Having stayed in dorm rooms in many countries around the world, I have experienced many of the "annoyances" that staying in a dorm room can bring. On my most recent trip through Japan, I decided to put some of my thoughts to paper to help newbie dorm dwellers keep on the good side of their room mates. You may wish to take these with a pinch of salt … [Read more...]
18 Months Post RTW Trip
So its been a little while since my last post on here - 8 months to be exact. It's been a rather busy 8 months, although only one week has been spent travelling - a short break in Sicily - blog posts to come soon hopefully. The rest of the time I have spent renovating the house we bought - see blog here, working in my 'day job' Monday - Friday, and me and Ben also started a … [Read more...]
Travel Rant: Foreign Aid
I’m all for wealthy countries helping people who are starving in developing countries, however there are a number of worrying trends I’ve spotted whilst travelling that really get under my skin. I wish governments would stand up and stop foreign aid if it is being used in the wrong way – I am a tax payer and do not want other countries wasting my hard earned cash. The UK has … [Read more...]
The invisible women of India
I was shocked to read about the recent rape in Delhi, although I’m afraid to say that I wasn’t surprised. After a recent trip to India I was amazed to see how women were treated. On the rare occasion that women are seen in public, they are isolated from the mostly male dominated population. We noticed that on all forms of public transport women are kept segregated from men. … [Read more...]