Evil banks

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...
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Running of the Bulls pamplona

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...
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walkalator

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...
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Waiter taking an order

Tuesday’s Travel Rant: Ordering Food

I don’t speak your language, and for that I’m sorry, and I do appreciate that you’re trying to speak to me in English. The menu looks good, I’m absolutely starving, I’m going to order exactly what I’ve been craving and it’s going to be amaz...
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what is a Krathong

Loy Krathong Festival – Thailand

Another Awesome Thai Festival: I’ve waxed lyrical about the Thai festival ‘Song Kran’ on my site countless times before, but Loi Krathing is another festival that should demand your attendance too. Less chaotic and fast paced than Song Kran...
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How to spend 3 days in Cairo

The Top 5 Places to Visit in Cairo

The Top 5 Places to Visit in Cairo I spend a lot of time in Cairo these days. It’s my hop-off spot for the tours that I run to Socotra, Yemen so I know the city pretty well these days. If you want to know how to spend 1, 2 or 3 days in...
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Tuk tuk in Thailand

Tuesday’s Travel Rant: Tuk Tuk Drivers

Getting from A to B shouldn’t be so difficult, nor should it cost double the real fare. Furthermore, if I want a tuk-tuk (which is unlikely), I’ll search for one. There are few things more infuriating in the world than getting harassed by d...
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