When I headed out to Bridlington for the day, I came across this delightful yet quirky cafe yards from the sea front. The Rowan Tree is inspired and managed by power couple, Emma and Harry who declares that their passion for food is derived from locally sourced suppliers maintaining a...

Ascending the stairs, I was literally gobsmacked at the view before me. Smiling to myself, I knew I’d be having a great weekend in Brighton and I’ve only been in the town for less than an hour. Setting my bag on the floor, I pinched myself thinking this would all be a dream. I...

Continuing on the theme of The top 5 of Hostels with the kick off of the best Hostels I’ve stayed in SE Asia and the top 3 best hostels I’ve stayed in South America, I thought I’ll take a Darth Vader like turn and tell you about the top 5 worst hostels I’ve ever stayed...

Since I’ve stayed in many hostels in my 2012 Travels, 51 to be precise, I like to think I know what I am looking for in a hostel. What makes a good hostel or a bad hostel. I even listed the best hostels in SE Asia a while ago. So when I went to go to South America recently, my standards...

2nd August 2012 Having to get up at the crack of dawn after a few beers from my birthday the night before, I was very pleased to say that my journey today was perhaps one of the best buses I’ve been on ever. Visions of a dusty bus with no aircon and a broken suspension system filled my...