How to Get Across Napoli City With 55,000 People When the Trains Aren’t Running
I love Napoli. A city built on Greek myth, infinite humour, and three highly explosive volcanoes. The phrase “See Naples and die!” is a centuries-old motto, which I should point out is entirely your choice and certainly not compulsory.
How to Rescue a Japanese Gentleman From a Bathroom in Bali
Ubud is Bali’s cultural and holistic hub. It has been called ‘the last paradise’, and Julia Roberts came here in 2010 to Eat, Pray, and Love. That doesn’t stop your neighbour from getting stuck in his toilet though. Here’s how to get him out.
How to be the Highest Person in Spain Without Taking Drugs
Tenerife’s mighty volcano, Mount Teide, stands 3718m tall. I stood on the top with Pink Floyd and a football scarf.
Eight Things to Prepare Yourself for in Southeast Asia
What to know before you go Southeast Asia! These are the lands of gods and smiles, with incense-scented alleyways and tiny plastic restaurant seating, where wrinkled ladies in straw hats offer you strange fruit and the wearing of elastic waisted elephant pants won’t get you laughed at. For first-time travellers to the region, you’re in…
Packing for 6 Months Budget Travel in Southeast Asia
I stared at the humongous pile of stuff on my bed and then at the new rucksack slumped up against the wall, then back at the pile. I’m sure out of the side of my eye, I saw the rucksack tremble. I went and got myself a coffee to prepare for the task ahead and…
A Brief History of Spinalonga Island in Crete
Boat trips leave from both Plaka and Elounda ports to Spinalonga Island. When I first took the trip, some years ago now, I was sat on the boat next to a friendly lady who was excitedly clutching a paperback book. “The Island” by Victoria Hislop tells the family saga of a woman quarantined on Spinalonga as…