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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St Fagan’s National History Museum

Yessir, let’s head to Wales where you’ll find a very fine open air museum indeed, ‘St Fagan’s National History Museum’, around half an hour or a little more out of Cardiff. Have you ever had a day when travelling when you set out with a plan to see this, that and something else and by …

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Seven on Sunday – Places to visit in the USA

Sunday goes Stateside this week, looking at seven places I have been in the States and heartily recommend. So let’s dig in! Las Vegas Look, it’s not my idea of a great time, but it is for many and this city of lights, music and money has to be seen to be believed. If you’re …

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Train Journeys – Mornington Railway

  Hi folks. Train Journeys returns today for a quick look at a steam train that operates in Victoria, not too far from Melbourne town. The Mornington Railway runs a service on broad gauge three Sundays a month from Moorooduc to Mornington and back, three trains on the Sunday in each direction. It’s not a …

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Faces of Pakistan

  Hello all and welcome to the first in my new series of posts called 'Faces of...' - not to be confused with 'face off' the Travolta/Cage epic action flick! The idea behind these posts is to show people I met throughout my travels from different countries. The people you meet have a huge impact …

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More updates and future thoughts…

Hey all. So the last couple of weeks I've been a little off the grid. I've been working loads of hours as I said and also I've been working on a few other non-travel related projects. I've posted a couple of blogs in that time, and it's set to continue until I leave for New …

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Seven on Sunday – Places I want to visit in South America

So there is one continent (bar Antarctica) I still haven't visited - and that's South America. I am presently saving and planning for a trip there around October next year, touchwood all will go well and I can make it, still a long way away! Here are seven places I want to visit on a …

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Remembering the Dogon Trek, Mali

Hi all. I am planning a post for tips on Dogon Trekking as it seems a few people have been interested by my posts on this amazing place. That should be coming during the next week!   For now I will continue on with Saturday’s theme of reminiscing. What follows is my one and only …

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