I know, right? That’s a weirdass title for a blog post. But here’s the thing: for the past five years or so, this has been one of my goals in life. I’ve never shared it publicly until now, but I’ve always had in the back of my mind that I …
It was an unintentional splurge. Every time I buy flights to a new country, you see, I aim to make my trip as inexpensive as possible. I start off looking at hostels to see which one would be a good fit for me, then — just to get an idea of …
I’m excited about this post. You guys know I’m all about confessing up to my mistakes and sharing the stupid things I’ve done over the years. Well, at the start of the year, I did an AMA on Nomadic Matt’s forum and one of the questions I was asked was about whether I had …
In March, I hopped on a plane back south again and made Namibia my destination of the month. At the start of 2017, I made a vow to explore as much of the African continent as I could squeeze in while basing myself in Portugal, and I’m pleased to share it’s …
A clap of thunder crackled across the sky and down my spine. “That’s… not great,” I muttered to Dave. Ahead of us, the sky was rapidly darkening; rain splattering like tiny water bombs on our windscreen. I looked around us in dismay. We had just arrived in Etosha National Park: the one …
I don’t know what I’d been expecting from Namibia, but it wasn’t that it would be so easy. I felt as though I had rocked up at an airport in Germany rather than a lesser-known country in Southern Africa. Windhoek’s Airport was clean and modern; everybody spoke English; we bought a …
My road trip across Namibia was the best travel experience of my life. But it was also the most expensive trip I’ve ever taken. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go. If you can afford it, you should make every effort you can to get there. Watching the sunrise over the Namib …
I kicked off February on a plane to Swaziland. I knew very little about the place when I booked my flight, but just a small amount of research had me convinced I should visit. Mostly after I discovered Swaziland has one of the highest numbers of people struck by lightning per capita …
My road trip around Namibia is the best travel experience I’ve ever had. I can’t even find the words to describe how fantastic my time in the country was. Namibia has everything. It’s easy to explore independently, it’s safe, it’s beautiful, the locals are lovely, the landscapes are diverse, the wildlife is exciting, and …
I wasn’t planning to visit Dubai. But after I accidentally cancelled my flight back to Lisbon from Cape Town, the cheapest replacement flight took me via Dubai, and it would cost no extra to give myself 24 hours in the city. How could I turn down an offer like that? So, with …
Up until Valentine’s Day, Angolan Airlines was my new favourite airline in the world. Now that I’m based in Lisbon, I’d been concerned I’d end up spending more on travel than I had in the past. I’d be travelling faster, because now that I pay rent in Portugal, I couldn’t justify rocking up in …
