I’m so glad that you guys are unable to smell me right now as I sit here in Muscat International Airport because to put it frankly; I absolutely stink. It’s rather fitting that I’m on the last leg of my journey and heading back to the UK, as I really am beginning to look a little ramshackle after 9 months on the road and 11 brand new countries visited along the way. The flight through …
The past couple of days have been a little difficult – saying goodbye to the good friends you’ve made isn’t fun. Someone told me that the more times you say goodbye to people that briefly come into your life, the easier it gets, but I beg to differ. In just two and a half short months I have fallen head over heels in love with Wellington and with New Zealand in general. Currently I am …
What would you say if you were offered a puff pastry filled with a lemon and blueberry cupcake, some barbecue sauce, fresh garlic, mustard, jalapeños, white chocolate, dark chocolate, rum essence, sugar and corn chips? You know what I say? Yummy! About a month ago I was searching for cafes in Wellington that served sweet vegan treats. I was missing my sugar rush and there’s only so many raw fruit and nut balls you can stomach before you …
I’m not a shy guy to say the least. If there’s anything that travelling the world in my wheelchair has taught me it’s that you’ve got to throw down those inhibitions, ignore those glaring stares and just embrace life by the big fat testículos. So after speeding off to Cheung Chau island on what happened to be the fastest ferry I’d ever been on in my life, I decided throw caution to the win and …
I wrote this blog post almost two years ago, but I’ve adapted certain aspects to make it slightly more time-appropriate. Bank continues to be one of my best friends, and someone who I took great pleasure in meeting up with in his home country of Thailand when I was in Bangkok in August last year. I’ll be returning to Thailand very soon and it’ll be sad to not see my ‘beb’ there when I arrive. …
I’d just finished a gym session in Taiwan and was making my way back to my apartment through some rather persistent rain. It came as a welcome relief from the sweltering heat that we’d been facing for weeks on end and it was also a cooling agent for my over exuberantly flushed face; fresh from my work out. Feeling the pump, I decided to stop off at the local outdoor jungle gym and put in …
After tramping around South East Asia with nothing but a small backpack full of clothes and essentials to keep me going, it was a welcome relief to finally arrive at the last destination on our journey; Hong Kong. It was also where we would make our long awaited reunion visit with a great friend of ours named Snow. We had studied together whilst Snow was in The Netherlands as an exchange student. She’s an awesome …
Have you ever had an idea which you’ve wanted to share with the world? An idea which you felt would have an over-arching impact on society and the planet as a whole? Maybe you’ve identified a problem in society and have also figured out the solution that will remedy that problem? Ever wondered how to take the seeds of your idea and turn them into something that really flourishes? Well… here is your opportunity to …
When I opened my ‘Travel With Me’ competition, I did so with the sole intention of finding someone unique and interesting to join me on a journey. Someone who had the same amount of passion for travelling as I do and who’d be able to offer me a different dynamic to life on the road – even if it was only for one week. Little did I know at the time of publicising my competition …
In April 2014 some friends and I took a trip to Valais, in Switzerland, where we stayed in a Chalet which was situated on top of a mountain. Five of us went from The Netherlands to Switzerland in my car, which took us around eight hours – and a sixth friend; Olivia, flew down from Dusseldorf and met us in the nearby town of Sion – cue feverishly trying to exchange directions via WhatsApp and me …