Five Things to Do in Yerevan

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Top 10 Things to do in Chicago If You Only Have a Day

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Backpacking in Riga, Latvia

I’m quickly falling in love with these Baltic countries, after an enchanting 5 days in Estonia I just spent another 5 great days in Latvia. I took the bus from Tallinn, Estonia to Riga, Latvia (4 hours, 11 Euro/$14). The bus station...

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Turkmenistan (can you spot me?!). Home to the Gate

Turkmenistan (can you spot me?!). Home to the Gates of Hell and possibly the LAST country in the world to open since Covid is FINALLY opening next month.

So I'm going! And i'm bring 20 odd people with me.

Unfortunately, it sold out within 90 minutes of publishing the blog post! But if you want to come, please add yourself to the waiting list, I'm going to run another one ASAP!

Anyone fancy an October city break to Iraq (Baghda

Anyone fancy an October city break to Iraq (Baghdad and Babylon)? Because I'm going back there, and you guys are invited!

4 days in Iraq, October 14-17.

If there are any travel legends out there who wanna do a slightly different trip to your Mexicos or Bali, then hit me up. 16 spots, 6 gone already to friends of mine (and probably another 4 about to go!), so 6-10 spots left!

All the info about itinerary, prices, flights, visas etc is in the link in my BIO section so check out the link 🙂

But yeah, Baghdad this October? See you there!

PS Is it safe? It's safe enough that I brought my mum on the last trip I ran there, that should be the answer you're looking for!

We’ve been on the Thai-Myanmar border the last f

We’ve been on the Thai-Myanmar border the last few days, helping out a Burmese migrant community with some new dormitories through my @muditaadventures non-profit🙏🏼

We’ve done around 20 projects now and it’s our first one or 2023. This time we had a great partner from Australia, @liquid_learning , who asked if they could help out 3 years ago. Then Covid struck but they stuck to their word and funded the project regardless. Respect 🤜🏻🤛🏻 Finally, they can come and see how the community lives have been improved ❤️

Our partner school houses over 100 migrant workers and Burmese refugees from the Karen community. Forced to flea Myanmar, they’re essentially stateless in Thailand. No education, no funding, no ID. Some of the kids are orphans, many have their parents working away, so the school houses, deeds and teaches them. With no government help.

Previously, the 20 girls had been sleeping in a bamboo shack, thanks to the Australian team and our team in the ground here in Thailand, the girls are now sleeping in proper bunk beds, with mattresses, a watertight roof and electricity.

Thanks everyone for their hard work. To the Aussies, to my partner Josh, to David our superstar project coordinator and a big shout out to Woody, Kahn and Taylor. Most companies don’t reach out to do some good, we appreciate you guys 💪🏻💪🏻

Aaaand Jordan is sold out! That was fast! Eithe

Aaaand Jordan is sold out! That was fast!

Either you guys really wanna cycle 100km in the desert, or you wanna see me and my mum suffer 😂

Or maybe it’s just the prospect of those post-cycle celebrations 🍻 🍾🎉

If you wanna join the waiting list, please go ahead. Orrrr, get ready for the launch of my next trips later in the year:

Mali
Iraq
Turkmenistan
Mauritania 150km ultra marathon

Watch this space 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Our Jordan charity 100km cycle trip is now LIVE! C

Our Jordan charity 100km cycle trip is now LIVE! Come and join us. We are raising $20k for Cure Parkinson’s, and we’re also going to have a bit of an adventure whilst doing it.

This photo is Wadi Rum, this is where we will finish our 100km cycle.

The trip is for all ages and abilities, my 74yo mum is doing it! So join us this September/October. Link with all the info is in my bio ❤️🇯🇴

I'm about to launch my Jordan trip, complete with

I'm about to launch my Jordan trip, complete with a 100km charity cycle, that I'll be doing with my mum in September.

Hope you guys can come and join me!

Before I launch though, here's my mum's last fundraising effort. 12 years with Parkinson's, 72 years old, doing a 10km as part of the Serengeti Marathon.

I hope this helps inspire you guys to join us in September. Let's raise another $20k to fight Parkinson's Disease.

The blog link to the article about our experience in the Serengeti marathon is in my bio 🙏🏼

Time for an adventure of a lifetime anyone? I'm go

Time for an adventure of a lifetime anyone? I'm going out of my mind training for Everest, so I've decided to do a couple of cool trips this year to make my year a little more fun!

Now...

Anyone fancy cycling 100km across Jordan for Charity with me and my mum?

Or... visiting Lebanon and Iraq for 5 days (Beirut, Baghdad and Babylon)?

Chartering our own plane and visiting Timbuktu in Mali?

And of course, riding the epic iron ore train in Mauritania?

I'm going to be launching all 4 next weeks, so get ready! They'll sell out pretty fast, normally the same day, so this is the warning post!

PROVISIONAL DATES:

Jordan: September 27-October 6th.
= My mum and I will be traveling to jordan, 14 spots available. Meet in Amman, visit the Dead Sea and Petra then we will all CYCLE the 100km across the desert to Wadi Rum (home of Lawrence of Arabia), then go celebrate on the Red Sea, in Aqaba. This will all be fund-raising for Cure Parkinson's.

Lebanon and Iraq:14-19 October.
= Meet in Beirut. Couple of days there, then fly to Baghdad and see what's going on there these days, as well as trips to Babylon (home of the Hanging Gardens, the ancient world wonder) and maybe even a visit to Sadam Hussein's palace and check out his hottub.

Mali, including Timbuktu: NO PUBLIC DATES.
= If you're interested, DM or email me. For security, no information will be published online. Only 14 spots on the plane available.

Mauritania, and the Iron Ore train: Nov 26 to Dec 3
= I'm back baby! Coolest adventure in the travel world, 3 spots left.

Oh, and I'm creating a yearly event in Mauritania where we run 150km (almost 100 miles) over 3 days. From the Eye of the Sahara to the nearest output. If you wanna make your future grandkids proud, join me. Cost price as it's the first year. 20 spots only because I don't wanna anyone to die in the first year! It's December 4-13.

PRICES AND ITINERARIES ARE ALL DONE, JUST MAKING THEM PRETTY AND ANNOUNCING THEM NEXT WEEK, STAYED TUNED!

PS. Turkmenistan, Socotra and Syria in the works too!

Hitching a ride on the iron ore train in Mauritani

Hitching a ride on the iron ore train in Mauritania is one of THE coolest travel experiences in the world 🇲🇷🇲🇷

I feel blessed to be able to share this with you guys! My next trip to do this is in November.. check the link in my bio to join me 🚂🚂

Mauritania ❤️🇲🇷 We are half way through

Mauritania ❤️🇲🇷

We are half way through my most recent blog group trip in Mauritania. This country is 🤌

That means the main event, hitching a ride on the iron ore train through the Sahara, is tomorrow!

Wish us luck 😬😬

Walking into my next Mauritania tour like…. One

Walking into my next Mauritania tour like….

One of the least visited countries in the world, and home to the coolest, adventurous and dirtiest travel ‘experience’ - hitching a ride on the iron ore train, all night through, through the depths of the Sahara ❤️🇲🇷

Can’t wait for the next 10 days! I’m coming back in November for another group tour, they always sell out so if you wanna come ride with me, move fast!🚂 🐫 🏜️

Make 2023 yours. You have a whole year to do somet

Make 2023 yours. You have a whole year to do something amazing. Use it.

I’ve just blogged my 2023 plans (LINK IN BIO). This pic? Mount Everest. 100 days until I start my Everest expedition with @furtenbachadventures 🏔️ I’ve been a bit quiet in the blog and social media front, in full training mode at the moment 🙏🏼💪🏻

Time for my 2022 year review! I wrote a blog post

Time for my 2022 year review! I wrote a blog post about it all (LINK IN BIO), but it was a wild year:

💴 Over $500k generated (read the blog post on how)

✈️ 15 countries: Thailand, UK, France, Italy, Vatican, USA, Cyprus, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Mauritania, Morocco

🏠 Finished building my house, bought another investment condo

❎ Failed at least one of my goals 😭

🏔️ Summited one of the 7 summits

And a lot more of ups, downs, anxiety and stress! More info in the blog post 🙏🏼

I just completed the 4/4/48 @davidgoggins challeng

I just completed the 4/4/48 @davidgoggins challenge with a couple of friends. The premise is simple:

🏃‍♂️Run 4 miles (6.4km), every 4 hours, for 48 hours.

Why?
1) Don’t be a spectator all your life! It’s so easy to consume content in our phone-obsessed world.
This challenge is possible for 0 money, just a pair of sneakers and an alarm clock. Do it!

2) Personal growth. To suffer, and to live in those dark moments of self-doubt, but to come out the other side sets us up for a better life. A life where you know you can face a challenge head-on. We should do more of this 💪🏻

3) Friends. I recently moved to Chiang Mai, and it’s important to build new relationships in a new place. What better way that to suffer together.

Any questions about the challenge, let me know. But I’d encourage everyone to give it a crack. It’s (almost) enjoyable 😂

But either way 80km/50miles later, you’ll be proud of yourself for doing it. Enjoy!

Denali is the highest mountain in North America. A

Denali is the highest mountain in North America. An expedition there takes 3-4 weeks. It’s often referred to as the coldest mountain in the world.

Finally blogged my experience climbing Denali, LINK IN BIO.

Now, 6 months until Mount Everest. It’s still not too late to join me for that one. Training has just begun, DM me if you wanna do it together!

Sneak peak of the villa I built in Thailand. Del

Sneak peak of the villa I built in Thailand.

Delighted it's finished. I'll upload a walk through and pics in the next couple of days, but this is the general idea.

As I mentioned yesterday this was years of saving, stresses and sacrifice. But it's done, and we love it :)

The walk-through video will answer a few questions that you guys keep asking me (yes, including how much it cost! haha) so I'll save all that for later.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the sneak peak though!

$1000 car as a millionaire ❤️💪🏻. Stay hu

$1000 car as a millionaire ❤️💪🏻. Stay humble, stay hungry, and keep your eyes on the prize.

If you've met me in person you'll be bored of hearing it. That's basically my mentality for everything. From every country, climbing mountains, running ultras or, perhaps most importantly, financial freedom.

I still answer all my inbound sales emails for my blog, my brands, my trips. 95% of all advertising deals come directly through me, even now, 10 years later. Always keep your eyes on the prize. For me, I had a few big goals in my life. Every country, then 7 summits, mortgage-free property before 30, my dream home before 40. I can reel off my next 3 goals, permanently in my brain. And I make sure every decision i make brings me closer to that goal.

So while a lot of my friends started making money online. Affiliate marketing, blogging, insta, youtube etc, started buying expensive clothes, flying first class, watches and cars. I didn't do it. It was tempting every day, but 'stay humble, stay hungry & 'eyes on the prize'. So i waited. Years actually. Ticking off one big goal then the next. Finally the biggest of all. My new life in Chiang Mai, Thailand. My dream home, new bike, new car. A new set-up.

Despite making money, I stayed in my small 2 bed condo in Bangkok for 10 years. And I drove this beauty, our 2002 Honda Civic, valued at $1,000. I love this car. It did so much for Jaa and Me. We drove thousands of KMs in this badboy, up and down 800k Bangkok to Chiang Mai multiple times to find the land, then check up on our house build. I'm sure if anyone on Chiang Mai ever saw my blog, they thought I was full of sh*t. Talking about making money online, while living in a humble condo and driving our beloved Honda Civic. But I don't care what they think. My eyes were on the prize. And now I have it. So thank you Honda Civic, you've been a loyal servant. Me and Jaa's first ever car, great memories.

I'm going to share my new build villa in tomorrow if I have time, but please know that it's years of small, humble decisions that gave me this house. It's not flamboyant, get-rich-quick. It's staying humble, staying hungry and always keeping your eyes on the prize.

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