Category: Countryside

Days 16 and 17 – Dazed and Confused: Trekking in Spectacular Sapa

July 3, 2017

Sapa, Vietnam: On booking my two day-one night tour to Sapa, I had been told by my agent that the night bus would leave at 7:30pm, getting me in to Sapa at 6am ready to begin the trek at 8:30. It actually left Hanoi at 9:30pm. And it’s a good job too, as the driver … More Days 16 and 17 – Dazed and Confused: Trekking in Spectacular Sapa

My Very Own Top Gear Special – Day Ten and The Hai Van Pass

June 25, 2017

Scootering round a mountain, somewhere between Da Nang and Hué, Vietnam: I woke this morning to find I’d been ANNIHILATED BY MOSQUITOES! I thought I’d escaped the brutal blood-sucking monsters when I left Broome, alas, my legs now resemble some kind of pasty pink and white dot-to-dot puzzle. Soon I’ll be able to choose a … More My Very Own Top Gear Special – Day Ten and The Hai Van Pass

It’s Day Nineteen and I Lost Four Virginities!

September 4, 2016

Friday came and went…blah blah…a tedious morning followed by a pretty boring afternoon…although I did manage to get slightly sunburnt on my face so every cloud and all that. But Saturday…well…Saturday was just spectacular. Having never fired a gun, rode a dirt bike through crop fields and over a motorcross track, having never driven a … More It’s Day Nineteen and I Lost Four Virginities!

Week One in Marvel Loch – Content and pleasantly surprised

August 22, 2016

It’s the end of my first week in Marvel Loch (The Town Midas Touched) and any pre-conceived doubt I had about coming here has been well and truly eradicated. In fact, I’ve quite enjoyed being out in the country away from the rat-race, cut off from society; and despite my tendencies to piss and moan … More Week One in Marvel Loch – Content and pleasantly surprised

Day Four in my new favourite place – some light reflection in Mining Land…

August 20, 2016

So today I had to get up early. And by early I don’t mean like 5:30am, haha, oh no, I of course mean 7:30am (which is early enough). The reason, you may ask, as to why I needed to rise at such an ungodly hour when I only started work at 5pm? Well well well, … More Day Four in my new favourite place – some light reflection in Mining Land…

To indulge in Spain is to visit Segovia

May 11, 2016

When visiting Madrid, any stay wouldn’t be complete without a trip to Segovia. A short drive from the Spanish capital through the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, you can inhale the breathtaking views of the snow-capped Penalara, the highest peak in this subsection of Spain’s larger Sistema Central range while enjoying the view of the … More To indulge in Spain is to visit Segovia