“Liebster Award” Chain-Slam Thingy

Right. For those of you who haven’t come across it (I hadn’t!), the “Liebster Award” is…

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…

Why I kicked off my sandals in West Africa!

As you may have no doubt noticed by now, I have a slight ‘quirk’ – my…

Why I don’t want to holiday in Australia again!

First, let me get something out of the way. I love Australia, I really do. Obviously,…

How not to cross the Benin-Togo border

Barefoot and bagless, lost at an international border with just my passport and some money; I…

What to expect on buses in West Africa

Have you ever been tied up? Seriously. Have you ever had your partner tie you, with…

A morning at Pere Lachaise cemetery

Although the breeze was light, and the rain had stopped before sunrise, I was glad of…

Day 23 – Are we there yet?

Friday 19 September 2014 Oh my absolute … today is best represented in a timeline. Be…

Song Kol

Song-Kol Lake, complete with stony beach. Yes I did throw stones into it, because I’m a…

Timor-Leste: Occupation and Independence

Timor-Leste had been a country on my ‘hit list’ for quite a few years, although the…

Fear of Failure

Every so often, I have a ‘wobble’, usually caused by nothing more than a word, a…