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5 Things I didn’t know before my job on a sail yacht
Here’s a list of almost completely unrelated things that I have learnt during my season working on board Moonlight II. No sea sickness for me. I knew quite a lot about myself at the age of 24 when I...
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10 Kinds of People You’ll Find at a Hostel
If you haven’t stayed in many hostels before or in one at all, you might be under the impression that certain ‘types’ of people or travellers stay in them. While I cant speak for how things were years...
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Travel APPtitude: techonolgy and the modern traveller
It’s not uncommon to see travellers spending more than the recommended daily allowance on their gadgets while on holiday. Our addiction to modern technology, and more specifically, to our smart phones,...
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Smoker’s Paradise: Barcelona and the Legal Weed Scene
Arriving at a non-descript place, situated in a small but busy square, neighboured by various shops and restaurants, we ring the doorbell. Someone who looks like he smokes all day every day comes to...
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Travel Tips: How to Keep Your Travel Costs Down (and still have fun)
The fact that I’m writing this doesn’t mean I went through all these efforts (this time round). It’s safe to say that my post-yachting-season-bank-balance has allowed me to live relatively well...
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Un Cafe con Leche, Por Favor
Barcelona offers a lot to a lot of people. You’ve got Gaudi and his colourful, wacky architecture dotted around the city. You’ve got the Gothic quarter which dates back to Medieval and even Roman times...
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Wrapping my head around blogging on the road
Who knew there were so many things to consider when blogging on the road. What do I write? How in-depth do I go? How much hindsight do I need? How much of an effort do I make to find wifi? These...
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F**k you, Lonely Planet
The traveler’s bible. The massive brick of a book lugged around by globetrotters, taking up precious space and adding unwanted weight to an increasingly heavy backpack. All for the times when we need...
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On Being an ‘Angry South African Expat’ and What Really Makes us Tick
Lets get one thing straight- there is no such thing as a ‘South African expat’. People who have chosen to live outside the country should not be lumped into one category. Even though the term applies...
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Why Moving Across the World Doesn’t Always get Easier
Each person, city and country will present its own relocation difficulties, but today you’ll hear about Hong Kong’s (slash mine). I can almost officially say that uprooting yourself does get easier...
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