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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Two months in…

It's been two months already?!? Not sure where the time has gone! I'm still getting people talking to me about my last FAQ, so here is another one with the questions I've been asked in the last month. What's going on...

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Next destination: the Philippines!

Tomorrow we head to The Philippines for just over 3 weeks! It’s not on the usual South East Asia route for most, but the people I know that have been there have nothing but praise for it. One of...

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