Travel blog of a digital nomad.
In April, 2003, I left my job in Dublin and began my life as a digital nomad. At the time I didn’t know that I had just become a digital nomad, or that I would be doing it for ten years. My previous employment record was three years and three months, and that was three [...] Read more »
It was 20 years ago today March 14, 2013 marks an important milestone in my life: I have been sober for 20 years. This means I haven’t had a drink or mind altering substance in that time, and to top that off I gave up smoking on the same day as well. Being a non-drinker [...] Read more »
I first went overseas in 1995 (to Hawaii) and I got the travel bug immediately. Over this time I have acquired numerous travel habits and superstitions that follow me around the world, and even dictate my travels. I Travel To London Every Year Visiting London at least once a year is something that I make [...] Read more »
WH Smith, the biggest newsagent chain in the UK, has done a deal with Penguin books so only DK or Roughguides will be available at WHS Travel stores at airports, motorway and railway shops. I have since been to WH Smith at Stansted and Gatwick and sure enough it’s all DK and Roughguides. I am [...] Read more »
One of the most annoying aspects of looking for an airfare is not having the true price of the ticket advertised. I was looking at a sale from V Australia for airfares between Australia and the US. The ads for the US show the price of the fare without the taxes, but at least show [...] Read more »
If you are looking for a job where you are paid to travel the world, then perhaps a job as a spy is for you. Here is a compilation of secret service departments around the world and how to go about getting a job as an international man (or woman) of mystery. Secret Intelligence Service [...] Read more »
I have blogged about how Australia the movie has potential to be a great branding opportunity for Australia the country. There aren’t many other movies named after countries, but there are a number of movies named after cities and towns. Sometimes the film can become big enough that the city becomes synonymous with the film. [...] Read more »
Australia is a movie by Baz Luhrmann which is due for release in November 2008. Naming a movie after a country has such great potential as a branding exercise. I can’t think of many movies that are named purely after a country with nothing else in the title. The DreamWorks Animated Madagascar is probably the [...] Read more »
Travel throughout Southeast Asia and you will soon notice that English Football shirts dominate over all other European leagues. I don’t know enough about the game to tell the difference between the quality of the national leagues of Europe, but whenever I meet a football purist they will tell you about how the Italian or [...] Read more »
Nepal have announced plans to name an airport after Sir Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay. Lukla airport will become Tenzing-Hillary airport. It is a common tradition worldwide to name an airport after a local hero. Here is a list of some of the best airport names in the world. UK - Liverpool [...] Read more »