April 2010

Don’t be a Fatpacker

April 27, 2010

Fatpackers don’t just carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, they carry it on their waists, their thighs and their unsupported ankles. They huff through alleyways, puff on trains and wheeze their way through the best travel destinations in the world. Take the weight off your feet, and consider these reasons to stay […]

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Tax Information for British Travellers

April 20, 2010

When I ponder over life in England, I see vast expanses of countryside, spliced by ditches, rivers and Roman roads. Then I think of tax. Nasty, black, oozing tax. British travellers often believe that travelling is an escape from the taxmen, however few who travel realise the beast is still tapping their savings. Here’s an […]

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Me and My Mongol

April 15, 2010

They were crammed in like broken string puppets in a dusty backstage box; elbows twisted around ankles, and their shoes a peculiar mishmash of colours.

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The List of all Lists

April 2, 2010

If there’s one thing a good travel blogger likes, it’s a list. We could munch through twenty or more lists in a day. To-do lists. Must-do lists. Been-there-done-that lists. Slept with a Frenchman lists. Twitter lists. Packing lists. The list goes on. But if there’s one list the modern day travel blog author needs, it’s […]

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