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

Mumbai Festivals: Holi

by Runaway Britupdated on 3 Comments on Mumbai Festivals: Holi

Having seen numerous documentaries and vivid photographs of people covered head-to-toe in brightly coloured powder I have wanted to experience Holi for many years. Out of all India’s many,many, festivals Holi is the most colourful and the most joyful. In …

Europe Partying Travelling United Kingdom

New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Cornwall

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Cornwall

This year I decided that my NYE celebrations would be very low-key as my Iceland trip and the run-up to Christmas has been pretty expensive, so I decided to hold back for New Year.

My parents moved to lovely Looe…

Europe Partying Travelling

Boats, Bridges, Baths and Bars in Budapest

by Runaway Britupdated on Leave a Comment on Boats, Bridges, Baths and Bars in Budapest

Is it just me; or do all the cool things to do in Budapest begin with B? 

Budapest is one of the most easy-going cities in Europe, everything seems designed to encourage relaxing and chilling out. And that is exactly …

Asia Beaches Blogging Childhood Memories Food and Drink Partying Travelling

Warm or Cold Christmas?

by Runaway Britupdated on 8 Comments on Warm or Cold Christmas?

Whether Christmas is best celebrated in a warm climate or cold climate is a topic often discussed by travellers. The opinions of most tend to depend heavily upon where that traveller was raised. It is understandable that Christmas to an …

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Why I Want to go Back to Japan

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on Why I Want to go Back to Japan

I lived in Tokyo for a year between August 2002 and August 2003 and I can’t believe that it was ten years ago. I had barely used email before I left for Japan, and I had never heard of blogging—but …

Asia Food and Drink Literature Nature Partying South America Travelling

Traveller Debate: South America or South East Asia?

by Runaway Britupdated on 28 Comments on Traveller Debate: South America or South East Asia?

South America and South East Asia are both very popular tourist destinations, but unless you are on a RTW trip you are probably going to have to choose one region or the other. Having spent the first decade of my …

Europe Partying Tradition Travelling

Colours of Carnival, Tenerife

by Runaway Britupdated on 5 Comments on Colours of Carnival, Tenerife

Everybody knows about the Rio Carnival, right?

Even people who have no intention of ever visiting Brazil can tell you that every spring the streets of Rio de Janeiro come alive to the seductive sounds of samba and the sashaying …

Beaches Partying South America Travelling

Three Days in Paradise: Sailing the San Blas

by Runaway Britupdated on 4 Comments on Three Days in Paradise: Sailing the San Blas

You have been travelling around South America and you want to get to Central or North America but the Darien Gap makes land travel impossible. You could fly: the quick and efficient method.

Or you can cruise the warm waters …

Japan Partying South America Travelling United Kingdom

Christmas—The Season of the Heart

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on Christmas—The Season of the Heart

“It is the season of the heart, A special time of caring, The ways of love made clear” sings the Ghost of Christmas Past in ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’. And for me, that sums up what Christmas is about.

Perhaps …

Partying South America Travelling

How Safe is La Paz, Bolivia?

by Runaway Britupdated on 51 Comments on How Safe is La Paz, Bolivia?

[mks_boxquote align=”right” width=”150″ arrow=”0″]“…a little common sense goes a long way. Always trust your instincts”[/mks_boxquote]I have to admit that I was nervous about coming to South America. South America has a reputation for drugs, robberies, and violence: …

Nature Partying South America Travelling

Why I Love Santiago

by Runaway Britupdated on 8 Comments on Why I Love Santiago

When originally planning our trip through South America we thought of Chile only as a vehicle from which to pass from Argentina to Bolivia. Other than Valparaiso, we didn’t really have any plans to stay in Chile for long—a …

Partying South America Travelling

Warning: Fake Notes in Buenos Aires

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on Warning: Fake Notes in Buenos Aires

When we first visited Buenos Aires at the start of our trip, Angela, our delightful Airbnb host, warned us against accepting fake bank notes as this is a common problem in Argentina, particularly in Buenos Aires. She told us …

Asia Food and Drink Partying Travelling Vietnam

How to do Saigon (even more) Cheaply!

by Runaway Britupdated on 16 Comments on How to do Saigon (even more) Cheaply!

Brooke vs. the World has asked travel bloggers to put together their best thrifty and resourceful travel tips for a helpful, free ebook. If you think you’re thrifty and would like to participate, check out the official rules.

It’s …

Europe Life in Sweden Partying Swedish Tourism Travelling

Funballz, Hillbillies and a Raving Baby!

by Runaway Britupdated on 3 Comments on Funballz, Hillbillies and a Raving Baby!

This time last year I was preparing to make the move from Vietnam to Sweden and I wrote a post about Västerås, the Swedish city that was to become my home. Now, here I am a year later preparing …

Swedish Midsommar
Europe Food and Drink Friends and Family Life in Sweden Partying Swedish Tradition Tradition Travelling

Midsommar: a night of Swedish madness

by Runaway Britupdated on 9 Comments on Midsommar: a night of Swedish madness

“Why, this is very midsummer madness!“ (Twelfth Night)

Child helping to decorate the maypole

Not long ago Sweden welcomed the spring but Valborg is only the warm-up act. Midsummer, or Midsommar in Swedish, is the biggest party of year. …

Asia Beaches Partying Travelling Vietnam

Top 3 Beaches in Vietnam

by Runaway Britupdated on 8 Comments on Top 3 Beaches in Vietnam

When most people think about travelling to an exotic beach, Thailand is often high up on their wish-list. But did you know that next-door Vietnam has some equally spectacular beaches to rival many of those offered by its more frequently …

Asia Partying Travelling

East meets West in Hong Kong

by Runaway Britupdated on 7 Comments on East meets West in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is my favourite Asian city. It’s a close call as I have loved all of the ones that I have been to – except for Singapore (nice zoo, boring city). Each city has a different …

Asia Partying Travelling Vietnam

A Close Call in Nha Trang, Vietnam

by Runaway Britupdated on 4 Comments on A Close Call in Nha Trang, Vietnam

“Careful. Bad people around” whispered the aged street-vendor who had just sold me a banana for an extortionate price, making me wonder if she might be one of the ‘bad people’ that she was referring to. It was 3am and …

Europe Life in Sweden Partying Swedish Climate Swedish Tourism Swedish Tradition Travelling

Valborg – Sweden Welcomes the Spring

by Runaway Britupdated on Leave a Comment on Valborg – Sweden Welcomes the Spring

In Britain, Bonfire Night conjures up childhood memories of sheltering from the driving November rain, eating jacket potatoes while effigies, or ‘guys’, burn on a huge bonfire. Overhead, fireworks crackle with the acrid smell of sulphur – all to commemorate …

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