Dhangethi Island – Maldives I have the greatest respect for people who walk onto an international flight with a bag of McDonald’s, especially a flight to the Maldives with Emirates at 4am. It shows a certain degree of not giving a damn, and I confess that I was a little jealous of not having the …
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia I have no idea whose idiotic decision it was to book a taxi to the airport less than two hours before departure. I can’t stand being under time pressure at airports because there is simply no need for it. Thankfully our taxi arrived right on 8.30am as scheduled with a flashing …
Sandakan - Malayasia It seemed like a good idea at the time. Our tour leader had offered to take us on a ’40-minute’ walk at 9am the day following our Mt Kinabalu summit in order to get the legs moving and so that’s what I mentally prepared for. In what was proving to be our …
Mount Kinabalu - Malaysia I feel that telling people how many countries I’ve travelled to is like revealing how many people I’ve slept with. For some it may be impressive, for others it might be bragging, then there are others who could see it as disappointing. However, unlike sexual encounters, people are a lot happier …
Tian Shan Mountains - Kyrgyzstan Never have I had a guide knock on my hotel room door and waltz in with his assistant asking that I reveal the kit I intend to travel with for the coming week. Building up to the trip, the online forum constantly reminded us to pack for weather usually reserved …
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