Category: blog

My little blog of our journey in Peru Don’t make the mistake of thinking this is a back packers guide, it’s just a set set of observations from a misanthrope. And I’m not going to tell you where to go – there is so much and better qualified people to […]

Bloody, bloody, bloody lovely to be on a plane that isn’t full of tourists…. yes, I am, believe it or not, a snob.  4 degrees and clear blue sky – perfect for a fat lad! I’m a bit thick, but finding the right shuttle bus for car hire was pretty […]

Fifty pound flights and a pact with the devil… all we have to do is resist 90 minutes of timeshare hard sell! We’ll see how that goes…..  £176 per person self catering including flights and car tho… definitely a risk worth taking.  Demographic is very very narrow. Tattoos are definitely […]

It’ll be nice when it’s finished. But not sure it ever will be.  It’s really easy and air conditioned to travel on the trains and only go outside when you have to…. But, to really soak up the atmosphere and culture you need to walk around… but you may be […]

Australia… it’s big! Didn’t even dent it so can’t pretend to advise but here we go with a few observations.  Strangely familiar, yet utterly different.  Men actually wear Ugg boots! Rent a really big car! WiFi is a basic human right. The lack of it is an indicator of poverty […]

Tips for a holiday in Iceland  Skyr is Icelandic for yoghurt! Don’t take a coach trip Rent a 4×4, the bigger the better and be prepared to drive.  If you look at a map and think where you want to go doesn’t look too far… think again .. it is […]

Just got a fit of the giggles. Lasted all the way from Manchester to Belfast. Sitting in emergency exit row. Nice Irish stewardess lady telling me how to open the exit in an emergency. At the end she says (in a lovely Belfast accent): “……then you can evacuate yourself”. Now…… […]