TANZANIA | Sunday, 25 Oct 2009 | Views [5]
Well my October half term started off with an incident even before I took off from Heathrow. My flight was on a Virgin Atlantic and on occasion the government uses this airline to deport failed asylum seekers/refugees. We only realised this when ... Read more >
TAJIKISTAN | Saturday, 22 Aug 2009 | Views [27]
This summer I spent exploring in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan . I flew to Bishkek in Kyrgystan and travelled overland into Tajikistan through the Wakhan corridor until we reached Dushanbe . As usual I joined a small group when ... Read more >
SIERRA LEONE | Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Views [91] | Comments [1]
I’ve finally found five minutes to write my last holiday blog…it only happened a month ago! It’s a good thing I have a good memory. Well I spent May half term in Sierra Leone . Again it’s one of those unusual holiday destinations that have been on ... Read more >
YEMEN | Sunday, 5 Apr 2009 | Views [74]
This Easter I decided to visit Yemen . Not really a tourist destination but I’ve always been fascinated by it especially the island of Socotra which is supposed to be the Galapagos of the Middle East . Who the hell told them that? What a cruddy ... Read more >
BANGLADESH | Sunday, 15 Feb 2009 | Views [66]
This was a very short trip taking in the best bits of Bangladesh . I only had a week so I had no choice really. Firstly I flew to Dhaka , I was impressed by the company looking after me. They gave me a mobile phone just in case I needed to contact ... Read more >
DJIBOUTI | Wednesday, 24 Dec 2008 | Views [94]
I spent my xmas and new year in Djibouti on a sailing trip. Everyone moaned at me saying where is that and when I explained to them they said why are you going there? What about the pirates and you know the usual isn’t Spain good enough for you ... Read more >
VENEZUELA | Friday, 31 Oct 2008 | Views [314]
I’ve just come back from Venezuela for my half term break. A good trip slightly similar to some of my other South American visits except that I ended up being the only person on the tour...which was great, tailor-made trip but without the extra ... Read more >
PAKISTAN | Saturday, 30 Aug 2008 | Views [245]
I spent my second half of the summer travelling around Pakistan . This time not with a group but just me on my own and a guide. There are definitely lots of positives about not being with a group tour. I can chop and change the itinerary as I want ... Read more >
AFGHANISTAN | Wednesday, 30 Jul 2008 | Views [275]
This summer I went travelling around Afghanistan , obviously missing the most dangerous parts which are the Helmund and Kandahar provinces. I found it really interesting especially the people I met. I couldn’t believe how friendly everyone was.... Read more >
BULGARIA | Saturday, 31 May 2008 | Views [158]
I spent a boring week in Bulgaria in the Rodopi Mountains. I didn't get into any trouble! Normally I would do Europe by myself but I managed to find a group tour for exactly the same dates I needed for far less than I could have come up with. I didn’t ... Read more >
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