Istanbul – That wondrous city that sits at the end of the line before Europe officially becomes Asia, a ‘must-see’ on my own list of life goals and it wasn’t one to disappoint. Here’s a list of reasons why I think Istanbul will definitely become one of your favourites if you ever end up there [...]

I arrived in Kastraki, a sleepy little town in Northern Greece, on a perfect spring afternoon as the sun was setting over what is still probably the most incredible sight I have ever seen. For those who aren’t already aware, Kastraki sits at the base of an area known as Meteora – “The Suspended Rocks”, [...]

I didn’t have any intentions of going to Greece when I initially left home to go travelling. My original plan was to catch the London-Istanbul flight of my round-the-world ticket, meet up with my mate Mick from back home, as we then tackled Turkey together over the coming weeks. One slight stitch-up to the plan [...]

“London is the best city in the world… as long as you have money…” This was a piece of handed to me by my Dad when I was setting off on my first solo visit to the UK on a Rugby tour when I was 18. I have since been to London four times and [...]

If you’re an Australian or a Kiwi in your 20′s, there’s a pretty good chance you will have some friends working abroad. It’s almost guaranteed that one of these places  will be Whistler, Canada. This was definitely the case for me, so I headed there on the back of a 6 month military deployment with no ‘grand [...]

It’s no hidden secret that the more you travel, the more you come to realize that other places, people and cultures can be very different on the ground than to how they are perceived in mainstream media and Western Government’s travel recommendations. Today I had CNN on in my hotel room in Davao City, Philippines [...]

Flying from Sydney, Australia direct Vancouver, Canada is a hellish long flight. So what better way to break it up then stopping in Tokyo for a week? I was lucky enough to have a friend from home living/working there to show me around, but in case you and your backpack ever find yourself guideless in [...]

“They’re what!?” was my emphatic response to just being told that the latest in the Bourne series of movies (The Bourne Legacy) was being filmed over the coming few days, in the same suburb that I was staying in for my two day stopover in Manila, Philippines. I was having this conversation regarding my favourite [...]

As the title suggests, this is the continuation of a piece I posted a few weeks ago outlining my experiences using the Thai Dental tourism industry, so follow the link if you want the background story of what led me down this path. If you have read Part 1 of this series, you would know [...]

Last week while most of us were recovering from the celebrations surrounding New Years Eve, reflecting on the year past and anticipating the one coming, it was sad to hear of the passing of Kristian Anderson, who lost his battle against bowel cancer on the 2nd of January, 2012. In case you’re unaware, Kristian came [...]