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Paying a Little Bit Extra for Less Hassle
Posted on March 20, 2009 | 6 CommentsI’m not sure if this is a sign of my full on transition to a flashpacker but these days I am happy to pay more to avoid extra hassles. This […] -
My Rough Post-Haiti Plans
Posted on March 17, 2009 | 5 CommentsI’ve done two of these volunteer stints now with Hands On and as this one winds to an end, I have the same problem I had in Bangladesh last April […] -
My Favourite Thing About Travelling
Posted on March 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsMeeting loads of new people while on the road is a great thing, but what I really love about travelling is getting to meet up with new friends again later […] -
Can Someone Tell Me What to Do in Central America?
Posted on January 30, 2009 | 14 CommentsOk ok ok! I’m not supposed to be planning. But that doesn’t mean I can’t stockpile a list of interesting things as potential plans, does it? I’m leaving Haiti on […] -
New Year’s Resolution to Scrap Planning Has Been Broken
Posted on January 16, 2009 | 4 CommentsI’m not really a big fan of New Year’s resolutions but this year I thought I had a good one. After being burned a couple of times for making plans […] -
Wrapping Up My Year of Travels
Posted on January 6, 2009 | 3 CommentsI read a really cool post over on The Art of Non-Conformity that wrapped up his year of travels in 2008 and thought I’d have a crack at it myself. […] -
Project Haiti Has Been Extended and It’s Decision Time
Posted on December 18, 2008 | 4 CommentsIt’s official. Hands On‘s deployment to Gonaives, Haiti has been extended until February 28th and I have some decisions to make. Expensive ones. I, once again, overplanned and bought plane […] -
Missing Out on Stuff From Home While Travelling
Posted on December 11, 2008 | 11 CommentsThe other night I was chatting to a volunteer from Belgium about travelling, life at home, future plans, and all that good stuff and she asked me if I could […] -
Possibly Burned Again By Booking Flights in Advance
Posted on December 5, 2008 | 6 CommentsAt these volunteering projects there is always talk of possible extensions. The Hands On deployment to Peru in late 2007 was extended by a couple of months and the Bangladesh […] -
Money Making Advantages of Getting Off the Beaten Path
Posted on October 5, 2008 | 3 CommentsIn Myanmar I found myself well and truly off the beaten path when I headed way up north to a town called Myitkyna. The 24 hour train ride turned into […]