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Come SKIING IN AFGHANISTAN with me in March 2024!

Come SKIING IN AFGHANISTAN with me in March 2024!

Yup, I'm serious. Our foundation is going to do a food donation in Afghanistan next year and we want you to come and join us.

By joining, you'll be funding a large food donation in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.

The whole trip is a week long, starting in Dubai where we pick up our visas, then to Bamiyan, and finishing in Kabul, Afghanistan.

HOW?! I climbed Everest with Afghanistan's first ever Everest summiter, during the 2 months together, we planned this.

IS IT SAFE? This trip is no endorsement of the current regime. It's now very safe with the regime no longer needing to show force since they took the country. Sadly, with the Taliban in charge, all the charities left. So we want to help this community out.

The link for more info is in my bio…, and I'll share the booking page tomorrow. THIS WILL SELL OUT SO BE QUICK!

PS. The pic of me and my mum was the last time I was in Afghanistan. Beautiful country.

I just blogged the whole process of how I built my

I just blogged the whole process of how I built my dream home in Thailand. Check out my blog homepage, or the link in my stories to read all about it 🏡 🇹🇭

😭 How I ran out of money
💰 How much it all cost
💵 Monthly cost to run
🖼️ Design process
🌎 How foreigners can do it too

Where was the tech when I was traveling to every c

Where was the tech when I was traveling to every country in the world?! The @vascotranslator is a game changer for our travels, for doing business in other countries, for communication in general ❤️

🌍 Instant translator
🌍 NO internet needed (it’s built in, and free!)
🌍 NO monthly fee
🌍 90% of the world’s population covered

The device I’m using in the quick vid is the Vasco Translator 4. You can use my discount code for 5% off - ‘onestep5’. I also blogged about the device too, it was so helpful in Japan where few people speak English, and I don’t speak Japanese.

Better than using my phone too, as it has instant internet pretty much everywhere and i don’t have to mess around with SIM cards, Wi-Fi etc.

I’m gonna gift this one to my mum when she comes back to Thailand for the winters, it’ll be a real game changer for her! 🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭

#vascotranslator #vascotranslatorv4 #ad

Tomorrow (Monday, August 21st) Im giving a 100000%

Tomorrow (Monday, August 21st) Im giving a 100000% FREE online chat about how to make money blogging, and how I personally made over $3m from blogging.

It’s going to be super simple, and informal where I’ll explain everything!

@safetywing have hired me to do it, so I’m not selling anything, don’t worry. They paid me so you don’t have to! 😂

To join, click the LINK IN MY BIO please folks.

Time zones I’ll be doing the chat:

EST (New York etc): 12pm. Midday
PST (LA, Vancouver etc): 9am
BST (London): 5pm
UTC (Thailand etc): 11pm

Join me on zoom! Click the link and register with email then you’ll get the zoom link. See you guys soon 🙏🏼

This is the bike my 74 year old mum and I will try

This is the bike my 74 year old mum and I will try to cycle over 100km on through the desert in Jordan. Wish us luck, and if you can afford to donate to help us find a cure for Parkinson’s, please do 🙂 (Donation link IN MY BIO)

As many of you guys know, my mum has Parkinson’s Disease, and has had for over a decade already. She’s fighting hard, and this is part of that.

My mum is back in Europe, training hard. And I’ll meet her, with 16 other friends, next month in Amman, Jordan where we’ll attempt to cycle from Petra to Wadi Rum.

The disease currently has no cure, and even someone as strong as my mum, each year it gets a bit worse. So this will be here biggest challenge yet. We’re aiming to raise $10kUSD for Cure Parkinson’s, and every dollar or pound adds up.

Honestly. So if you can afford to help please do. If you can’t, then please share 🙂

Thanks everyone! And once again, the donation link is IN MY BIO!

Wrapping up my post-Everest celebrations, and some

Wrapping up my post-Everest celebrations, and some tips for you guys for Prague, Czech Republic!

HOW WE GOT THERE: I took a train from Bratislava, Slovakia. And for an extra €40 I upgraded us to first class. Highly recommended, complete with champagne and olives 🥂

HOW LONG TO STAY? We did 3 days and 4 nights. It’s my 3rd time in Prague, and I think that this is the sweet spot tbh.

WHERE TO STAY? If you’re on a boozy boys trip, stay somewhere cheap. If you’re on a romantic break, I’d suggest @alchymist_hotel and Spa, Praha Czech. The building is over 500 years old, booking.com score over 9, the most beautiful architecture and the right energy and architecture for Prague. Rooms start around $200. Insane value for such a luxury place.

SIMPLE ITINERARY:
Day 1: Old City stuff
Begin at Prague Castle for stunning views. Explore St. Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane, and Charles Bridge. Discover Old Town Square's Astronomical Clock.

Day 2: Art and Unique Experiences
Visit the National Gallery and Jewish Quarter. Experience Wenceslas Square and shop. DO NOT MISS the @originalbeerspa , soaking in hops and barley goodness. It was a really highlight of my trip! Enjoy an evening river cruise.

Day 3: Local Flavors and Nightlife
Morning at Vyšehrad Castle. Savor a Czech lunch in Vinohrady. Explore Letná Park and the metronome. Visit an absinthe bar for a taste of the iconic green spirit. Enjoy Žižkov's vibrant nightlife.

BUDGET?
On a boozy boys low-end trip last time, I spent $100 a day.
This time on a high-end luxury trip with my mrs, it was $150 a day each or so.

TLDR? When in Prague stay at a boutique hotel (not a chain), don’t miss the beer spa, wander the old city. Maximise the experience by using the train to visit nearby countries (for us we did Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria).

Luxury on a budget. 4 days in Slovakia and Austria

Luxury on a budget. 4 days in Slovakia and Austria for about $100 a day budget!

I wanted to take my mum and Jaa to 2 new countries for both of them, without breaking the bank, so here's a quick breakdown of how to do that for $100 per day:

WHERE? Bratislava and Vienna

HOW? Ryanair and Wizz Air both fly from around Europe for about $30!

SCHEDULE:
We need 4 nights/3 days. So our schedule was like this:

DAY 1 - Arrive:
Arrive on an evening fligth to Bratislava, $6 uber to hotel. Free glass of Prosecco when you check in to the @hoteldevin so we had that (and then another!) before hitting the sack.

DAY 2 - Bratislava
Lazy morning. Then we took a river cruise on the Danube with Lod.Sk. They run all day, we took the 10.30am.
After that, you disembark RIGHT at a river-beach bar, so Aperol Spritz it was!
Then a DIY walking tour of the beautiful Bratislava old town. Late lunch in the old town square. And dinner on the Hviezdoslavovo námestie boulevard.

DAY 3 - Vienna, Austria Day trip/
Vienna is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but also the most expensive. So if you wanna see it, base yourself in Bratislava and take a gorgeous boat ride (90 mins, $50 return) there and back. In Vienna then, do a DIY walking tour but make sure not to miss the home of the Sachertorte too. Delicious. Then boat back to Bratislava for dinner.

DAY 4 - Castles, views and sunset in Slovakia.
Spend the day at both Devin Castle and the icon of Bratislava, Bratislava castle.
Then late afternoon, go up the UFO tower for epic city views.
Finish with dinner and drinks in the beautiful riverside by the Eurovea Embankment. Heaven.

DAY 5 - home/onwards!
My mum on her $30 flight back to the UK. Jaa and I on the 5 hour train to Prague.

TOTAL BUDGET?
$450 per person for 4 days. That is what you call luxury on a budget!

Iceland ❤️🇮🇸 Often renting a car is the

Iceland ❤️🇮🇸

Often renting a car is the best way to see Iceland but it’s very possible to see all the highlights without it. And thats what Jaa and I did.

You can see the main attractions in 2 day trips using Reykjavik as your base, and then one half day to Blue Lagoon too.

For our second day trip, we booked the @headout southern tour, including both of these GORGEOUS waterfalls and also the black beach, and a stop at the North America/Europe tectonic plates.

What a country!

Day trip in Iceland 🇮🇸🇮🇸 Kerid crater

Day trip in Iceland 🇮🇸🇮🇸

Kerid crater
Gulfoss Falls
The North and South American continent divide

Cool day with @getyourguide @getyourguidecommunity

NEW TURKMENISTAN TOUR… November 19-24 2023. 11

NEW TURKMENISTAN TOUR… November 19-24 2023.

11 spots gone, 5 spots left. It’s gonna sell out! Check the info in the link in my bio and DM me if you wanna join.

🌆 Ashgabat tour
👹Camping at the Gates of Hell
🚂 Epic night train across the country to the Caspian Sea
⛰️ Yangy Kala canyon

One of the least visited countries in the world, and rumours of them sealing the gates of hell are rife! So come visit before they close it forever 😱

Swimming with pigs in the Bahamas ❤️🐷🇧🇸

🏝️ WHERE? The original pig beach is next to Staniel Cay, in the Bahamas. We stayed at @embracestanielcay. Far and away the best value place on the island.

✈️ HOW? You can fly direct to Bahamas from the US, London, Paris etc. Easy! Then you can take a loooong (and expensive) day trip from there. Or, better, take a 30 min, $100 flight and stay in paradise on Staniel Cay. You can do a half day trip from here!

💰 PRICE? from here, $300. From Nassau, $675. Not cheap but amazing!

🐷 EXPERIENCE? One of the best holiday day-trips of my life! We booked through @3nsstanielcay. I was expecting it to be super busy, and overly touristic but it didn’t feel like that at all tbh. You also get to check out sharks, sand bars, cave swimming. Insane day.

🪣 BUCKET LIST? ✔️❤️

I wanted to gift Jaa a bucket list for our first wedding anniversary, so last December 18th (our anniversary) I surprised her with this! But I didn’t wanna drink a million beers and get fat until AFTER Everest so we delayed the trip until now. And finally we did it. WHAT A DAY ❤️🙏🏼❤️🐷🇧🇸

I had never heard of Staniel Cay until swimming wi

I had never heard of Staniel Cay until swimming with the pigs became famous, but better late than never 🐷🇧🇸

Once I knew my Everest expedition dates, I organised 4 nights at @embracestanielcay on the island and a trip to see the pigs with @3nsstanielcay but I wasn’t expecting this place to be so beautiful!

It’s true Caribbean style, no big resorts, just chill vibes and the best beach I’ve ever seen in my life. Now we have the pigs tomorrow for our last day, one final bucket list before we leave ✌️🤞

1 month ago I stood atop of Mount Everest. Celebra

1 month ago I stood atop of Mount Everest. Celebrating in the Bahamas and drove across the island to the north of Staniel Cay in the Bahamas. Feels like another planet from cold and wind of Everest ❤️🇧🇸

Staniel Cay is the best hop off point to go and swim with the pigs in the Exhumas, so I never expected to find untouched beaches like this 😍😍

Thanks to Natajia from @embracestanielcay and @3nsstanielcay for the recommendation!

Stockholm Syndrome 🇸🇪

City break in Sweden’s capital before hitting the Bahamas.

Tips for Stockholm city break:
1) Airport bus is $20 cheaper than airport train!

2) Check out @meatballsforthepeople for your first Swedish meal 🤤

3) Coffee and kanelbullar at Cafe and Bageri Pascal

4) Walk to Monteliusvägen viewpoint

5) then walk for a beer at Stortorget square in Gamlastan

- all doable by foot (15-20k steps), great first day. For dinner we’re going to picnic at one of the parks in Sodermalm. Cheap, lovely, and outdoors ❤️🇸🇪

What’s your Everest? We dream too small. Know t

What’s your Everest?

We dream too small. Know that with sacrifice and commitment, you can do pretty much anything that you see someone else do. Make money online, live your dream life, visit every country, climb the highest mountains. But you have to start. And you should start today.

Someone asked me “What’s your Everest” in 2017. And my answer was Everest. Obviously. To reach that goal, physically, mentally and financially took me 6 years. Nothing worth having comes easy. Suffering and sacrifice are often the most beautiful part of the journey. So stop waiting around for life to be cool. Choose your Everest. Go out and suffer, and sacrifice. Make a true commitment to a huge goal.

And then let’s go get party in Thailand to celebrate. See you there, 6 years from now 🍾🥂🇹🇭

2 weeks on from my expedition, I’m still in recovery mode. Time to go chill. A week of relaxing in the Bahamas is due.

First stop, city break in Stockholm, then straight to the Exhumas, 5 nights at @embracestanielcay to swim with the pigs and tick off a bucket list item!A world away from suffering at 8000m is what the doctor (and my wife!) ordered 🇧🇸🐷
@3nsstanielcay

A dream without a plan is just a wish. In life,

A dream without a plan is just a wish.

In life, you have to take action if you want to achieve anything. Climbing Everest, or running marathons at the North Pole, seem impressive to you guys. I know that. And for sure they are tough experiences, but the actual achievement came from the day I committed to the expeditions. That was the key.

After the commitment, the training and the expeditions come naturally. Taking action and committing was the real step forward. It's too easy in the modern world to wait around and hope for things to happen.

So please don't wait around. Life comes and goes fast. Go make yourself proud. Commit to something difficult. Dream big.

On that note, I've now signed up for my last of my 7 summits. Mount Vinson, the highest mountain in Antarctica. I'll be flying to the South Pole to celebrate after.

And with that, all being well, I'll be the only person ever to truly visit every country, reach both poles and climb the real 7 summits.

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