Where to get food poisoning

Where to get food poisoning

Last week, it was the perfect meal. This week, the opposite.

It’s a fact of the traveller’s life that you’re going to get sick while you’re on the road. Take all the precautions you want, but it’s almost impossible (more…)

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Adventure Travel and why budget beats luxury every time

Adventure Travel and why budget beats luxury every time

It’s not backpackers’ snobbery. I don’t see anything heroic about not washing your clothes for a month. I don’t want to stay in a hostel with paper-thin walls just because I like listening to French people arguing. (more…)

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A Classic adventure from Sydney – the Mid North Coast of NSW…

A Classic adventure from Sydney – the Mid North Coast of NSW…

The Mid North Coast of New South Wales is what the classic Australian holiday is all about.

It’s memories of escaping the city and driving the Pacific Highway to inviting seaside towns such as Nelson Bay, Forster, Port Macquarie (more…)

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Six of the Best Overland Adventure Travel Experiences

Six of the Best Overland Adventure Travel Experiences

Whilst much of the talk of overland travel is restricted to Europe (owing to the number of rail links, and relatively large number of cross-country connections), it is important to remember that (more…)

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Top 10 most useless travel gadgets

Top 10 most useless travel gadgets

When it comes to travel, the number-one rule of packing is: less is definitely more. So you certainly don’t want to weigh yourself down with a bunch of unnecessary gadgets. (more…)

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The worst thing about working holidays

The worst thing about working holidays

There’s a small problem with a working holiday: working.

It seems like a fantastic idea. You picture yourself blending in to a foreign culture, meeting locals, making friends, (more…)

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Adventure Travel in countries on the cheap!!

Adventure Travel in countries on the cheap!!

CASH-flow issues? Global recession getting you down?

No budget, no problem – these destinations will blow your mind without breaking the bank. (more…)

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Australia’s Adventure Travel Capital – Cairns.

Australia’s Adventure Travel Capital – Cairns.

It couldn’t be argued that Cairns is Australia’s adventure sport capital. Cairns has it all. From world class whitewater rafting to Australia’s original Bungee, it’s all available there. (more…)

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Exploring the world’s tallest towers

Exploring the world’s tallest towers

THE sky is definitely the limit when it comes to the world’s towering skyscrapers.

I’ve spent many an hour on holiday with legs aching, sweating and gasping for breath. (more…)

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