Balut challenge: I ate balut and it wasn’t pretty

Like most ridiculous challenges, this one began with me swearing that I’d never do it… “I’ll never eat balut!”. Yet, my resistance just drew more attention to the whole thing with everyone saying I should try it. “It’s masarap! (yummy)” they said. When you travel, Read More …

The mystique of travel and drinking in bars alone

So, I found myself in a bar today. Hardly surprising, I know. It would be more striking if I said that I didn’t spend a fragment of my day in a pub with a wine, poured carefully and precisely to the line on a cheap Read More …

8 Signs That You Travel Too Much

Travel changes us. It expands our minds, refreshes our souls and gives us a new perspective on life. However, it can also cause us to exhibit some weird behaviours. Here is an example of 8 strange things that happen when you travel a lot. You Read More …

Raining Rupees in Mumbai

I’ve just landed in Mumbai India. I’ve flown from Sydney, via Singapore and I’m sure the wheels of our plane must have scuttled the improvised tin roofs of the giant slum that surrounds Mumbai airport on landing. Children stare at the low flying planes with Read More …