Ever wanted to be an astronaut? Well like every boy under the age of ten I wanted to explore space and have always been fascinated with the illustrations of alien worlds I found in science books and encyclopaedias growing up. I wanted to explore blasted desert landscapes, marvel at craggy alien spires tearing at the ...read more

Death Valley: On Par with Hell & Visiting The Final Frontier is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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Portland is a city of ‘interesting’ people. I say interesting since it incorporates weird, wacky, quirky and just plain strange under the one banner yet leaves the reader with a feeling of intrigue. Fitting, given we’re talking about Portland, one of America’s more quirky and often overlooked travel destinations. Do you have a full beard, ...read more

Why Portland Might Be The Best City In America is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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It’s just about closing time in a random corner pub in East London. It’s packed and I’m about as drunk as I can get without trying to order a kebab from the table opposite me or attempt to select ‘Piano Man’ on the ATM machine in the corner… Sitting in front of me is a ...read more

Lesson From Travel #1 – Just show up is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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  What is ‘home’? Something funny happens when you have no fixed address and you move around from place to place; the meaning of home changes to become something other than just the ‘cave’ you took for granted and stepped out of at the start of your journey.. essentially our definition of ‘home’ changes as ...read more

Thoughts On The Nature Of: Home is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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Last week, I talked a bit about how that Las Vegas was an American paradox. One topic that I failed to touch on is the Vegas food scene. Many do not know that Las Vegas has quickly become a must-visit city for food lovers from around the world. While I didn’t get a chance to ...read more

Top restaurants in Vegas – The Vegas Dining Experience is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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Upon entering the lobby of almost any Vegas hotel your senses will be assaulted with a barrage of sites (and smells) that will amaze, shock and disturb you forever. Like Hunter S Thompson described in Fear and Loathing, Vegas is the climax of the American dream, the ultimate adult experience where sin is definitely still ...read more

Vegas: The American paradox.. is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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Real travel has to be one of the most amazing experiences I think a person can have in their lives. Seeing the world through another cultures eyes, exploring new places, meeting new people and generally learning more about the world through new experiences is humbling, interesting and amazing all at once. However during any long ...read more

How to Beat Homesickness Abroad is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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    When you travel long term you have plenty of time to ponder the big questions. Maybe that’s why philosophy and travel go so well together. You finally have the time to really think about what the hell Confucius and Plato were trying to get at.. Maybe that’s why for any form of long ...read more

long Distance Travel – Trains Are All About The Journey is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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What do a sexually promiscuous drunken Zen master and world travel have in common? Well, actually quite a lot in my opinion. Ikkyu the gentleman in question was a 15th century Japanese monk, allegedly the Emperors illegitimate son who, after being raised in the strict traditions of Zen philosophy, grew up to travel ancient Japan ...read more

Travel Better: The Zen of Sake and Learning is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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Never thought I would say this but.. Caravans are one of my new favourite ways to explore a country. There’s loads of support for them and the communities are super active and growing all the time. Even insurance groups like The Caravan Club contribute to the community with advice and trip planning. There’s also a growing trend in younger people ...read more

Caravans – The New ‘Cool’ in Road Tripping. is a post from: Nomadical Sabbatical

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