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
Hué, Vietnam: My time in Hoi An had come to an end and I was sad to leave Goldern Lantern Homestay. It had been a comfortable and relaxing stay. The family who hosted me were absolutely lovely – very generous and always willing to help out; their two young boys the perfect mixture of mayhem, … More Day Nine and I’m Searching for Wine
The mountains, somewhere near Da Nang, Vietnam: Today had by far been my favourite day in Vietnam. And even though at the time of writing this – still riding high from the endorphins of the afternoon – I felt nothing could top the experience, I knew for a fact that it was only going to … More Day Seven: Scootering For Days
Somewhere between Ho Chi Minh and Hoi An, Vietnam: The sleeper train to Da Nang wasn’t half as bad as I imagined it to be. Ok, so it wasn’t the ritz; the mattress was hard and the bed clothes a little musty; and because my backpack had taken up half the space of the bed, … More Day Six and a Change of Pace
This week has been pleasantly surprising. Not only in terms of taking new adventures and trying new things but in terms of my drinking habits – I’ve only actually been drunk once in the last seven days. Which is progress. That’s not to say I’ve only drank alcohol on one occasion, hell no, what I … More Day 32 in Marvel Loch
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!
You know when the weather during the Great British Summertime decides to do what it usually does and blow an almighty gale and insist on pissing down with incessant rain to the point where you fear your chimney pots might blow off and your fence panels will end up in next doors garden? Yeah well … More Day Two in Marvel Loch: a daytrip to The Big Smoke and a hell of a lot of rain
Ever had a day off work and thought, “I know, I’ll go somewhere I’ve never been before”? I have these thoughts all the time (I think it’s the traveller in me), so it was fairly easy to decide on York as the next destination in my ‘Daytrippin’ series. It also helped that I have a … More A taste of culture and heritage in York
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
A while back I wrote about writers block and how it can surreptitiously hit at any time, knocking you off your creative feet and sucking the wind out of your sails. I mentioned how for me, heading to the ocean seemed to ease the drought, and how for others, trying to retreat to your own … More The Travelling Creative: More Daytrippin’
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