The 10 Commandments of Tight Arse Travelling
Tight Arse Travel Time! Budget Travel Many of us backpackers who traverse the globe tend to budget fairly tightly so we can extend our world trip as much as possible. I call it Tight Arse…
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Beefy Bovril – Liquid Meat!
Beefy Bovril is the beef extract equivalent of Vegemite, except it’s a runny, treacle like toxic substance remotely tasting like Vegemite (which is a yeast extract). That’s right, it’s liquid cow or moo moo! Yes,…
The Galata Bridge, Istanbul – Worst Place In The World To Go Fishing
Galata Bridge, Istanbul – A Fisherman’s Worst Nightmare! The Galata Bridge in Istanbul connects the old city to the more modern suburb of Taksim to the north. Usually, big cities do my head in, but…
Health Worker – Funny Travel Photo from African Hospital
Health Worker – Funny Photo, Makes You Wonder! Health Workers. In the western world, we take them for granted. Most of us are lucky to roll up to a doctor in fairly quick time. However, in…
Day Of The Dead, Bolivia – Not as Morbid As It Sounds
Day Of The Dead, or El Dia De Los Muertos – is quite a happy one! The Day Of The Dead. This day occurs on the second of November each year, and I was lucky…
Travel Personalities Explained
Travel Personalities You’ll See On The Road! One of the best things about travelling the world is meeting like minded people on the road who love a sense of adventure and culture. They are usually…
Marula Tree and Fruit – Nature’s Own Intoxicator
Marula Tree and Fruit – Drunken Elephant Time? The Marula Tree. It’s a tree native to Southern Africa, and is used in the fermentation of the national liqueur of South Africa called Amarula – a milky liqueur…
Travel Writing – The Importance Of Getting ‘Out There’
Hi there. Here is a slightly more serious post, which is a first for me! Last week, Trisha and Rebecca from the Travel Writers Exchange were kind enough to send out an article of mine titled…
See Beaver Dams – In South America
Beaver Dams – Where They Shouldn’t Be! Beaver Dams. They’re amazing feats of engineering. But not in a foreign environment. Like Australia, Argentina hasn’t learnt the lesson of not deliberately introducing animals from other continents…
Elephant Ride, Thailand – Crazy Photo of the Week
Elephant Ride Funny! Elephant Rides. Some of us may have tried this when visiting South East Asia in places like Bali in Indonesia, and in the Chiang Mai area of Thailand. It’s a popular activity for…