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What to Expect when Backpacking in West Africa
West Africa isn’t generally the first place on the average British backpacker’s itinerary, but as you know by now I’m…
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Impressions of Bangladesh
Now, I don’t know what your impressions of Bangladesh are, or even if you have any. It’s not a country…
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Tiraspol: Support Your Local Sheriff
“I’m the urban spaceman baby, here comes the twist: I don’t exist”. I have been told by a couple of…
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Day Trips From Perth, Western Australia
I was staying at my friend Shelly’s place for a couple of weeks in Fremantle, Western Australia, and while the…
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My First AFL Game!
AFL -> Australian Rules Football. It’s not a sport I know a great deal about, other than its existence, and…
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Drinking Kava in Vanuatu
Vanuatu is not a country noted for its beer. It has Tusker, a generic lager, which also comes in lemon…
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Five Days On Gaua
My itinerary had me spending just under 4 weeks in Vanuatu, so obviously this meant I had time to look…
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Malekula Island – An overview
When I was researching places to visit in Vanuatu, the island of Malekula stood out as a definite must-see; it…
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Beer in the USA
People on Twitter have always asked me ‘Why am I not a beer blogger?’, given that I’ll often post images…
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Day Trip To Plovdiv
I spent two nights in Sofia, but while I was there I took a day trip to the nearby city…
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24 Hours in Sofia
“Our flight time will be about 2½ hours, thanks to a strong tailwind. The current weather in Sofia is sunny,…
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Two days in Eastern Bosnia
As international borders go, the one between Serbia and Bosnia that I passed through around 2.30am wasn’t anything particularly special.…












