I Had To Climb Down This
Excuse my grunting and heavy breathing, the camera was in my mouth; I had also walked over 70km in 38 hours in near 30 degree heat at this point in my journey whilst carrying a
By Jamie| 2018-06-11T11:11:14+00:00 June 11th, 2018|Video, Walking Around Malta|
Excuse my grunting and heavy breathing, the camera was in my mouth; I had also walked over 70km in 38 hours in near 30 degree heat at this point in my journey whilst carrying a
By Jamie| 2018-06-07T09:11:31+00:00 June 7th, 2018|Donkey Van Conversion, Video|
Yes, I lost my camper van. S*** happens, life goes on.
By Jamie| 2018-04-07T10:31:23+00:00 April 7th, 2018|Donkey Van Conversion|
If you have followed along with the Donkey van conversion, I have some sad news. My beloved Donkey van conversion is no more. After losing the key, I wasn't able to open it for quite
By Jamie| 2016-04-18T06:28:13+00:00 April 18th, 2016|Stories, Video|
I was so very, very excited to go to New Zealand and cycle for a month. Unfortunately, things did not go to plan, largely because of the weather. After five days we stopped cycling New
By Jamie| 2016-03-04T02:09:26+00:00 March 4th, 2016|Stories, Thoughts and Inspiration|
I see two main purposes for undertaking a long distance bicycle ride: To prove that you can do it To have a good time A journey can be for either or both of these reasons. When I
By Jamie| 2016-03-04T02:10:02+00:00 February 26th, 2016|Stories|
We had a go. A little bit of a go, at least. We bought bicycles and panniers, and we cycled a couple of hundred kilometres through rain and wind. That is our experience of cycling
By Jamie| 2016-02-15T06:55:34+00:00 February 15th, 2016|Advice|
Despite the stress of almost not being allowed to leave Australia, I was excited when I touched down in Christchurch. It has been nearly a decade since I was last in New Zealand and I
By Jamie| 2016-01-09T00:21:00+00:00 January 9th, 2016|Stories, Thoughts and Inspiration, Video|
There will always be times of great strife on every journey. These are the times when you think, 'Why am I doing this?' At that point, it is important to evaluate why you are putting yourself through
By Jamie| 2018-03-01T09:47:28+00:00 November 28th, 2014|Advice, Stories, Thoughts and Inspiration|
When exploring the world, you can do almost everything for free. You can get from A to B for free by hitchhiking, you can eat for free by skipping, you can drink water for free
By Jamie| 2014-09-06T10:00:56+00:00 September 6th, 2014|Stories|
I didn't mean for it to happen, I really didn't. When I went to Norway, I went fully with the intention of being stone cold sober for a full month and I was looking forward
By Jamie| 2014-04-16T08:35:43+00:00 April 16th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
There is a saying that goes something like this: Do one thing every day that scares you Bollocks to that. It's not fun to be scared and I sure as hell don't want to be
By Jamie| 2016-01-09T00:19:37+00:00 April 2nd, 2014|Stories|
As I cycle out of Seogwipo, I'm desperately excited. For the past three months, I've been writing paid articles, making websites, and working on a story. While I've had several day and multi-day trips around
By Jamie| 2013-12-22T11:12:44+00:00 December 22nd, 2013|Photo, Pirates of the Danube|
I don't like funerals. I never have. Although when I actually think about it, I don't suppose anyone really enjoys funerals. Least of all the instigator of festivities. After several months of grieving, it is
By Jamie| 2013-12-17T13:51:36+00:00 December 17th, 2013|Thoughts and Inspiration, UK to Slovakia on £30 Bikes|
Yesterday, I was due to appear in court in Amsterdam. As the unfriendly police woman, a Koch, told me, I was not obliged to attend this hearing, but a decision would be made in my
By Jamie| 2018-03-01T09:48:46+00:00 November 12th, 2013|Thoughts and Inspiration|
"What is adventure?" is the first question that you have to think about before you ask, "What the hell has sleep deprivation got to do with anything else on this site?" I think that I
By Jamie| 2013-12-07T02:44:42+00:00 November 4th, 2013|Pirates of the Danube|
Jamie originally thought of titling this post, 'Rafting Under Stars with Wine,' but shortly afterwards, he had the niggling notion that 'Night Rafting' seemed to be a somewhat more respectable title. Hoping not to dissuade
By Jamie| 2018-03-01T09:48:47+00:00 October 28th, 2013|Stories|
This guest post is by lone hitchhiker, Akilina Scovell, who like me, had a torrid time in Istanbul. Despite her experiences being far worse than mine, she managed to overcome them and rise up to have
By Jamie| 2018-03-01T09:48:49+00:00 October 4th, 2013|Stories|
This is a guest post by Libby White. Swinging my legs back and forth sitting in the main square of Prague, I indulged in one of my favourite past times of people watching. Instead of
By Jamie| 2013-12-07T14:50:00+00:00 September 30th, 2013|Stories|
After spending the majority of the last few months free-camping (as we cycled from the UK to Slovakia and rafted down the Danube), in Ukraine we decided to take a few nights of comfort by
By Jamie| 2013-12-09T22:19:34+00:00 September 16th, 2013|Pirates of the Danube|
It's been over a month and a half since I was last arrested. On that occasion, I was arrested in Amsterdam for sleeping outside and given two choices: pay €390 (between three people), or go
By Jamie| 2013-12-12T02:38:59+00:00 July 25th, 2013|UK to Slovakia on £30 Bikes|
In Amsterdam, the purchase and sale of drugs is quite legal. So too is prostitution. But God forbid you should dare to fall asleep outside. After successfully starting our big bicycle / raft adventure, we
By Jamie| 2013-12-13T02:41:52+00:00 May 23rd, 2013|Stories|
Burnt cigarettes on the table, used plates around the kitchen, and even a condom wrapped in a tissue; on 31st December 2012, I moved into a small apartment, not far from the centre of Istanbul
By Jamie| 2013-12-17T22:14:47+00:00 March 25th, 2013|Thoughts and Inspiration|
It was with a heavy heart that I recently read about the passing of an individual I met this summer while hitchhiking through Europe. The concept of death is quite an abstract idea that we