I’m always keen to find an excuse to escape from the city, and my birthday provided the perfect opportunity to go a bit further than I perhaps would have done [ ... ]
The stunning backdrop of last week’s mammoth Wadi Bih Run triggered memories of many fantastic camping trips in the area and inspired me to share my recommendations now before the [ ... ]
Nepal has become one of my favourite countries in the world, the Nepalese being the most friendly people I have ever met… And I’m heading back there next month – [ ... ]
As a generally active bod who likes to get out and about, I am ashamed to say that I signed up for the Dubai Creek Half Marathon two years’ running [ ... ]
The first Middle Eastern country I wanted to explore once I had settled into my new life in Dubai was Jordan. I made the trip alone and with so much [ ... ]
My friend had to return to England at that point, so she flew out from Ko Samui and I got the ‘VIP’ 24 hour bus to Bangkok – not exactly [ ... ]
From Cairns, it was back on a plane to fly across the country to Perth where I had two weeks staying with my friend’s family. As a backpacker in the [ ... ]
I landed in Australia in Sydney, two weeks before Christmas, and spent a few weeks there, enjoying standing still for a while and making the most of the celebrations. [ ... ]
Although not quite of the style we were used to in Fiji, hopping between the islands in New Zealand is very easy. There are regular Interislander ferries throughout the day, [ ... ]
New Zealand was only a short hop from Fiji. We flew into Auckland for a long weekend to book our Stray bus tour around the country. I would have [ ... ]
