Showing posts with label Travelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travelling. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Feeding Your Travel Bug

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It has been over two years since I wrote about the post-travel blues : that feeling of depression, or comedown, that hits once your trip...
Monday, October 5, 2009

Welcome to the World of CouchSurfing

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Recently, my housemate and I hosted our first couch surfer. Mark, 23, was from Houston, Texas, and was in the process of hitch-hiking from ...
Thursday, October 1, 2009

In the Shadow of the Samurai

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~ I have been a long time fan of the late Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa, ever since I first saw his classic samurai epic, Seven Samurai....
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Have a Backup Plan

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~ So the bad news is - the hard drive is dead in the water! Which means that hours of journal entries, research notes, half completed blog p...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Solas Travel Writers Awards

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~ Here’s a shout-out for all you travel writers, bloggers, and in deed, anyone with a good travel story to relate. The deadline for this yea...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Amazing Pocket Survival Kit

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~ ‘A pocket survival kit that really could save your life!’ One of the many decisions a traveller must make when they are preparing their p...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Five Road Trip Planning Commandments

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~ By Tara Waechter Many people think that all it takes for successful road trip planning is a couple of good maps or a GPS system, a car, a...
Saturday, September 5, 2009

The Week That Was #11

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Welcome to my weekly collection of The Odd, The Useful, and The Downright Bizarre. The Odd: First up, I’m posting a video for you to watch, ...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Spring Has Sprung, Down Under

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~ It is one of those quirks of nature that while the northern hemisphere enjoys summer, the southern hemisphere rugs up for winter. And so i...
Monday, August 24, 2009

These Boots Are (Not) Made For Walking

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~ Yesterday afternoon I went for a long walk, and in the process discovered just how incredibly unfit I am. I walked down Military Road to ...
Saturday, August 22, 2009

The Week That Was #9

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Click image to view full size Welcome to my weekly collection of The Odd, The Useful, and The Downright Bizarre. The Odd: Rhyolite, Nevada...
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Solo Travellers eBook

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~ In a previous entry on this blog ( Flying Solo ) I wrote about some of the pros and cons of solo travel. And since I am someone who likes ...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Week That Was #8

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~ Welcome to my weekly collection of The Odd, The Useful, and The Downright Bizarre. The Odd: Kandovan – The Stone Village . Is this the vi...
Saturday, August 8, 2009

The Week That Was #7

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~ Welcome to my weekly collection of The Odd, The Useful, and The Downright Bizarre. The Odd: Top 5 Naked Events And Top 5 Nude Beaches . ...
Saturday, August 1, 2009

The Week That Was #6

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Welcome to my weekly collection of The Odd, The Useful, and The Downright Bizarre. The Odd: Sinks Canyon, Wyoming . At Sinks Canyon Sta...