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Why I Love Working in Europe (And Never Want to Leave)

by Runaway Britupdated on 1 Comment on Why I Love Working in Europe (And Never Want to Leave)

Recently, I’ve been reflecting on why I love living in Europe out of all the places I could go. And, yes: publishing this post as Britain perches precariously on the brink of Brexit is ironic. Having worked in Vietnam, India, …

Advice Asia Featured Travelling

Why Kathmandu Needs Tourists to Return in 2016

by Runaway Britupdated on 8 Comments on Why Kathmandu Needs Tourists to Return in 2016

“Visit Durbar Square in Kathmandu, but as there’s nothing left you shouldn’t pay the entrance fee.” 

This was the advice given to me by a fellow traveller during my visit to Kathmandu, Nepal. I was told to look straight ahead; …

Advice Asia Beaches Featured Friends and Family India Life in India Travelling

Perspectives: Why Single Indian Women Should Travel to Thailand

by Runaway Britupdated on 7 Comments on Perspectives: Why Single Indian Women Should Travel to Thailand

Having been living and travelling overseas for, gulp, about 13 years now, I have met many people from many different places, all with great tales to tell. I have often thought of inviting them to share their perspective on RunawayBrit, …

Advice Asia Featured Food and Drink Health & Fitness India Life in India Nature Tradition Working Overseas

Kare Ayurveda Retreat: Eat, Stretch, Love

by Runaway Britupdated on 3 Comments on Kare Ayurveda Retreat: Eat, Stretch, Love

Life in Mumbai can get pretty chaotic: it’s a big city, filled with—literally—millions of people. Like Raj says in ‘Big Bang Theory’: ‘it’s hot, and it’s loud, and there are so many people! You have no idea—they’re everywhere’.

Living …

Advice Asia Featured Food and Drink Friends and Family India Life in India

The Best Mumbai Street Food and Where to Try It

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on The Best Mumbai Street Food and Where to Try It

If there is one thing you must do when you visit Mumbai it is to put all fears aside and try the street food; because, honestly? It’s simply the best street food that you will ever try. I promise you.…

Advice Europe Featured Life in Sweden Swedish Climate Swedish Tourism Travelling

Why You Should Visit Stockholm in Winter

by Runaway Britupdated on 7 Comments on Why You Should Visit Stockholm in Winter

Visiting Stockholm between October and May is a thought that sends shivers down the spines of many, but in my opinion it is the nicest time to visit.  Although the city comes alive in the summer (read my post about …

Advice Featured Travelling

How A Back Injury Made Me Reassess My Priorities

by Runaway Briton 6 Comments on How A Back Injury Made Me Reassess My Priorities

Last Friday evening I collapsed in my bathroom as I was about to take a shower.

Just like that: I twisted slightly to one side and fell straight down like one of those controlled demolitions, leaving me housebound for over …

Advice Featured Travelling

Let Travel Put Some Colour Into Your Winter

by Runaway Briton 4 Comments on Let Travel Put Some Colour Into Your Winter

Winter is Coming.

Are you feeling it yet?

That dull feeling that creeps into your soul as the days get shorter and darker. That heaviness in your spirit as the sky gets heavier and the clouds grow thicker.

Although I …

Advice Blogging Featured Travelling

Should Travel Blogs Tell People Where NOT to Travel?

by Runaway Briton 9 Comments on Should Travel Blogs Tell People Where NOT to Travel?

Recently I have read a number of ‘Ten Places Not to Visit’ posts, or negative posts about a place disliked by the writer in which they explain why you shouldn’t go there.

Amongst others places, I have read posts that …

Advice Asia Beaches Featured safety Travelling

How to Stay Safe in Thailand

by Runaway Britupdated on 4 Comments on How to Stay Safe in Thailand

I rarely write posts like this, but in the wake of the brutal murder of British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on Koh Tao I feel compelled to write about the topic of safety for young female travellers, particularly …

Advice Europe Featured Food and Drink Photography Travelling

What to do in Skopje When It Rains

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on What to do in Skopje When It Rains

You’ve just flown 3 hours south after a long, dark and exceptionally rainy Scandinavian winter, in the hopes of finding some spring sunshine only to step off the plane into colder, greyer, and wetter weather than you left behind.

That’s …

Advice Europe Featured Travelling

Life Advice From ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’

by Runaway Briton Leave a Comment on Life Advice From ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’

**Warning** This post contains spoilers, so if you haven’t seen The Secret Life of Walter Mitty turn off the computer right now, go and see it, and come back later.

From the first moment I saw a trailer for the …

Advice Humour

35 Reflections on Turning 35 – (updated at 42)

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on 35 Reflections on Turning 35 – (updated at 42)

I recently came across this post and thought it would be fun to revisit it. True story, it took me at least 15 minutes to figure out if I am 41 or 42. Sadly, it turns out I’m 42! But, …

Advice Europe Featured Nature Travelling

What to Pack for Iceland in Winter

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on What to Pack for Iceland in Winter

There is a common saying amongst Icelanders that goes like this: ‘If you don’t like the weather in Iceland, wait 5 minutes’. The point is this: Iceland’s climate is changeable, and this makes it difficult to pack for. Expect to …

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