Brits call it “holidays” and North Americans call it “vacation.” Whatever the hell you call it – you probably love it and so does your body for its well-earnt rest, as does your soaring excitement levels (but I’m not so sure about your bank account). Some people like to kick back and relax on a [...]
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7 Reasons Why Burma Wasn’t Perfect
I bloody loved my month in Burma. It stole my heart and broke it at the same time, but I am aware that I could be in danger of falling into the trap that many other travelling folk do – making out that my time in a country that I loved was all skippy-in-the-daisy-fields, oh-so [...]
Frustrations, Sexual Assault and Bad First Impressions of Vietscam
Vietnam and I didn’t get off to the best of starts. I was all ready to be like a proper grownup and go there on holiday with my girlfriend – until her Visa was rejected at last minute for only one reason; her nationality. It seems Vietnam isn’t too keen on Tunisian’s coming for a [...]
Four Mouth-Watering Malaysian Meals You MUST eat in Penang
Being a self-proclaimed, intense ‘foodie,’ good gastronomy is always high on my agenda when I travel and a bad meal has been known to completely ruin my whole day. The more I eat and the more that I travel, the higher maintenance my palette becomes. Simultaneously, I feel the burning desire to find a destination [...]
One Year on The Road – The Loneliest, Happiest and Most Exciting Year of My Life
On November 20th, 2010 – Man took on a clock counting down from one year – with the aim to leave England, debt-free of £16, 000 and to fly on a one-way ticket to an indefinite adventure around the world, before the clock ticked down to zero. On November 13th, 2011 – Man beat the [...]
Why My 28th Year on Mother Earth Was the Best So Far (and Why the 29th Will be Even Better)
On Thursday I will turn 29 years old. One year closer to the age that many people from my generation dread. Not me – I’m a lover of life, I LOVE my birthday and I consider it the most important day in the calendar. New Years Eve? A reminder of personal heartache and half-arsed promises [...]
Why I Had My First Alcoholic Beverage in Burma, After 8 Months of Sobriety
Like many of the female of the species do, she was using her sexuality in order to get her own way. “Pleeeease have a beer with me; it’s a Friday night!” “No thanks, I’m good with my ginger ale!” She was Burmese by nationality, but classed herself fiercely as a solely Kachin State girl. When [...]
Visiting the Moustache Brothers of Mandalay
I’ve always been fascinated by rebellious individuals. Those who march to the beat of their own drum and refuse to do what they are told, in order to make a change or a stance, make the most interesting characters. When visiting the last royal city of Burma (Mandalay), you’ll soon find out that no one [...]
Suggested itinerary for Burma/Myanmar
Although Myanmar has austere restrictions for where you can and cannot go, what you can and cannot see, places you need unjust paid permits for with ludicrous time frames – there are still a couple of ways to tackle the country upon your visit. The following itinerary is the path that I ended up wandering [...]
Planning a trip to Burma/Myanmar
Most countries that you visit usually follow the same pattern; book a flight, maybe apply for a VISA if there’s not an on-entry option, pack your bags, update your Facebook status to make your friends hate you with envy, then skip along to the airport for your trip on that special day. Not Burma, she’s [...]
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Plastic Surgery in Thailand, a Cancer Scare, Broke and an Untimely Erection
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New Challenge: Six Months Abstinence From Alcohol In South East Asia
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Rescued (& Almost Killed) in The Land of Smiles
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I’ve Booked A One-Way Ticket Out Of England To…
