Over the last three years I’ve begun a pattern of 4-5 short trips a year to South-East Asia and Australia, replacing a previous and common tactic of one longer trip per year. People at work often laugh when I tell them I will soon be on another trip again – perhaps not realising that I’m… Read More Why I now prefer more frequent short trips to long trips
Well, I’ve had to do it – I’ve had to remove the ‘a twenty-something’ from my tag-line. I just turned 30 on Thailand’s Koh Phi Phi, during an all-day party cruise. I thereafter headed to my favourite Thai Island, Koh Phangan, to have yet another amazing five days of partying before, during and after the… Read More Reflections of a backpacker who turned 30
This was my third trip to the beautiful Thai island of Koh Phangan for the famed Full Moon Party (FMP), all within two years (this one wasn’t initially planned, but stemmed from a last-minute desire to leave Cambodia and fortuitous timing).
As I’m about to head on my next overseas adventure and am also revamping this blog, which involves reading through all my previous entries, I am reminded of all the important things I’ve learned on my travels so far and thought I would document them here.