Is travel harmful to my career prospects?

People often email me and share their concerns about going traveling, which is entirely understandable – I did exactly the same thing before I set off in 2006. A common concern from Generation ‘Y’ers, whether directly out of school/universi...

What is Lifestyle Design?

I remember growing up and people saying to me that your school days are the best days of your life so make the most of them. This scared me. Then, at university, even more people told me that your university days are the best days of your l...

Is Long-Term Travel Selfish?

As I sit in the airport waiting for yet another jaunt to Asia I got to thinking about the ethics behind long-term travel and lifestyle design in general. I’ve been on the go pretty much since summer 2006 and since then I’ve been home 3 time...

5 New Year Resolutions That WILL Improve Your Life

5 New Year Resolutions That WILL Improve Your Life Another year has come and gone I hope we can all look back the last year with a smile on our faces. If not then this year can be different, it will be different. This can be the year where...

You know you’ve been traveling too long when…

When you’ve been on the road longer than you remember, sometimes you forget what the ‘real world’ is like. If the following statements apply to you then you, like me, have gone past the point of no return! You think 2 meal...

5 Great Travel Movies for Africa

Africa is something else. The source of mankind, natural beauty that will take your breath away, history that will shock and amaze you in equal measure. If you haven’t yet made it to the continent, if you have and you need to reminisce, or...

The Life Of A Serial Backpacker – My First Ever Blog Post

Hi guys, My name is Johnny and this is my new blog – I hope it provides an insight into the big bad world (from my perspective at least). I have lived in a fair few countries and travelled to a fair few more and at 25 years old...