Trying out the world’s longest zipline
Stood at the top of the Jebel Jais mountain, I can’t say i’ve ever had that feeling of wanting to quit so much. That feeling that what you’re about to do is absolutely ridiculous and why, why the fuck are you doing this. I visited…
My top 5 ‘instagrammable’ spots in London
Loads of people at the moment are whining about the amount of florals they are seeing on their Instagram feeds. Yes everyone seems to be out and about in London at the moment trying to get the best Instagram friendly #content. Is it a bad…
Why TEFL is a career and people should stop bashing it
The other day I was browsing on a Facebook travel group (you know the ones where people seem to think travel is a competition) and I saw someone bashing the idea of teaching English abroad. I mean she probably didn’t mean it but her opinions…
What it’s like spending the night on a fort in the …
There are some places that you stay in that don’t quite make the mark but there are others that will truly captivate you and make you want to chain yourself to the room and demand you never leave. Everyone is so busy these days, people…
What to pack for a 2 week trip to China
I wrote this when I had two friends visiting me in Beijing from the UK. They’d been asking me what to bring with them for their trip to China which saw them stop in Beijing and Shanghai for a combined total of two weeks. So…
10 reasons you should visit China
I lived in China for almost three years and I can honestly say that while it has its ups and downs, it’s a fantastic country to visit. When many people think of China, they think of the Great Wall and smoggy Beijing. This is so…
A stopover in Hong Kong
Do you ever go somewhere and feel like it’s not real? You’d dreamed about going somewhere and now that it’s finally happening, everything just seems bizarre. Just a bit surreal. I feel this every time I go to Hong Kong since studying there years ago.…
Freelance life: Things I did wrong in 2017
It’s still January which means there is still a little time left to reflect on the year gone by. I can’t say it’s been an easy one but it happened, it’s now over and it’s time to look forward to the challenges that 2018 has…
Inside Beijing’s Ethnic Culture Park
I hadn’t really known what to expect when I walked through the doors of the Ethnic Minority Museum in Beijing. I was told by a friend that you had to go because it was really creepy. Creepy? I was in. I’d been searching for things…
How taking some time working abroad helped my CV
Flick through Instagram and Facebook and every other person will seem to be someone who has quit their jobs to travel. But what if you didn’t have to quit working to travel, what if you spent some time working or volunteering abroad to help further…
What it’s like visiting the set of Neighbours? I take the …
I think we Brits actually like Neighbours more than the Aussies do. I also think that visiting Melbourne and not going to the set would probably be seen as a crime. I mean you’re there already, why wouldn’t you? Neighbours here is basically an institution…
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