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The no-map moment
Walking out of Glasgow’s Queen Street Station, I had the guide book – with its all-important maps – in my hand. But then I realised something bizarrely exciting – I didn’t need it. I
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Toilet tactics – how to find a free loo in your hour of need
David Whitley takes a look at the options for when desperation strikes and keeping the bladder happy is the most important thing in life. Needing to go to the loo is an unavoidable part
Read More »Is travelling spontaneously really better than planning?
When to plot ahead and when to go with the flow on the road. Being on towards the OCD end of the anal scale, I tend to like to know what I’m doing before
Read More »Blogging whilst travelling: Is it a good idea?
Is spending time on the computer a productive use of time whilst on the road? When friends (or people that I once met and mystifyingly haven’t blocked on Facebook yet), go off travelling, there
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The joy of anonymity
It’s late, and I’m sat in a booth. There’s no-one else sharing it with me, but that’s OK. I can read my book and sip my beer while I wait for my burger to
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Reasonably priced hotel minibars: Why it makes sense
If you were in a room full of people behaving like they were having an obnoxious-off, and there was just one person not taking part, who would you go and talk to? It’s not
Read More »The perfect press trip
In recent times, I’ve encountered a few press trip frustrations that, from my point of view, just didn’t need to happen. It got me thinking – what would my ideal press trip consist of?
Read More »8 forgotten factors that affect travel memories
Or the real reasons why you call that place a shithole. Time has a tendency to dull the detail. Most of us will form something of an opinion on a place while we’re there,
Read More »Hitting the wall: Why the nomadic lifestyle is nothing to aspire to
Nomads and vagabonds There are, approximately, 40,768 bloggers out there whose ‘unique’ selling point is that they are constantly on the road. NomadicVagabondKevin and his cohorts have jacked in their jobs, and now spend
Read More »7 totally uncool reasons why I’ll avoid certain destinations
As someone who makes a living from travel, I’m probably supposed to be a lot more open-minded and tolerant than I am. But, alas, I am often driven by utterly pathetic reasoning. There are
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