Book Review: How to travel the World on $50 a day – Matt Kepnes
Matt Kepnes book “How to Travel the World on $50 a day: Travel cheaper, longer, smarter” is a useful guide for the budding world traveller with a tight budget.
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Blood clots – a real pain in the leg
A life-threatening event which may result in many dangerous consequences, including a stroke or heart attack A couple of years back we had a calamitous journey back on Air India from a wonderful two-week tour of India. Without going through the nitty-gritty of this trip the result was that I was stuck in a window seat for 19 hours. Anyway, a […]
Read moreFilm Review: Saving The Dark – A story of light pollution
It is sad to think that our children may never see a night sky full of stars, but there are real consequences. In June 2016, it was estimated that one-third of the world’s population could no longer see the Milky Way. This included 80% of Americans and 60% of Europeans.
Read moreFilm Review: Plant Pure Nation the movie
The documentary film Plant Pure Nation tells the story of three people on a quest to spread the message of one of the health benefits of a plant-based diet.
Read moreFilm Review: The Game Changers documentary
In my researching on vegan diets many months back I came across the story about a documentary that was being made called the Game Changers. I was very excited recently to here it was coming out in September this year – so I immediately bought tickets and was lucky enough to see the film earlier this week.
Read moreSunscreens – The best products of 2019
As we plan to spend time outside this summer we should be conscious of the danger from over exposure to the sun’s harmful rays. There is a new 2019 report from Consumer Reports on the best sunscreens. The advice is cover up when possible, stay in the shade, apply sunscreen frequenty and use sunscreens with a broad spectrum and an SPF of at least 30.
Read moreBook Review: Soulful Simplicity – Courtney Carver
Book Review: Soulful Simplicity by Courtney Carver. A passionate expression of how a simple life can improve your health, relationship and reduce stress.
Read moreBook Review: A World Worth Seeing by Brian Nelson
Judging by the content of this book, Brian Nelson is a well traveled man and has visited just about every country, even some that a lot of people would avoid; Syria (he did this before the war), North Korea and Afghanistan. Somehow, in the course of less than 100 pages, he summarizes his adventures, which is a feat in itself. […]
Read moreLearning from a bad travel experience
Anyone who travels frequently realizes things go wrong and that this is all a part of the rich tapestry of a travelers life. That said there are usually lessons to be learnt from these tribulations which can be used to develop strategies to ease the pain of future travel calamities. This is the story of a recent return flight experience […]
Read moreCrash bang wallop – a sobering tale but a taking a positive view
After a recent accident whist away on vacation in an exotic location I came away thankful to be alive, still hungry to travel but reflective on the experience. It will change the way I plan and prepare for future journeys.
Read moreDopplegangers
#itchyfeettravellers Over the years I have had quite a few people tell me I resemble this person or that person. Unfortunately, the comparison has never been to one Richard Gere, George Clooney or Brad Pitt. For a while I got a lot of people saying I looked like Jeremy Clarkson (on the right hand side of the picture … I […]
Read moreSigns in SE Asia washrooms: Etiquette and safety!
This is going to be a strange posting, but on our recent trip to the Far East, we were both entertained by posters we found in toilets on etiquette and safety. It did feel creepy pulling out our mobile phones to snap pictures of these but the temptation was too much!
Read moreChecking off another bucket list item
I am never sure what gives me the most pleasure the experience of a journey or the planning of the trip. One thing for sure it is not the getting there. I write this as I wait with Karen at the airport in San Francisco for our flight to Hong Kong at 1:30 am.
Read moreKeeping track of our journeys and experiences
I have been capturing our families travels over the last 10 years or so in blog postings and also in picture books. As technology has improved since I first set out keeping these records I decided to upgrade to a new site.
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