travelling Archives - Runaway Brit

Exciting News: I’m Moving to India!

January 27, 2014April 10, 2016 Asia, Featured, Teaching, Travelling india, Mumbai, Search Associates, teaching, travelling, work overseas

Judging by the response that I have received from various people to this news, you probably fall into one of the following categories: “India?! Are you crazy?” or “Wow! What an amazing experience!” If I’m

Burned Out in Dubrovnik

September 1, 2013November 3, 2013 Europe, Travelling balkans, burnout, croatia, dubrovnik, fatigue, travel, traveling, travelling

Holding a crumpled map in one hand, and a bottle of luke-warm water from which I was stopping to take a mouthful every few minutes in the other, we staggered up the steep road—my backpack

How to Save For Your Dream Trip

February 15, 2013May 12, 2013 Travelling advice, money, saving, tips, travel, travelling

The process of saving for your dream trip can be a daunting procedure to begin. You know where you want to go, and how long you want to be away for; but once you start

Warm or Cold Christmas?

December 25, 2012January 26, 2013 Asia, Beaches, Blogging, Childhood Memories, Food and Drink, Partying, Tradition, Travelling christmas, climate, festive, party, snow, travelling, white 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

Things that drive me crazy about hostels

September 29, 2012November 10, 2012 Travelling dormitories, dorms, faulty electricity, hostels, peeves, shared rooms, snoring, travel, travelling

When I first started travelling I was impressed every time I walked into a new hostel. (Most) hostels have a nice friendly ambience: you are welcomed at the reception by well-travelled and informative hosts, the

Why I Want to go Back to Japan

September 9, 2012April 10, 2016 Asia, Beaches, Food and Drink, Japan, Nature, Partying, Teaching, Tradition, Travelling, Working Overseas buddhism, festival, food, hiroshima, izu, japan, kyoto, landscape, okomiyaki, peninsula, shintoism, tokyo, travelling

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

How Important Is It to Use The Local Language When Travelling?

July 1, 2012September 9, 2012 South America, Travelling english, english language, language, travelling, world language

Whether or not you should try to learn a few phrases of the local language is a question often discussed among travellers. Some take phrasebooks with them and steadfastly learn a new phrase every day,

Earth Day – April 22nd 2012

April 19, 2012November 30, 2013 Nature, Travelling conservation, earth, earth day, Frifotos, nature, photo essay, planet, protection, travel, travelling

The #FriFotos theme this week is Earth Day to coincide with the event of the same name; a day coordinated by the Earth Day Network in order to raise awareness and appreciation of our beautiful

Travel or Family, Do You Always Have to Choose?

February 8, 2012April 13, 2012 Childhood Memories, Friends and Family, Relationships, Tradition, Travelling, United Kingdom family, guilt, society, travel, travelling

Today is my birthday. It is not a significant birthday, the last one of those was three years ago, and the next one is still way off in the future—although we all know that the

Be Prepared for Bogota—what the travel guides don’t tell you!

December 18, 2011January 22, 2012 South America, Travelling bogota, booking bus, bus travel, colombia, south america, taxis, travelling

Bogota is the sixth capital city that we have visited on our trip around South America, and so far it has proven to be the most difficult to enter, get around in, and to leave.

Runaway Brits Abroad

November 6, 2011December 24, 2011 Travelling, United Kingdom stereotypes, travelling, united kingdom

Will Peach is one of the site editors over at Gap Daemon, the gap year community website for backpackers and gap year travellers. You can also find out more about his struggles and adventures in

Preparing to become a Nomad

September 1, 2011October 22, 2011 Travelling nomad, nomadic life, preparation, travelling

One of the most common questions that you get asked as a traveller is ‘where are you from?’ a question that should be very easy to answer but one which I dread more each time

Goodbye Classroom, Hello World!

June 4, 2011December 30, 2011 Asia, School, Teaching, Travelling, Vietnam, Working Overseas teaching, teaching overseas, TEFL, traveling, travelling, vietnam

Four years ago I was in an auditorium in Vietnam alongside my teaching colleagues and we were listening to a lecture that only served to strengthen my already iron-clad resolve to travel. I don’t think

A Close Call in Nha Trang, Vietnam

May 13, 2011May 29, 2011 Asia, Partying, Travelling, Vietnam asia, nha trang, safety, safety tips, south east asia, street crime, travelling, 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