Blogs
Titles and short notes from places on the map. Open a post to read the full story.
Assasins Creed Kotor
Montenegro · 11/2021
There are several rules you should follow to hike safely. Always carefully plan your hikes in advance, knowing your route. Check the latest weather forecast fr…
Cut Short
Mexico · 18/03/2020
Central America
2020 was going to be a year on the road, and was going swimmingly. I’d started the year in Suriname, celebrating New Years in style, before crossing the river…
Volcan de Fuego
Guatemala · 29/02/2020
Central America
Sometimes, the best days happen entirely by luck. I’m not saying to live your life by chance, but by being open to new things, new ideas, new places, you gain…
Sniffles
Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15/02/2020
Caribbean, Island Hopping, Hammocking
I’d only 26 hours in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 26 hours is not enough time to get to know any country, let alone two islands. Normally, when I arrived on an islan…
The New Zealand of The Caribbean
Dominica · 10/02/2020
Caribbean, Island Hopping, Hammocking
Dominica, not to be confused with its neighbour the Dominican Republic, is another small Caribbean island, with 71000 souls calling it home. You can fly in, or…
The Island Where Billionaires Go To Escape Millionaires
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines · 22/01/2020
Caribbean, Island Hopping, Hammocking
I took a speedboat from Carriacou to Union Island, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, my 50th county to visit. I’d spent the last few weeks, since buying a hamm…
Buses
Barbados · 19/01/2020
Caribbean, Island Hopping, Hammocking
Barbados got off to a bad start for me. Landing late at night meant trying to find a place to sleep late at night near the airport, a struggle at the best of t…
Black and Tans
Trinidad and Tobago · 08/01/2020
Caribbean, Island Hopping, Hammocking
I met Karly on couchsurfing. There’s a theme here with fun stories from couchsurfing. She lived on the outskirts of Port of Spain, teaching English to Chinese…
Chinatown on the Parana
Paraguay · 15/12/2019
South America
There’s more to Paraguay than Ciudad Del Este.I know there is. It could be argued, that Ciudad Del Este isn’t even Paraguay. Technically you don’t need to get…
The Grand Dukes Castle
Liechtenstein · 18/10/2019
Central Europe, Microstate
There's really not much to say about Liechtenstein, unless you’re into tax evasion, and I can’t say I’m at that level yet.. I visited on a day trip from Zurich…
Desert Raving
Chile · 19/01/2019
After 4 days of driving through the salt flats and mad landscapes of Uyuni, it was nice to be able to breathe air with oxygen. We descended 2000 metres from th…
The European Space Agency
French Guiana · 17/12/2018
French Guiana is an odd place in South America. As the name entails, it’s French speaking, but, not only that, it's officially and legally a department in Fran…
Popes, and History
Vatican City · 15/10/2018
Microstate
Microstate number three, the Holy See, the smallest country in the world, the original home of Papa John’s. Its border with Italy is marked with crosses engrav…
The San Marino Rally
San Marino · 12/10/2018
Europe
I knew San Marino from international football. One of those teams with a fireman and teacher in their squad, a microstate surrounded by Italy. Also that it was…
The Valley of Longivity
ecuador · 04/2018
I’ll put my hands up and say, I absolutely love Ecuador. I spent 6 months living and working in Cuenca, taking Spanish lessons, and getting to know it better.…
Monaco
Monaco · 15/03/2018
Microstate
Monaco is the first microstate I visited, first as a teenager in 2008 (the financial crisis was a great time to visit, discount yachts on sale), and since then…
Waiting on the El Nido ferry
Philippines · 10/12/2017
I’d arrived in the Philippines solo, and ended up in El Nido, specifically Nacpan Beach. Nacpan Beach had a hostel called Mad Monkey, a common brand across SEA…
Pest Control
New Zealand · 11/08/2017
New Zealand
“I’ll plan it, don’t worry it’s my job”. Sean left the planning for travelling around Australia and New Zealand for a month to me, just paid the money. A terri…
The Greatest Airport in The World
Singapore · 18/12/2015
Travel doesn’t always go to plan. Things are late. People fuck up. Food is bad. Sometimes you arrive at the airport a day late for your flight. Shit happens. I…
Vang Vieng
Laos · 21/10/2015
Vang Vieng is famous in the backpacking world for one thing- tubing down a huge river, getting dragged into pubs, and tons of people dying during the adventure…
Sunstroke at the Fringe
United Kingdom · 15/08/2005
I was 10 or 11 my first time visiting Scotland. My dad, in his infinite wisdom, wanted to visit all the 32 counties in Ireland, and loved a nice roadtrip. We’d…