I'm not your classic adventure traveller (no bungee jumping for me) but one cold Slovakian winter found me adventurously choosing warmer Tunisia as my Christmas holiday destination even though I couldn't find it on a map. Backpacking around Tunisia became one of my favourite trips with adventures …
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On climbing Mt Fuji and being both under-prepared and under-skilled in the local language
My two-year stay in Japan saw me based in Osaka and Nara, rather than the more common Tokyo area, and that meant the magnificent Mount Fuji (Fuji-san) was not quite round the corner. But it was so often present in discussions and very early on I decided that I wanted to climb it before I left Japan. …
Review: Because I always wanted one of those beautiful travel pillows!
'Twas a long day at work and I picked up a grumpy three-year-old, took him home and planned to put him firmly in front of the television while I made a fast dinner. Fortunately for me, there was an intriguing-looking parcel at the front door and that got him excited. I told him it was for me (no …