Squatting on Naxos
Finance should never be a limiting factor to what we can do in life. It was with this notion in mind (and with little money) that I headed to Greece with my good friend of
By Jamie| 2015-02-01T09:31:57+00:00 February 1st, 2015|Stories, Thoughts and Inspiration|
Finance should never be a limiting factor to what we can do in life. It was with this notion in mind (and with little money) that I headed to Greece with my good friend of
By Jamie| 2015-01-31T09:23:42+00:00 January 31st, 2015|Stories, Thoughts and Inspiration|
Nearly a decade ago, I met a girl on a staircase while I was a student in Leeds. I assumed that we lived in the same building because we had passed each other several times
By Jamie| 2015-01-30T12:06:33+00:00 January 30th, 2015|Stories|
Forgive me Wales for thinking of you as a land of sheep and rain. You are so very much more beautiful than that. However, I had suspected this for some time and that is why we
By Jamie| 2015-01-27T05:05:22+00:00 January 27th, 2015|Thoughts and Inspiration|
I’m three years old and I can barely breathe. Where is my mother? Why has she left me alone with these strangers? I see the door that she left by and I start running. I
By Jamie| 2015-01-20T17:46:10+00:00 January 20th, 2015|Photo|
Since arriving in America, I am constantly aware of how American cities are so very different from those that I know in Europe. Everything is much more spread out. With a special focus on abandoned buildings and
By Jamie| 2015-01-13T06:30:41+00:00 January 13th, 2015|Thoughts and Inspiration|
Steven Emerson, the Executive Director of the Investigative Project on Terrorism, recently made the headlines for all the wrong reasons when he said live on Fox news, "There are actual cities like Birmingham that are
By Jamie| 2015-01-08T17:24:04+00:00 January 7th, 2015|Stories|
This is part three of the journey to Trolltunga blog posts. You can read the earlier parts by clicking the links below: Part one: Hitchhiking to the edge of the world. A multi-day hitch across
By Jamie| 2015-01-08T17:27:45+00:00 January 5th, 2015|Stories|
This is part 2 of the 'journey to Trolltunga' articles. To read part one, Hitchhiking to the Edge of the World, click here. To read part three, sleeping at the edge of the world, click here.
By Jamie| 2015-01-08T17:22:19+00:00 January 4th, 2015|Advice|
Four people, one guitar, four days to hitchhike (and return) several hundred miles in search of Trolltunga (troll's tongue), seemingly the edge of the world. Would it be possible? Of course it would. Anything is
By Jamie| 2015-01-03T17:12:48+00:00 January 3rd, 2015|Thoughts and Inspiration|
Eating healthy, quitting smoking, drinking less, being a better person, reading classics - these are typical New Year's resolutions that for most people, last little more than a few well-intentioned days. Instead of making a
By Jamie| 2014-12-31T15:19:35+00:00 December 31st, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
One year ago, I was landing in South Korea to spend the turn of the year in Busan and the following months living on Jeju island. This time, I have landed in Detroit, the largest city in
By Jamie| 2014-12-05T11:57:51+00:00 December 5th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
For ten months, nobody has been able to call me. For ten months, my attention has not been demanded by this small device in my pocket. For ten months, every time I meet a friend,
By Jamie| 2016-02-13T23:55:51+00:00 December 4th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
Despite the distinct lack of legroom, despite the fact that drinks cost at least €5, despite the fact that you have to scroll down to 'don't insure me' (which is located below Denmark) when confirming
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| 2014-11-20T12:08:33+00:00 November 20th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
It is becoming more and more common to hear, "I've done Vietnam and Cambodia," "I've done Europe," and other such similarly ludicrous comments. How can you 'do' a country or a continent? How can you
By Jamie| 2014-11-12T20:17:40+00:00 November 12th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
Take a pen and paper, then divide it into three columns. In each of the three columns, do the following: - In the first column, write your obituary if you continue on your current path
By Jamie| 2014-11-01T09:09:33+00:00 November 1st, 2014|Stories|
As is often the way I find my life to be, I arrived in Athens with an excess of time and a lack of money - not the typical way one would go on holiday - but
By Jamie| 2014-10-24T08:18:58+00:00 October 24th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
What next when the whole world lies in front of you? What next when your mind is full of possibility, but it is thirty-five different flavours of ice cream and you don't know which one
By Jamie| 2017-01-09T04:58:21+00:00 October 13th, 2014|Advice, Thoughts and Inspiration|
If you are thinking of doing a TEFL course, read this warning before choosing which course to do. It is based upon my own research and concerns the explosion of cheap TEFL courses appearing on
By Jamie| 2016-03-31T15:10:02+00:00 October 9th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
As a child, I always dreamt of being a pirate, of sailing the seven seas, of cruising around tropical islands. The pirate books I read at school had me. I was too young to understand
By Jamie| 2015-07-03T02:26:56+00:00 October 3rd, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
Fear is a little pink ghost that has the ability to change into any form more terrifying than your worst nightmares could even dream up. He can cripple you, taking everything. When he is around,
By Jamie| 2014-11-24T11:12:46+00:00 September 25th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
People often say, "I'd like to do [INSERT COUNTRY NAME HERE]." In fact, I probably have - a long time ago. But to 'do' a country, is impossible. What does that term even mean? Have
By Jamie| 2014-09-21T14:55:41+00:00 September 21st, 2014|Stories|
I would like to introduce you to someone. This is Mr. Cat. Mr. Cat is the farm cat in Norway, where I spent one month living, boat building, and planting raspberries. Mr. Cat is very
By Jamie| 2016-03-31T15:04:10+00:00 September 14th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
Iceland is cold. Oh so very, very cold. As I walked from coast to coast with my brother, the wind was so relentless that it made my face bleed. The snow on the tent each morning
By Jamie| 2014-12-29T18:39:06+00:00 September 7th, 2014|Thoughts and Inspiration|
Around two years ago, I quit my English teaching job in South Korea, vowed never to go back, and started hitchhiking across Europe. How I got there was a convoluted path, but ultimately, I was
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| 2014-09-01T23:57:07+00:00 September 1st, 2014|Stories|
If there is a best way to travel around Jeju, I would have to say that it is by bicycle. I have done it twice now, just to make sure. First I did it with
By Jamie| 2014-08-29T07:38:34+00:00 August 29th, 2014|Stories, Thoughts and Inspiration, Walking Iceland|
I've never really travelled more than about ten miles on foot, so claiming that I have now completed the hardest walk of my life, isn't really much of a claim when compared to this. However,