Happiness is to Be True to Ourselves

Of course none of us know the meaning of life but I can tell you guys one thing, a good shot at it is to feel truly happy in what you do and to be truly happy with the person you are, after that the rest is a breeze. It sounds so simple yet...