I’m writing this post as part of the British Airways Ultimate Year Round Travel guide, in partnership with British Airways and a number of other bloggers who are each putting together a blog post about countries they think are particularly worth visiting in a certain month. I went for November as it seemed timely, and these are my four picks! Festivals in Thailand … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
The Street Art of Dublin
Somebody needs to give me a week solely to explore the street art of Dublin, seriously. The city centre alone is more or less plastered with it. Wether it’s in your face, in your way, or sneakily hidden; wether it’s a tiny sticker on a traffic sign or a massive painting covering a whole wall; wether it’s beautiful, funny, political, philosophical, or absurd – it’s … [Read more...]
Planning a trip around the Dingle Peninsula
The thing about Ireland is that it’s green. And whilst I had previously been under the impression that this was due to hordes of leprechauns emerging at night with watering cans, it turns out that the reality is that it’s because the clouds love Ireland. And who can blame them? It’s a lovely place, filled with colourful people, colourful houses, and a colourful history. Even … [Read more...]
How we nearly became millionaires in New Zealand
Our year of work and travel in New Zealand had come to an end, as all good things tend to do. It was time to pick up the loose ends and get ready to move somewhere else. One loose end was Bernie, our trusty van, which we had to sell. Now this task can be a cause for major stress for the odd backpacker, because depending on the season, there is no buyer’s market. So if … [Read more...]