20 Best Beaches in Maldives

20 Best Beaches in Maldives On my journey to every country in the world, I celebrated country number 100 in the Maldives. Normally I’m not a ‘resort’ type guy, but this place converted me, at least temporarily. And the bea...

Buying land in Thailand or Building a House in Thailand as a Foreigner; Is It Possible?

Buying land in Thailand or Building a House in Thailand as a Foreigner; Is It Possible? If you follow my Instagram, you’ll know I plan to build a house in Thailand. Actually, I started this week! I’ve been inundated with questio...

How Many Continents In The World? 5,6,7?

How Many Continents In The World? 5,6,7? There are 7 continents in the world. Most people agree with that but there are some who say there are 6, some say 5. But there are 7. If you’ve read my article about how many countries in the...

Tours to Socotra 2023

EMAIL ME TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST – THIS IS PENCILLED IN FOR OCT/NOV 2023! Socotra Tour, Yemen 2023 (& Cairo, Egypt or Abu Dhabi, UAE) After running 2 tours to Socotra in February and March 2020, I knew this was a place I had to h...

2019 Round-Up: $250k made, $100k donated, 64 flights and 19 countries!

2019 Round-Up: $250k made, $100k donated, 64 flights and 19 countries! Sorry for the belated round-up, if you’ve been following me on instagram.com/onestep4ward you’ll see I’ve been up South America’s highest mountai...

Climbing Mt Fuji with my 70yo mum; Our Experience

Climbing Mt Fuji with my 70yo mum; Our Experience I took my mum to Japan in January 2018 for a holiday, we checked out the Snow Monkey’s in Japan (amazing by the way), went skiing in Hokkaido and explored Tokyo for a few days. We had...

Climbing Mount Fuji; Everything You Need To Know & FAQ

Climbing Mount Fuji; Everything You Need To Know & FAQ Climbing Mount Fuji is on many people’s bucket list, I had wanted to do it for years but both times I had been to Japan, it was in the winter, and climbing is off-limits unles...

How to Climb Puncak Jaya; My Experience

How to Climb Puncak Jaya; My Experience Puncak Jaya (or Carstensz Pyramid as it used to be known) is the highest mountain in Indonesia. I have wanted to climb Puncak Jaya since committing to climbing all seven summits, the highest mountain...

Tours to Socotra 2021

EDIT MARCH 2020: BOTH THESE TRIPS WERE SOLD OUT AND HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. WHAT AN ADVENTURE! READ ABOUT THOSE TRIPS HERE. IF YOU WANT TO COME TO SOCOTRA IN 2021, I HAVE TRIPS LEAVING IN JANUARY, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Socotra Tour, Y...

How to Take the El Nido to Coron Ferry (Or Coron to El Nido!)

How to Take the El Nido to Coron Ferry (Or Coron to El Nido!) UPDATED 2020. Flying in the Philippines is cheap, but travelling between islands by ferry is much more fun! For those who have been thinking about heading to the Philippines, it...

Come and Climb Mount Fuji, Japan for Charity

Come and Climb Mount Fuji, Japan’s Highest Mountain, for Charity 2019 EDIT: WE DID IT, AND MY MUM REACHED THE TOP! READ ABOUT IT HERE Come to Japan, climb Mount Fuji for charity, and then explore Tokyo in July 2019. ...

What are the Seven Summits (2023 update).

What are the Seven Summits? A List in the Order of Height, Cost, Difficulty etc So what are the 7 summits? The seven summits are the 7 highest mountains on each continent. Ok, so how many continents are there in the world then? The 7 contin...