The secret to surviving the brutal winters in Minnesota is to leave - by taking a warm weather trip to thaw out. This year my high-school-age son and I flew to Houston and then...
Egypt is one of the fifty-four countries on the African continent. One of the most famous cities around the world is Cairo, which has served as an inspiration to one thousand an...
I live in West Yorkshire and a mere half hour’s drive from the wonderful village of Saltaire with its glorious Victorian mill buildings and associated housing with railway, Rive...
Maybe it's the weather mixed from the winds breaking against Mt Fuji. Maybe it's the mist rising off of Tokyo Bay in the mornings. Or maybe it's the elegant wardrobes of the s...
Last time I told you about how I learnt about a symbiotic interaction between kids living on the river bank and the train that passes over the bridge that crosses the river.
Th...
A couple of years ago, having quit my job and with only 6kg of luggage I embarked myself on my first Camino de Santiago (also know as St. James Way in English), which would take...
From fellow backpackers I’ve ever only heard great things about Iran and Iranians. Initially I was going to travel there in early 2020, however the pandemic shattered those plan...
In my course of travel over the past two decades, I’ve had my fair share of instances where I’ve made a complete fool of myself or been completely blown away by the people I’ve ...
