Let me tell you one truism about backpacking. You can guarantee you are certain to meet some utter freaks on your journeys. They are the hallmark of the budget travel experience and are bound to stick in your memory for longer than you’d hoped. My advice? Embrace these weirdos! Enjoy their bizarre, off-the-wall company and savour their outlandish behaviour. Not only will these people be fantastic for your self-esteem, they…
As you might expect, being on the road as a solo traveller can be a lonely affair. It doesn’t have to be and it is up to you to decide what you want from your trips. Personally, I enjoy meeting people on my travels. As I have mentioned before, I have been lucky enough to make (what I consider) some lifelong friends from my backpacking trips. It is a great aspect…
Stockholm. The Swedish capital and home to superb architecture, great food and beautiful people! I explored the historical Gamla Stan, tried to be hip and happening in hip and happening Södermalm, wandered the rarefied streets of the Östermalm, strolled the Djurgården and sampled lots of great places to eat across this fantastic Scandinavian city. I took the free tour (as I always recommend), with a sweet, if a little hapless,…
As readers will have gathered, I am a budget traveller. I aim to travel as cheaply as possible to make sure my money goes further so that I too can go further around the world on my many journeys here and there. Of the several trips I have taken, one thing has bothered me. I claim to be a victim of class prejudice in the air, a proletariat of the skies; forever to have my knees round…
I tend to travel like Mariah Carey and Elton John on a world tour. I feel the need to pack anything and everything into my luggage and then curse myself for bringing so much unnecessary things with me. It is that need to have something for every eventuality, the ‘correct’ clothes for the places I am visiting and the toiletries I might possibly need in case of a…