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What Country Am I In, Again?
Posted on May 2, 2012 | 38 CommentsStill damp from the hot springs we have been swimming in, we are barrelling through the back streets of Siwa, an oasis town in Egypt’s Western Desert, mudbrick houses looming...
Next Time I’m Getting A Flu Shot
Posted on February 28, 2012 | 12 CommentsUntil, ooh, about six weeks ago, I was one of those irritating people who’d bang on and on about their marvelous immune system and how they NEVER get sick when...
Travel Planning 2012 — Or, Getting My Sh*t Together, Sort Of
Posted on January 17, 2012 | 21 CommentsI had high hopes for our sojourn in Blighty. By approximately, umm, now, Z and I would have completed a whirlwind tour of the UK, caught up with scores of...
9 Life Lessons Children Learn From Travel
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 50 CommentsAfter almost two years on the road, I have to say that if I’d known how much children learn from travel, I’d have started travelling sooner. Here’s nine key lessons...
2011: A Year In Random Numbers
Posted on December 31, 2011 | 10 CommentsWonders of the World: 4 Uluru The Great Wall of China The Forbidden City Sydney Opera House The known world is rather bigger than it was when the original seven...
Work Is Work, Wherever You Are…
Posted on September 17, 2011 | 20 CommentsI see a lot of blog posts selling the dream. The dream of location independence. Of life as a digital nomad. The dream of the laptop propped in your virtual...
Should I Vaccinate My Child For Travel?
Posted on July 2, 2011 | 70 CommentsThe single most surprising question I get asked by readers of this blog is this: “should I vaccinate my child for travel?” I say “surprising” because, to be honest, the...
Travels with a Ten Year Old
Posted on April 28, 2011 | 23 CommentsToday is Take Your Child To Work Day, so a bunch of lovely folk who travel with a wildly varying selection of spawn — from teens to infants — are...
F*ck It. I’m A Tourist.
Posted on April 26, 2011 | 50 CommentsI don’t like the word “traveller”. It smells of one-upmanship, of smugness. There’s that sense that, just by hitting the banana pancake trail instead of the all-inclusive resorts, the camp...
A Tough Question
Posted on April 22, 2011 | 21 CommentsIn Magic Lounge, the drinking den where we sprawl on orange sofas and use their satellite internet after a day on the beaches of Kuta, Lombok, A approaches me tentatively....
Travel Hacking: What To Book (And Not To Book) Online
Posted on April 7, 2011 | 19 CommentsFour Things To Book Online 1: Cheap Air Fares Many discount airlines are not listed on comparison sites. Go direct to the airline for the cheapest airfares. In and around...
7 Practical Things To Do Before You Start Longterm Travel
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 33 Comments1: Sort Out Banking Check the expiry dates on all your cards and apply for new ones if required. Ensure you have internet banking enabled on all accounts, even savings...
9 Blindingly Obvious Ways To Stay Healthy Travelling the Tropics
Posted on March 17, 2011 | 17 Comments1: Eat fruit and vegetables to keep your vitamins up. 2: Get enough sleep. Late-night drinking and early morning buses are a toxic combination. 3: Get the right jabs and...
All Dollars Are Not Created Equal
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 16 CommentsWhen it comes to travel money, there’s a general assumption that good old US greenbacks will work almost anywhere in the world, even beyond the reach of ATMs. I’ve written...
The S Word
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 18 CommentsWhen the lovely Colin and Tracy asked me over appropriately, err, lubricating quantities of beer, to put together a piece on sex on the road, for Christine, I was a...
Help! I’m Location Independent
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 26 Comments“Location independent” is a phrase I, frankly, loathe. Though, with its implication that anyone who’s not travelling has somehow failed to think about what they want in life, “lifestyle design”...
5 Documents No Single Parent Should Travel Without
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 17 Comments1: Travel Insurance Policy Unless you’re an EU citizen travelling within EU countries which offer free healthcare to other EU citizens, travel insurance is one document no traveller should leave...
Confession: I’m a Rubbish Traveller
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 37 CommentsMeeting up with a couple of travelers t’other day, it dawned on me that, actually, I’m quite a rubbish traveller. Not, so much, when it comes to adventure travel: I...
10 Most Common RTW Planning Mistakes
Posted on January 7, 2011 | 20 Comments1: Booking a RTW Ticket If you’re following a fixed route through expensive cities and your time is very limited, RTW tickets can work out cost-effective. In general, most longterm...
Nine Things NOT to Pack for Your RTW
Posted on October 26, 2010 | 52 Comments1: Luggage Locks Worried about valuables being nicked while you sleep? Why not stick a small metal sign on your pack saying: “Expensive stuff in here”? It’s not like these...
