Years of travel around the world and this is what it’s come to. Slogging it, roughing it, toughing it out. All the trials and tribulations, discoveries and inspirations will soon be handed to me on a silver spoon, courtesy of the organized tour. It wasn’t completely unwittingly that I’ve painted myself into this corner, no [...]
While my first aid kit pales in comparison to Dr. Dave’s and more than likely my travel insurance coverage is woefully lacking, I have in recent years made the procurement and possession of both items a mandatory ritual before each trip.There are a couple of reasons for this.
Anything can happen. Rob wrote an article earlier about getting good medical advice before a trip. Adding to that topic, what happens when something more than a case of the trots comes up? I think it is wise to prepare for as many contingencies as possible, considering of course, the practicality of carrying the stuff [...]
The group now split for the day. Kevin plus six volunteers headed off to clear a trail into the jungle. A campsite had been recced previously but the jungle grows back quicker than an old man’s ear hair, so it needed cutting back to get our provisions in.
For the first six months that my wife and I lived in Honduras, we had no vehicle and no form of communication
One of the worst things about traveling to poor countries for extended periods has to be the issue of health.
It all started far too well. We arrived at Heathrow bright eyed and bushy tailed, looking forward to two and a half weeks in India.
