Trip: 2016/17
There are [19] stories from my trip: 2016/17
TURKEY | Tuesday, 28 Mar 2017 | Views [700]
At 6.10am local time our overnight flight from Jo'Berg to Istanbul landed dropping off two very weary travellers. While there are no complaints with the service provided by Turkish Airways, there is no way in economy you can really enjoy 9 and a half ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 15 Mar 2017 | Views [676]
When I left off we were starting our 900km drive over the next 9 nights from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth making 3 stops along the way hoping to experience what the southern coastline had to offer us. What we got was the amazing contradiction that is ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Tuesday, 7 Mar 2017 | Views [459]
How on earth do I describe Cape Town and keep my description short enough to keep my millions of followers interested? How do I describe this place without coming across jaded and preachy? How do I do justice to a place that I really did enjoy, but left ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Tuesday, 28 Feb 2017 | Views [436]
On the morning of day 2 of the safari I am trying to think of the best way to articulate this part of the trip. We are in the truck for 11 hours today which will be a regular occurrence during the journey as we try to cover such a vast amount of kilometres.... Read more >
TANZANIA | Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017 | Views [557]
When I last left off I placed in here a pretty honest and blunt blog about how things have been going so far. The facts are it was how I felt and I wanted to make this blog as true to my experience as I could. I did however scare and convince some people ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 1 Feb 2017 | Views [495]
Africa....
Africa...
I have been meaning to write this blog for the past few days but honestly have been trying to come to terms with what I want to write and how I want to write it. I have been avoiding it because honestly it is simply to hard ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 26 Jan 2017 | Views [409]
Sitting at everyone's favourite sandwich shop Pret in the beautiful and multi-cultural Terminal 4 at Heathrow with about 2.5 hours until we board our plane to Nairobi. Along with many many things we are unsure about leading into this next leg of the ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 18 Jan 2017 | Views [371]
Sat in our first ever 'Private Room' Airbnb in lovely Portsmouth waking up from my first afternoon nap in over a week. How I have missed them. While Kate wakes up and the best tv option is the Big Bang theory it's a great chance to catch up on where ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017 | Views [401]
I want to get off the bat early that driving around Scotland is stunning. Even in the depths of winter words and pictures do not do justice to the pure beauty you will see. We couldn't even imagine what it would look like come Autumn. I'm very lucky ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 4 Jan 2017 | Views [476]
A tale of sickness and minimal excitement. I'm sat at a Travelodge in Stafford which is our roadside home for the night eating my carrots and humous while my poor very sick wife has a bath. We are on our way to Glasgow to start our mini road trip test ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 31 Dec 2016 | Views [365]
NOTE - this is being posted 2 days after I wrote it. Happy New Years everyone
After a quick pit stop at the Peterborough service centre on the way up to see Raff in Newcastle I have been relegated to the back seat and decided to whip ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 19 Dec 2016 | Views [348]
Disclaimer - in the past 40 hours due to transit I have slept a grand total of 5 hours and 3 of those were a nap this morning. This blog will be honest but most likely gibberish :)
We have arrived in the land of teenage parenthood - England! It have ... Read more >
THAILAND | Saturday, 10 Dec 2016 | Views [299]
Sitting around the pool over looking stunning blue waters and the majestic rolling cliffs that surround them nothing could ruin this scene. Then two Americans who introduce themselves as from Wisconsin like that is supposed to mean something suck all ... Read more >
THAILAND | Monday, 5 Dec 2016 | Views [342]
It's been a while since the last blog, so apologies as this will be a big one helped by the fact I have 2.5 hours on a ferry to kill. We are waiting to depart Phuket Harbour on an overcrowded but surprisingly comfortable boat to Phi Phi where Alexia ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Monday, 28 Nov 2016 | Views [351]
Sitting at the airport McDonlads after putting away a double cheeseburger meal - a mere snack compared to the 2 double cheeseburgers consumed by my travel partner the other day - we have about 4 hours to kill before our flight. What better way to make ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Friday, 25 Nov 2016 | Views [341] | Comments [1]
Sitting in our very luxurious private dorm room at the 80s Guesthouse in Penang while Kate has a shower seems the perfect time to put the index fingers to the iPad. Not much to report on Penang yet, we only arrived yesterday but the place has lifted ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016 | Views [368]
We finished up our pleasant but pretty uneventful week in Singapore on Monday with a Starbucks and an abandoned bag which sent the rattled Singapore airport security into a hilarious frenzy. However in fairness when it comes to getting though customs ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Saturday, 19 Nov 2016 | Views [462]
It's around 4pm on a Saturday afternoon. I have woken from my arvo nap to the aches and pains that plague my body which has aged well beyond its 35 years and am reminded I should have been playing cricket. I appreciate the boys sending me through updates ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Saturday, 19 Nov 2016 | Views [398]
So as most of you will know my wife Kate and I have left our jobs, left our pets, left after 4 rounds of cricket to spend 12 months travelling the world. We plan to see as many countries and places as we can on strict and tight budget which means street ... Read more >
