Moules frites. This was basically the extent of my travel needs on a recent work trip to Brussels. I’d never visited the city before, but as a lover of Bruges and the aforementioned seafood and potato dish, I couldn’t wait to get there. My only problem? I had around 3 hours to do some sightseeing and eat […]
Why I Wouldn’t Recommend Using Pre-paid Credit Cards While Travelling
March 28, 2011 by 24 Comments
There are a plethora of ways to take your money with you when you travel, and recently there has been a wave of pre-paid travel cards which have flooded the market promising the cheapest withdrawals, the lowest purchase fees and complete ease of use. I must admit, after being stung by some serious fees while […]
Photo Of The Week – Krakow Horse and Cart Ranks
March 25, 2011 by 6 Comments
A lot goes on in Krakow’s main square, Rynek Glowny – Tourists angling for the best shot of the city’s Town Hall Tower, local street vendors tempting you with their giant bread pretzels, and not least of all, the organisation of horse and cart drivers into a very civil taxi-like rank. The sight of a winding conga […]
How We, As Travellers, Can Help Natural Disaster Victims
March 24, 2011 by 3 Comments
As an Australian, I was recently glued to my television in horror at the devastating Queensland floods that have so far been the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history. It seems an all too common occurrence at the moment, and now, after the New Zealand and Japan earthquakes (and subsequent tsunami) you wonder if […]
The Art Of Finnish Ice Swimming
March 22, 2011 by 16 Comments
If you had’ve told me when I was little that one of my favourite activities as an adult would be jumping into a frozen lake through a hole cut in the snow, I probably would have kicked you in the shins. So, fast forward a couple of decades and I find myself in Helsinki in the depths […]
Are You Ready To Move Abroad?
March 21, 2011 by 21 Comments
Deciding to move to another country is a huge decision and certainly not one to be made on a whim…or is it? Should we agonise over how we’ll cope away from home, or just go for it and deal with any issues later? I still remember the day I decided to move to the UK. […]
Photo Of The Week – Holocaust Memorial, Berlin
March 18, 2011 by 4 Comments
Otherwise known as the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe this 19,000 square metre space in the middle of Berlin is covered with 2,711 concrete slabs of varying heights, arranged to form a maze-like grid. Upon walking down the slope and into the middle of the memorial, the concrete gets higher and higher, eventually […]
Peace, Love And Weed In Christiania
March 17, 2011 by 3 Comments
Bob Marley, the beauty of human diversity and being yelled at for taking a photo. This is how I remember my visit to Christiania, Copenhagen’s ‘free state’. Upon walking through the gates which announce that you are now leaving the EU, you’re faced with a great contradiction – leafy green gardens and trickling streams to […]
Cocktail Drinking Around The World
March 15, 2011 by 8 Comments
Cocktails have come a long way since they were first ‘invented’ back in 1962. It was in the original issue of Bartenders magazine that the first set of cocktail recipes were published, which described them as a ‘mixed drink including spirits and bitters’ which fell into the main areas of Punches, Sours, Slings, Cobblers, Toddies […]
Falling In Love With Bangkok Street Food
March 13, 2011 by 7 Comments
Salty, sweet, sour and spicy – Thai food is all about balance. The heat of the chilli released into the tart, freshly squeezed lime juice; the so-good-you-could-eat-a-whole-slab-of-it palm sugar dissolving slowly into a salty concoction of soy and fish sauces. And don’t get me started on the herbs! The chlorophyll-stuffed stems of coriander, Thai […]
