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 […]
Photo Of The Week – Giza Pyramids By Dusk
March 10, 2011 by 7 Comments
The amount of traffic in Cairo and Giza puts any Western city to shame – the beeping, the swerving – and if you manage to come home without a cough from the smog, you’re doing well. When I visited Giza I stayed on the busiest road which leads to the Pyramids, Al Ahram, and the stunning […]
My Ultimate Travel Playlist
March 7, 2011 by 4 Comments
Anyone who’s ever done a road trip with friends, or sang along to ‘Holiday Road’ in National Lampoons Vacation knows that music and travel go together like ‘desert’ and ‘island’. From deep fist pull-downs to Bon Jovi while cruising Route 66 to chilling at Cafe Del Mar in Ibiza, everyone has one great travel memory […]
Photo Of The Week – Nambucca Heads, Australia
March 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
Nambucca Heads, on the Eastern Coast of Australia, is a perfect summer holiday location. I spent a week here over Christmas and I practically had the be dragged out of there as it was one of the most relaxing trips I’d had in ages. The typical Nambucca day consists of the following – Sleep in til around […]
48 Hours In Marrakech
March 3, 2011 by 6 Comments
Marrakech is one crazy city. Some hate it, some love it. I’m definitely from the latter camp. I spent a couple of days here recently and was shocked by the stark contrast between the down and dirty souks brimming with locals going about their day to day, and the luxurious 5 star hotels, within metres from one another. […]
Why You Shouldn’t Be Scared Of Solo Travel
February 28, 2011 by 31 Comments
I’m not going to lie – being on your own in a foreign country with little more than the belongings on your back can be terrifying. You don’t speak the language, your friends and family are hundreds of miles away and you have no clue how to get to your hostel…it’s fair to say that one […]
Photo Of The Week – London Design By Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
February 25, 2011 by 3 Comments
This is one of my favorite shots of London…the magnificent Battersea Power Station in the background, the iconic red telephone box, and rain. What’s more London than that? What’s extra special about this photo though is the fact that both the phone box and the power station were designed by British architect Sir Giles Gilbert […]
How To Get Drunk In A Muslim Country
February 23, 2011 by 4 Comments
Travelling through countries such as Morocco, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates as you can imagine, gets quite hot and sweaty. The dust, the dessert, the heat – it can get bit a bit much, and if you’re anything like me after a day on your feet sightseeing there is one simple pleasure that can make […]
