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Kazakhstan in one week: an itinerary
A whistle-stop tour through the steppes of Kazakhstan, the largest country in Central Asia In November I was invited on […]
AFOTW’s soundtrack to… Nepal
Bored of pressing play on the same playlist on your morning commute? Packing for the trip of your lifetime? Let […]
Karma is a butch dog on ‘roids. Watch your back in Guatapé, Colombia
Day trip out of Medellin? Beware the dog when walking up to El Peñol de Guatapé, Colombia.
AFOTW’s Soundtrack to… India
Bored of pressing play on the same playlist on your morning commute? Packing for the India (or any country) trip […]
A Quito NYE: the best I’ve had in 23 years
The use of superlatives in my descriptive vocabulary tends to be on the scarce side. Perhaps it’s a British thing […]
Traditional Keralan Recipes: Dhal Fry, Kerala Fish Curry, Chilli Cauliflower
I love taking part in cooking courses when travelling, enjoying the finished results and taking recipes home to try again. […]
Diary Excerpt: Ambue Ari, the Bolivian Amazon 05/2013
For a bit of context, I spent a month in the Bolivian Amazon volunteering for Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi. I […]
Diary Excerpt: San Blas Islands, Panama (Guna Yala) 20/12/16
20/12/2016 Isla Diablo, Guna Yala I’m staying on Isla Diablo in the San Blas archipelago for the next two nights. […]
Diary Excerpt: Costa Rica 12/2016
10/12/2016 Monteverde, Costa Rica In Monteverde Backpackers’ now, quite a strange vibe. It feels like a school ski trip in […]
Diary Excerpt: Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua 10/12/2016
Yesterday I left Ometepe at around 10am with a fellow traveller from the hostel. We hopped on the ferry and […]
Cuba in two weeks
I visited Cuba in 2014 with a couple of friends, flying into Havana straight from London Heathrow. Cuba’s an incredible […]
Best Bars in Beijing (before they disappear)
Many of my favourite bars in Beijing are also my favourite bars in the world. Beijing is one of those […]
Pondering the best places to eat in Pondicherry, India
Pondicherry (a.k.a. Puducherry or Pondy), in southeast India, was one of the last stops on my 1-month trip around India. […]
24 hours in Koyasan: eat, play, rest
Note: This is a snippet from my Japan 1-week itinerary which you can find in its entirety here Ok the […]
24 hours in Osaka: eat, play, rest
Note: This is a snippet from my Japan 1-week itinerary which you can find in its entirety here Getting from […]
Japan in a week – an itinerary for the fast and furious
The Country Japan is a small country, made even smaller by its high-speed rail lines (they’re called bullet trains […]
24 Hours in León: where to eat, rest and play
Leon is one of my favourite cities in Nicaragua. The colourful façades of the Spanish colonial era buildings are all […]
Panama, and my lack of papers
This story involves a Trump supporter from Florida, a dark and scary taxi ride and the subsequent stranding of an […]
Two weeks in Sri Lanka
My route through Sri Lanka looked something like this: Sri Lanka’s a great option for those of you who can […]
Choose easy living in Livingston, Guatemala
After I left Livingston, in Guatemala, I didn’t come across anybody else who had made their way through Central America […]
Mexico to Belize, all the gear but no idea
One of the best things about travelling solo is the ability to change your plans last-minute, even to the point where […]
El Salvador from Guatemala: an easy trip (theoretically)
Read on for how I got from Antigua, Guatemala to El Tunco, El Salvador by land. As I’m sure many […]
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