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Catching The Light In Asia – Photos by Weerapong Chaipuck
Click on this link to see some amazing photos taken in Asia: Amazing photos of Asia
Top 10 bizarre festivals around the world part 2
February 19, 2014
Top 10 bizarre festivals around the world part 1 here! 6. Wife Carrying Championships, Finland I’ve had to do this a few times on the way home from the bar with Caitlin, and it’s not easy. 7. Toe Wrestling, England The English have some of the worst feet in the world (I know this because […]
Random travel photos from India
February 18, 2014
What to take when you go backpacking around the world
February 17, 2014
I have read many (many) keyword rich, affiliate linked blog posts about what you should pack when you are planning a backpacking trip around the world, and they are all, quite frankly, terrible. Most of them seem to have been written with the express purpose of driving visitors to the website rather than giving good, […]
Top 10 bizarre festivals around the world part 1
February 16, 2014
To put it bluntly, the world is a pretty strange place. Here is the first part of a list of strange and weird festivals around the world. 1. El Colacho, Castrillo de Murcia, Spain I know what you are thinking: WTF is that yellow suited man doing jumping over those adorable babies? Well, I can […]
Backpacking trip to Jericoacoara, Brazil – photo album 2
February 16, 2014
More photos from Jericoacoara, Brazil here!
Top 10 European Wonders Part 2
February 15, 2014
Part two of my list of European wonders. Part 1 can be found here. The first part of my list of the wonders of Europe attracted some criticism from some people, so for this post I am determined to be more positive and focus on the many good aspects of Europe. Here we go with […]
Backpacking trip to Jericoacoara, Brazil – photo album
February 15, 2014
I was lucky enough to spend three months in Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brazil last year as part of my backpacking trip around the world (although luck does not really come into it: I decided to go, I booked a flight, caught a bus and arrived there. It’s not luck, it’s action!) Despite being initially shocked to […]
Top 10 European Wonders Part 1
February 14, 2014
I thought I would do another list today. I know travelers can’t get enough lists (I certainly can’t!) Here is part 1 of my list of top European wonders. I hope you enjoy it! 1. Acropolis / Parthenon – Athens, Greece If you’ve read my book you will know my feelings about Athens. Countries all over the […]
Backpacking with Chad 
February 21, 2014
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