World Journeys Podcast Series 2 Ep 5 – Around the World Travel with Chris Goldby Part One

In this podcast I chat with Chris Goldby about taking an around the world trip, and some of the great places he's been such as the USA, Vietnam and Thailand, plus various countries in Europe. So take a listen to the first part of the interview! Hope you enjoy the listen - May the Journey …

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Seven on Sunday – Travel Moments of 2015

It seems the whole world of blogging decided to do a review of their 2015 highlights recently. Well, I didn’t think of it until I saw everyone doing it because I’m a follower, not a leader. So, a little later than those who did it last year, here’s mine to kick of my blogs (that …

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The Best of City Rumble

Although I've only done about half a dozen posts on 'City Rumble', there have already been some favourites. Here are my three favourite battles between two cities to see who came out on top!   3/ Dubai versus Astana Both are amazing cities in this post-modern world, with the most incredible assortment of buildings. Take …

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Seven on Sunday – Myanmar Highlights

Although I’m in the process of reviewing all the experiences of my very recent trip to New Zealand and Sydney, earlier in the year I had an amazing trip to Thailand and Myanmar. This Sunday, with Christmas sneaking up behind me quietly but very quickly, I thought I’d return back to Myanmar and do a …

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Seven on Sunday – Reasons to Visit Japan

Today I’m heading to Japan, one of the most special travel experiences you can have IMO. And here are seven reasons to go! Kitsch, anime and Karaoke   Heading to Japan you will find yourself amazed, at least in the big cities (and especially in say Akihabara) by the love of all things bright, colourful …

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Train Journeys – Thazi to Inle Lake (Myanmar)

Hello, get aboard that train again because today I’m reminiscing about a wonderful train experience in Myanmar. Today’s journey is from Thazi, in central Myanmar, to the stunning if touristy Inle Lake further east. Thazi was a sort of midpoint for me between Inle Lake and Bagan, being slightly closer to Bagan but with no …

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Seven on Sunday – Big Cities

Who doesn’t like a big city? Oh… you don’t? Fair enough. End of post May the Journey Never End! But seriously. Today I list seven of the biggest cities I’ve been to that have blown me away. I’ve had to resort to Wikipedia for the populations, and it’s hard to know what sort of boundaries …

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Consider Bangladesh

Hello folks! Hope you’ve all been well. Today I want to talk to you about a little country called ‘Bangladesh’. Of the countries of the sub-continent, this may be the least considered when travelling of all. India speaks for itself, the Maldives are beautiful, Sri Lanka gets its share, Pakistan less so for security reasons …

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