Photo Of The Week – Looking Into Communist Bratislava

  Looking out from the top of Bratislava Castle across the river Danube you can still see the remnants of the Communist regime which ruled the city until as recently as 1989, when the country of Slovakia was born and the region of Czechoslovakia was finally dissolved. I thought it was rather fitting that the day […]

A Brief Guide On Moving To London

London is one of the most popular emigration destinations in the world, and appeals to people of all ages, backgrounds and interests. Growing up in Australia London always seemed like such an exciting place to live so I knew it would eventually end up as my home one day. When I moved here back in […]

How To Work From Anywhere In A Flexible Career

This post is part of the Work From Anywhere/Earn Extra Income series where I’ll be providing details on how you can move towards a location independent lifestyle and have the freedom to work from anywhere and travel the world – as and when you please. This weeks topic is finding a flexible career. So, you’ve decided that […]

Weird Finnish Sporting Events

Forget marathons or triathlons, in Finland sporting events get an alternative makeover. With such events as mosquito swatting and wife carrying you’d be forgiven for thinking these championships were a bit of fun, but strangely enough the competitors take their sports very seriously. Most events occur over the summer months throughout Finland, and people from […]

Photo Of The Week – The Auschwitz Death Wall

Not a time in history that any of us like to remember, but one that we must – Auschwitz will go down as being the most brutal and cruel concentration camps of World War II. Visiting the camp on a blustery Autumn day last year the sheer size of the camp left me not only […]

How To Live Like A Local: A Guide To Short Term Apartment Rentals Around The World

These days there seems to be more people than ever wanting to escape the rat race and take off on a 3, 6 or 12 month sabbatical, and to take it one step further others like myself want to quit the corporate life forever to have the freedom to work from anywhere, travel the world, […]

6 Ways To Save Money When You Travel

If you’re like me you’d prefer more travel bang for your buck, rather than spending more on a shorter trip. In the past I was never great at budgeting for trips, but in the last few years my passion for travel has gone through the roof, so I’ve had to learn how to make my […]

How To Teach English Overseas

This post is the second in the Work From Anywhere/Extra Income Ideas series where I’ll be providing details on how you can move towards a location independent lifestyle and have the freedom to work from anywhere and travel the world – as and when you please. This weeks topic is how to teach English overseas. […]

Photo Of The Week – The Fairytale Gardens of The Grand Palace, Bangkok

Being in the grounds of one of the biggest attractions in Bangkok, it’s easy to be overshadowed. But the thing I loved when visiting the Grand Palace in Bangkok earlier this year was the beautifully kept gardens surrounding the Palace itself. It took me back to the days when I thought Alice in Wonderland was […]

Getting Lost In Melbourne’s Laneways

Being a native Melbournian people always ask what the main attractions are to see in the city – Sydney has the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, but what does Melbourne have? The truth is, when it comes to ‘famous’ attractions, Melbourne doesn’t have a huge amount…well, obvious ones anyway. But what I love about it is that it’s not […]