Albania was by far the craziest country on our European road-trip to drive in. Cars seemed to have complete disregard for anything in the way of driving etiquette. At one point, whilst en route to Tirana, we witnessed a group of vehicles defy the traffic jam which had developed and opt to drive around a roundabout the wrong way – all of which occurred in front of some rather relaxed looking policemen who were all gathered in …
A little while ago I wrote a blog post answering what was then the most popular question posed to me; “why are you in a wheelchair?”. If you’d like to see my answer, you can do so by clicking HERE! There’s now a new question which is possibly overtaken the previous as my new most frequently asked question and that is, “how do you manage with travelling in a wheelchair?” – so I thought I’d …
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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 …
Where in the world would you expect to watch a man take the shoes off your feet, produce a manky old toothbrush, dip it in some soapy water and then scrub the mildly dirty rubber on your footwear for less than two minutes, all before looking you dead in the eye and demanding twenty-five of America’s finest dollars for his time? Well that, dear readers, would be Vietnam. Ah Vietnam, my favourite country in South …
After several months spent in Taiwan I thought I’d give a run down on twelve things to expect when you’re visiting or living in this sub-tropical paradise. Here are my eleven key points and ways to tell you’ve arrived in the Republic of China. 1) Any time is a good time for a nap Whether you’re in class, at the doctors, on the bus, in a library, visiting a museum, in 7/11, in the park, …