Perth & Fremantle: 1st & 2nd Impressions

I went to Perth and Fremantle in my ‘year of travelling’, when I took a career…

Rottnest Island Day Trip

On my first visit to Western Australia, I took a day trip from Fremantle to Rottnest…

Podcast #029: West Yorkshire and Ripon

Welcome to Episode 29 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. It’s been a…

Podcast #028: When Protests Work

Welcome to Episode 28 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I hope if…

Pink Lakes, Stargazing, and Wildflowers

In a previous post, I talked about places you could visit within day trips from Perth.…

Asexuality and Kink

The combination of asexuality and kink isn’t one I suspect many people realise exists, given there’s…

Being Aromantic

I’ve spoken a lot about asexuality, but there’s another word I’ve frequently used – aromantic. Clearly…

Where Are All The Older Asexuals?

One of the issues often touted online about asexuality is around its demographics, specifically with regard…

Asexuality, and Travel as an Asexual

As you know, I am “The Barefoot Backpacker“, and I travel around the world. As you…

Asexuality and Asexual Pride

I’m often to be found wearing or displaying aspects of Asexual Pride, to demonstrate my identity…

Asexuality Overview & My Experiences

I kind of realised my asexuality by accident. See, I go through life thinking “Well I…

Why you should visit St Kilda

St Kilda, as far as we know, never existed. The name is likely to have come…