“Where are the signs!?” we asked each other as we wandered around the ghost town of Beas de Granada. We had just arrived on the bus from Granada and hoped to walk the 16 km back into town, but we had no idea where to go – the GPS on our phone was no use at … Read more
Imagine this scenario: You stumble out of a cheap hotel room with a head full of clouds and a sharp pain in your back. You realise your kidney has been stolen and you have no recollection of where you are and how you got there. You wander the streets in despair, everyone you overhear has … Read more
After running into some trouble from a taxi driver, we arrived on the outskirts of the medina in Fez, Morocco, armed with all of our bags and our IPhone’s GPS. Our mission: to navigate our way to the other side of the medina to our hotel. It wouldn’t be the only time we’d have to … Read more
Today I’m featuring a special guest writer; Disgraced (and possibly fictional) alienographer Ethan Taylor, whose claim to fame was his theory that aliens were in fact living among us as angst-filled teenagers. It turned out he’d fallen asleep while reruns of the TV show Roswell were playing, and his easy to influence mind came up with the … Read more
Europe is full of amazing scenery, but since I’ve only spent 3 months there I needed to rope in some fellow travel bloggers to help bring you this list of natural wonders in Europe. Keep reading for stunning photos of waterfalls, mountains, lakes and more (also check out the Southeast Asia edition). Godafoss, Iceland One … Read more
Have you thought about visiting the Greek islands in winter? If you only like swimming and partying then you probably haven’t, but if you’re a fan of unique (and almost entirely deserted) towns, awesome scenery and warmish (but perfect for walking) weather, you should probably skip the high season and go in winter (unless you’re … Read more
The Sahara Desert: You’ve probably seen it in plenty of movies and photos, but is what you’ve seen an accurate depiction of this huge sea of sand? Probably not. I certainly haven’t seen all of it, but most of what I saw is best described as colourless fields of nothing. It doesn’t sound too exciting, … Read more
Sitting in the back seat of a taxi in Fez, Morocco, I knew we were about to be scammed. We had already negotiated a price, but sure enough, about 10 minutes into the ride he informed us that he was going to drop us off way outside of the medina, where he’d agreed to drop … Read more