A Note To The Sleep Thieves

A Note To The Sleep Thieves

Now I’m aware that at just over 30 I’m usually a little older than most of my fellow dorm dwellers but this is the same me as I was at 20. The same me that loves a drink as much as the next man and wouldn’t begrudge anyone that. But there is a...
Hiroshima: A Hope For World Peace

Hiroshima: A Hope For World Peace

Humbled, sad, astounded, angry, heartbroken and ashamed are just a few of the emotions I felt shortly after we arrived in Hiroshima. We piled off our coach from Fukuoka at 6:30am and not being able to check into our apartment until 3pm we put our bags into a storage...
San Andres Stole A Piece Of Our Hearts

San Andres Stole A Piece Of Our Hearts

From the moment we stepped out of the tiny, slightly run down airport and into the naked heat of the midday sun, we knew we were going to love the island of San Andres. In the short walk from the airport to our hostel, it already felt totally different to the...
Culture Shock: From Tokyo to Bangkok

Culture Shock: From Tokyo to Bangkok

When most travellers talk about culture shock they refer to it in the sense of the feeling they get when they leave home and travel to a new far flung destination. Or also in the sense of ‘reverse’ culture shock when they return home after a period of travelling and...
A Complete Guide to Fukuoka

A Complete Guide to Fukuoka

Never heard of it? Neither had we until it came up as being the destination in Japan with the cheapest flights from China. It made for an interesting experience being questioned on our next destination and trying not to swear going through Shanghai customs I can tell...