Updated: May 2016 Whether I’m travelling from A to B back home in the UK, on a road trip, away for a long weekend, on holiday or taking time enjoying longer term travel, one thing I can’t be without, other than my trusty tablet (these days) of course, is a map. I have walked many […]
“Do you celebrate Pancake day in the Netherlands?”, I asked the waitress at breakfast this morning. She didn’t seem to know immediately, that it was indeed Pannenkoeken dag (Dutch for Pancake day). But I guess working in “The Pancake Bakery” makes every day Pancake day in Amsterdam! Also referred to as Shrove Tuesday (mainly in English-speaking […]
I don’t watch television, and that means I have had to accept the fact that I can’t join in those conversations about the latest soap, sitcom or drama series, or even the Olympics coverage. However, it rarely bothers me. But I do have to admit to being a little disheartened when I hear about a […]
I’m a bum gun convert! There, I’ve admitted it. I’ve joined the cult. And I’m embracing this new religion. Bum guns on my travels are definitely a thing. Humour aside, I’m not confessing to anything untoward. Many other travellers through South East Asia have done the same during their time there. Look it up, there […]
You either love them or hate them! And despite efforts from friends and family to convince me that it’s not acceptable to wear, let alone own, a pair of Crocs, I still do both everywhere I go… well almost! The fact is Crocs are ideal travel shoes, as can be worn almost all of the […]
Bus K6 from Kuching, arrives with plenty of time to walk the 1.3km track to the centre at the Semenggoh nature reserve. Here you can see crocodiles and maybe an orangutan or two hanging out near the feeding platforms. At 9am the park ranger gather’s people to head to the central feeding area, just a […]