It Could Only Happen To Me - An unusual gift in China

It Could Only Happen To Me – An unusual gift in China

It’s Friday and time for another edition of It Could Only Happen To Me – the weekly series where I feature those travel mishaps which…

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If We Can Do It, So Can You - Featuring Em and Jake from Our Asian Stomping Ground

If We Can Do It, So Can You – Featuring Em and Jake from Our Asian Stomping Ground

Featuring on this week’s If We Can Do It are Jake and Em. Jake works in the construction industry and Em is an ESL (English…

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I smile because I am different

I smile because I am different

I got thinking about this post after reading something a fellow traveller had written on Facebook about being laughed at by locals. Although this is…

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Volunteering – To pay or not to pay?

Volunteering – To pay or not to pay?

Over the years I’ve done a number of voluntary placements in different countries around the world. Some have been organised in advance, such as working…

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Gatecrashing a Geisha tea ceremony

Gatecrashing a Geisha tea ceremony

My attendance at a geisha tea ceremony wasn’t something I really planned. During my visit to Japan I serendipitously happened to be in Kyoto during…

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It could only happen to me - standing on a pig in Laos

It could only happen to me – standing on a pig in Laos

It had already been a stressful day. We were in the south of Laos, sitting in the boiling heat at the side of the road…

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Save so you can splurge

Save so you can splurge

As I mentioned in a previous post one of the big differences I noticed about travelling on my 30b430 trip, compared to the ‘traditional’ gap…

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How should I set a budget for my trip?

How should I set a budget for my trip?

Setting a budget for my trip It’s all very well getting super-organised about your saving but how should you go about setting a budget for…

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It Could Only Happen To Me - A transport downgrade in Burma

It Could Only Happen To Me – A transport downgrade in Burma

When you’re travelling long-term it’s inevitable that you’re going to have a few bumps and scrapes, along the way. Plans don’t always run smoothly, things…

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It Could Only Happen To Me - Becoming a local celebrity in China

It Could Only Happen To Me – Becoming a local celebrity in China

As a journalist I’m used to being the one asking the questions and staying out of the limelight. So it came as a bit of…

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