I had the most interesting day when I was in Mandalay. A very nice guy at the hotel I was staying at was recommended by a couple staying there to me to take me out to see the old town of Mingun. I’d already been on one day tour out of Mandalay, so this was …
I once was planning a trip to West Africa and was telling a friend about it. He told me he really wanted to go to Cameroon, which was not one of the countries I had originally considered. This was back in the early naughties. I didn’t go until my third venture to Cameroon. I’m not …
It's the series finale and today I head down to the Flight Centre Travel Expo in Melbourne and grab some interviews from the people at hand. Andrew chats with Natalie from Contiki, Julie from Rocky Mountaineer, Mana from the Tonga booth and Renee from Wendy Wu Tours. They talk about the amazing countries and tours …
Continue reading World Journeys Podcast – Melbourne Travel Expo [Series 2 Episode 10]
Hi folks. Today I complete last week's 'Seven on Sunday' with the final three ways to budget for your backpack dream, whatever it may be. Here are points 1, 2, 3 and 4 from last week if you missed the original post! 5. Work out your daily budget Different countries …
Continue reading Seven on Sunday – Ways to Budget for your Backpacker Dream! [Part Two]
Hello again it’s Thursday and for the last few weeks Travel Itineraries has been my Thursday segment (despite the fact that it’s simply the most work one needs to write a darned post possible). And today I thought I’d do Australia. This will be an idealised itinerary. I haven’t set out and done a long …
Okay. Pakistan is probably not first, second or third on your list of places to go, but it is worth considering these days I’d say even if you just fancy a quick look there to see what it’s like. If you do that, you’re city of choice is likely to be the one that was …
This week we continue our chat with Elli Dean about her amazing time in South America. This time we chat about her experiences in Colombia and Ecuador, and of course Elli takes the World Journeys Capital City Challenge. However, she turns the table on the host when she asks Andrew to do it as well. …
Continue reading World Journeys Podcast – Colombia and Ecuador with Elli Dean (Series 2 Ep 8)
Vietnam, like a few South East Asian countries, is a rather long country but not very wide. In fact it gets pretty thin in the middle, but is such a long country from Ho Chi Minh City in the South to Hanoi in the north is over 1200, and that’s not the extremities of the …
Ahhh Accra. Like a pie in the face, it hits you with some serious humidity not dissimilar to Bangkok. I challenged myself to go to West Africa, and despite reservations (mostly revolving around diet) I ended up getting there for the first time in 2006. I’ve been back to the region twice since and back …
Before I headed to New Zealand I did a bit of research. There was an island, a short ferry ride from Auckland with a volcano on it that people happily climbed! ‘Yes!’ I thought, that sounds bloody awesome! I’ll do that! And so I knew straight away the thing I most wanted to do when …
Continue reading Rangitoto Island – Climbing a Volcano (New Zealand)
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
Andy's World Journeys 