“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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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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Life is good (and why I don’t feel like an asshole in saying that anymore)

I have a friend in England who once gave me some advice (which in the end it turned out I didn't require) but he said on his wedding day it was chaotic, everyone wants to speak to the groom...

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I forgot to starfish

I'm sat at Heathrow airport about to embark on my big worldwide trip (already delayed by 70 minutes due to the plane being slower than expected on the way in. Great confidence boost eh?). I don't feel excited and...

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What I didn’t factor in on my “leaving to do” list

Hand work notice in. Check Hand flat notice in. Check Selling my stuff. Mostly check. So that's the hard stuff out of the way right? Eh. I didn't expect nights like tonight to even factor into my travelling plans when I was all...

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