Dhaka is a very large, crowded, and busy city. In fact it’s one of the most…
Category: Deep Dives
The other parts of the website are mainly geographic or practical. In this section I go into deep dives about place, history, and culture.
This is where you’ll find my longer posts. Some of them are personal to me, and show my thoughts about certain aspects of travel. Other posts go into deep dives about a political aspect of somewhere – often to do with darker moments in history. There are also some posts here that defy categorisation, as they cover concepts that are incredibly wide or fundamental in scope.
You can read how I cope with the fear of failure, social anxiety, and losing control when I travel. I also talk candidly about how it feels to travel the way I do, with regards age and finances. You’ll also find here overviews on war, famine, pestilence, death, and beer.
Travelling Even Lighter – Backpacking With As Little As Possible
A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog post about how I tend to travel…
Confessions of a Travel Blogger
I am not a travel blogger. Now, that might sound like a strange thing to say,…
Travelling Light – Backpacking with only carry-on luggage
“Travel Light”. It was in my tagline, and it’s one of my blog’s ‘niches’, but what…
The hidden fixed travel costs of having a house
There are a lot of posts around on travel blogs talking about how to save money…
Older People Can Backpack Too!
It seems to be a given that the travelling community is made up of wide-eyed twentysomethings…
The £800 travel mistake
As I write this today (30 April 2015), it is exactly a year since I ventured…
The Other Dead Sea
The Aral Sea shoreline. It’s pretty cold; I’m even wearing socks. The sky above, coupled with…
What to expect on buses in West Africa
Have you ever been tied up? Seriously. Have you ever had your partner tie you, with…
Timor-Leste: Occupation and Independence
Timor-Leste had been a country on my ‘hit list’ for quite a few years, although the…