I’ve always loved the word ‘serendipity’. Not only for the way it’s consonants seem to pop from your lips but also how this pronunciation seems to somehow represent its very meaning – to discover something beautiful when you were looking for something completely unrelated, and often ordinary. It wasn’t until a couple of weeks ago […]
Photo Of The Week – The Colourful Cars Of Sukhumvit Rd
April 1, 2011 by 13 Comments
On a recent trip to Bangkok I stayed just off Sukhumvit Rd and loved walking along there watching all the crazy drivers, feeling the breeze from tuk tuks whizzing past, and scoping out my next street food hit. I took this photo walking into one of the BTS stations which snakes the line of Sukhumvit Rd […]
Travelling Efficiently
March 31, 2011 by 8 Comments
Sometimes when we travel we don’t have as much time in certain places as we’d like, and if you’re a weekend tripper like I have been recently this is especially true, as you’ve no doubt tried to pack in as much sightseeing and leisure time into every second of your trip – even if sometimes that means […]
3 Hours in Brussels – A Photo Journey
March 29, 2011 by 17 Comments
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 […]
