When I went to North Korea I wasn’t chasing famous sights at all, I just wanted to ‘feel’ the atmosphere in the country. Of course I wanted to see what was there but I never imagined I’d be drawing a list like this, however there are a lot...
Following up my FAQs about backpacking in North Korea I thought I’d give a run down of my time there, my thoughts and my recommendations. It was truly an awesome travel experience and it gave me pure backpacking points to boot! Here’s Part...
It’s easy to be jealous of someone who travels around the world, of someone who doesn’t put in the hard corporate yards, of someone with the handsome/beautiful partner, but jealousy is a weak emotion, so acknowledge that and transform it. I...
EDITOR: Today, Ian, a good friend of mine has written a guest post about our awesome journey through Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russia – he blogs about his travels at borderlesstravels.com The Trans-Siberian from Beijing to Mo...
The 5 Best Clubs in Istanbul What’s backpacking without a debaucherous behaviour now and then eh? With that in mind, after getting your teeth sunk into the cultural side of Turkey with their 10 Unesco World Heritage Sites, and their hot air...
The Canary Islands explained; Are the Canary Islands A Country? Time for another geography lesson folks! As someone obsessed with countries since spending 10 years visiting all 197 of them, places like the Canary Islands are confusing, are...
How to Climb Mount Teide, the highest mountain in Spain What is the highest mountain in Spain, I hear you ask? Well, it is Mount Teide. But it’s on the Canary Islands, not the Spanish mainland! (Mulhacén, at 3479 is the highest on the...
South Korea is frequently labelled as one of the most overworked nations in Asia, this busy population take their downtime seriously and hiking is popular a way to escape the polluted capital. Bukhansan national park lies within Seoul’s hug...
Spending Christmas Overseas – it’s tough but it’s my choice 2012 is just around the corner, and it’s Christmas again. This year I’m sitting in Kuala Lumpur airport waiting for my flight to South Korea. Thanks to the lifestyle I’ve chosen to...
How To Do Your Thai visa extension in Bangkok UPDATE MAY 2024: It’s easy to Extend Thai Visa in Bangkok. To extend your Thailand tourist visa, you just need the correct documents, to go to the right place, at the right time, and pay the ri...
Top 10 Things to See in Western Australia When people backpacking in Australia all you hear about is the trip down the east coast – Sydney, Cairns, Whitsundays etc and while that is undoubtedly awesome there’s more to see in Australia. In f...
I’ve just spent the last few days in Pai, Northern Thailand. A place I’ve never been to before despite living 100km away in Chiang Mai for over a year, criminal I know. Anyway, I had clearly been missing out – this place should be right nea...
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