I have been searching for a pair of ’3-in-1′ walking trousers (full-length, 3/4 length, and shorts) for a while to replace my old faithfuls.  The search proved to be a difficult one and I was beginning to lose hope.  That was until yesterday when I went food shopping.  Yes, that’s correct, I said food shopping.  …

Once you have decided to leave your home to go travelling, one of the decisions you have to make is what to do with all your stuff.  By stuff, I mean furniture, soft furnishings, decorative objects, DVDs, CDs, books, electronic equipment etc.  Basically, all the things we furnish our properties with to transform them into homes.  It’s …

When I travel, I generally have two books: A guidebook and a reading book.  The former is handy to help orientate myself to new surroundings and is helpful when trying to plan routes or get from one place to another.  The latter is great because it’s my best opportunity to read more than normal and …

Monumento Natural Los Pingüinos, Isla Magdalena, Chile   I just love this photo mainly because it’s cute but also because it’s a family of penguins relaxing at home in their natural habitat. I came across a few different types of penguins on my journey around the world but Isla Magdalena, a national nature reserve off …

“If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” (Henry Ford)   Whilst planning my trip, one thing which threatened to stop me achieving my goal was what Rick Carson in *Taming Your Gremlin Revised: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way refers …

When I was in Portugal recently, I had the opportunity to experience some of the activities at Diver Lanhoso Adventure Park, which is the biggest Iberian Adventure Sports Park.   I didn’t spend the night there but it is possible to stay in the park in one of the 6 wooden houses, in a dorm, …