I’d been having a miserable day. Exploring around Sapa in northern Vietnam, I’d slept at a disappointing homestay, the solo travel lonelies were hitting hard, and after five hours on…
I’m two hours into my 5 day silent meditation retreat and a bee has stung me for the second time in my life. ‘Bastard!’ I yell, swatting the air as…
There are 25 people squished into this minivan, and for the past two hours I’ve been rubbing knees with a 50 year old Nepali man in a tracksuit. After each…
For 20 years I've wanted to travel to the Philippines. I’d heard of the thousands of islands to explore, the white sand beaches, the incredible hospitality of its people. I…