No matter the level of luxury you travel at, you need to accept one thing in order to have a pleasurable stay in your destination or on your travels. You are going to have to suffer! Yes…I said suffer! Indeed, I am suggesting a little bit of pain on what you might expect to be a blissful break away from the daily humdrum existence at home. So, what…
When I tell people that I often travel solo, the first reaction I often get is, “Oh! Not for me! I couldn’t eat out alone!” The tone with which this statement is said would suggest that dining alone is too horrific to even contemplate or can be a major stumbling block to enjoying your travels. I can assure you there is nothing to worry about and the thought…
I have been getting myself a bit of a reputation, these past few years, among my friends, family and work colleagues. The gadabout, the one flush with cash and the line everyone says (or variants of)…”you’re always going on holiday!” Granted, I do take a fair few trips here and there, particularly in the last three years. Last year alone, I visited 7 countries and this year I…
When you travel, and especially when you travel solo, you are bound to meet a whole host of characters in hostels. I have touched on this in previous posts ‘The Freak Parade – Oddballs on the Road‘ and ‘Embrace Your Fellow Traveller…‘. What HostelBookers have done brilliantly is sum up the 15 types of weird and wonderful backpackers you are likely to meet in hostels. I would say I am…
I know I said that this blog isn’t about me writing about all the places I’ve visited; thus, leaving many readers relying on this site as a cure for insomnia. Nevertheless, I thought it might be nice to review my year in travel so far and, rather than blather on about all the amazing neoclassical churches I visited or the many sites of Etruscan interest I encountered, I had the…