A Short Story about Kindness; Missing flights, Breaking Bones, and Losing Bags on Christmas Day

A Short Story about Kindness; Missing flights, Breaking Bones, and Losing Bags on Christmas Day In Ireland, they say bad news comes in threes, right? I can testify to that. But rather than dwell on what went wrong on my winter in Korea (a l...

The 20 Most Expensive Countries to Visit in the World

The 20 Most Expensive Countries to Visit in the World Making your dollars stretch is key to living an adventurous life. I visited every country in the world, and it cost me about 10 years of my life and $250,000. Working out about $2k a mon...

I’m Climbing Mount Everest 2023 – Anyone Want To Join Me?!

I’m climbing Everest 2023. Anyone wanna join? I’ve just confirmed my place to climb Mount Everest in 2023. The highest mountain in the world. I know you guys are going to think I’m crazy, I’ve just finished rowing th...

The Best Bungee Jumps in the World

The 5 Best Bungee Jumps in the World What’s life without a few near-death experiences, right? With that, I thought I’d roll out the best bungee jumps in the world including 2 I’ve had first-time experiences with. If you...

The (New) Seven Wonders of the World (2022 update)

What are the (new) Seven Wonders of the World? So you’re wondering what are the seven wonders of the world, right? You’ve probably heard the term mentioned before, but can you name them? Possibly not. It’s a little confus...

Visiting Zhangjiajie National Forest Park; The Avatar Mountains of China

Visiting Zhangjiajie National Forest Park; The Avatar Mountains of China If you’ve ever seen the Avatar Movie, you’ll remember the Avatar mountains. Did you know that they’re (almost) a real thing? James Cameroon visited C...

My Trans Siberian Railway Experience; 6 Crazy True Stories

My Trans Siberian Railway Experience; 6 Crazy True Stories Unless you’re armed with a mountain of organized paperwork (unlikely for me) Russia only grants 30-day visas. Considering the train itself takes about 7 solid days, it doesn...

English Camps; My Experience Teaching in South Korea English Camps

English Camps; My Experience Teaching in South Korea I have spoken about English camps in Asia briefly before but I wanted to go into a bit more detail considering the fact that I’ve just finished a 3 week camp in South Korea in...

Can you Visit North Korea As A Tourist in 2022? EVERYTHING You Need to Know

Can you Visit North Korea As A Tourist in 2022? On my journey to every country in the world, I HAD to visit North Korea. It was my 50th/196 countries visited. So is it even possible to visit North Korea as a tourist? Yes, it is! And actuall...

Things To Do in Xian; (More Than Just the Terracotta Army!)

Things To Do in Xian (More Than Just the Terracotta Army!) Xian is probably my favorite city in all of China. It’s got great character, wild nightlife and it’s pretty close to Beijing relatively speaking and there are endless...

Thailand to China by Cargo Ship; My 7 Days as a Chinese Sailor

Thailand to China by Cargo Ship; My 7 Days as a Chinese Sailor Now I was settled in my new life teaching English in Chiang Mai. Christmas was coming around and I had some time off from teaching so my two housemates (Max and Tom) decided to...

What is TEFL and what is a TEFL course?

What is TEFL and what is a TEFL course? What is TEFL? It’s confusing, I know. You’ve heard the term, you’ve listened to the buzz, but what is a TEFL course? In short, TEFL is an acronym meaning Teaching Englis...