My biggest travel regrets
I’m not yet 30 and I’ve been to more than 30 countries… but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a few travel-related regrets from the past couple of years!
Articles by Simon Petersen
Review: Oh Mexico! Love and Adventure in Mexico City
Man vs World reviews a travel story that is part love story, part fish-out-of-water adventure and all class.
Living in London vs life in New Zealand
Moving abroad will give you a new perspective on life. Here I compare my former life in London with my new one in Auckland, New Zealand.
Why I love/hate Triberr
The trials and tribulations of a travel blogging super-weapon called Triberr – and why I love and hate it…
The best Christmas markets in Europe
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas – and while the weather outside may indeed be frightful, Europe’s best Christmas markets are incredibly delightful.
Highlights of 100 blog posts
Your favourite travel blog is celebrating its 100th article. Take a ride down memory lane and relive some its best – and worst – blog posts…
What is time to a backpacker?
Time is a pretty fluid concept at the best of times. To a backpacker it’s even more arbitrary.
Exploring Almeria’s attractions
Guest post: you might like to consider going to the province of Almeria for your next Spanish holiday…
New York’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – for tourists
Everything is bigger in the United States of America and national holidays are no different. Take New York’s famous Thanksgiving Day Parade for example…
Cape Reinga: the top of the bottom of the world
Cape Reinga at the tip of New Zealand’s North Island is a beautiful, isolated little spot that is said to be the place where the spirits of the dead enter the underworld.
Good! Compensation for flight delays in Europe
Travellers are rejoicing at a ruling by the European Court of Justice that airlines must compensate passengers for flight delays of more than three hours.
Must-see Paris: the Arc de Triomphe
For the best views over Paris, France, you can’t do better than the famous Arc de Triomphe…