The guy that “should” know better

“Craig, travelling for a year is awesome. 18 months is getting close to not being cool though. Once you’re at 2 years travelling and at your age, it kinda gets…well you know…and you should stop..” - a good friend...

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The most common questions I get after 15 months of backpacking

I left England in January 2016 on a one way ticket, so I've now been travelling 15+ months on this trip. This now leads to numerous questions that are repeatedly asked daily from travellers, locals and people back home.  So...

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Sri Lanka Itinerary Quick Notes

Travellers message me everyday just asking for some “quick notes” on places I have visited, so I thought I’d start posting these up. By no means are these notes comprehensive or complete, but will hopefully be of some use...

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“Whale sharked out” AKA travel blasé

"Jump!" I sit there on the boat not moving. Everyone else has jumped in the water and I'm left on a boat with 3 Filipino guys shouting jump at me. "Jump!" My fins (flippers) now removed and I think this will be...

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The vague plan for September: chocolate cake…oh and Nepal

So I have a note on my phone with just a few countries I still wouldn't mind visiting in Asia. Whenever I meet a traveller and they've been to that country, I usually either write down a few recommendations...

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Just fucking travel you piece of shite

I keep having people message me about making the leap into travelling but just can't. They have money saved, a life they're not happy with and they want to see the world, but they're still in their home country...

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My scuba dives 

The amount I've dived in the last few months is crazy and I'm losing track of what's what, who I dived with, who I'd recommend etc. So here's a list! If there's no recommendation next to where I dived...

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100 days travelling but already a lifetime of stories

Want to cause a debate at a table of backpackers, then ask them what day of the week it is. There's only a few reasons backpackers will know this instantly: they've either booked a flight recently, had an important...

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The vague plan for April

Another month has been and gone! Last month was the tail end of Cambodia. Where I did the amazing island of Koh Rong and then ended back in Siem Reap to catch a flight. However I was very ill in...

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Everyday I love the Philippines more

I just travelled for 27 hours (overnight ferry from Coron to Manila, plane from Manila to Cebu, taxi tricycle & car then local bus to Maya), no accommodation booked and it's Good Friday (which is a big thing here). So...

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