After reading Neil Woodburn’s article on California’s Second Best Stretch of Road, I couldn’t help but compare it to other highways that aren’t quite in the same league. The clear winner in this particular hall of shame - by a long chalk - must go to the perilous North Yungas Road in Bolivia.This...

For the cash-strapped traveller, one of the best ways to see the world without going into extreme debt is by finding work overseas. Not only does it ease the financial burden of travel, it also allows a first-hand glimpse into daily life in a foreign context. Travis is one such cash-strapped traveller....

Faced with the situation I could only muster two answers. Either I'd managed to get myself terribly, ridiculously lost or that last mince filled pancake had left me vividly hallucinating this paradise. Only one thing seemed clear. In no way shape or form could this possibly be Siberia. Let me backtrack… …...

Mira and I ran out of the youth hostel in Oeiras in the nick of time, as our incessant laughter and giggles were beginning to run their course with the rest of the hostel’s inhabitants, who seemed to be in a perpetual state of misery. So we hopped upon our faithful steeds (bikes) and rode out on the...

Temple Bar, Part 2: Saturday at 2am (well, let’s call it 1am) Ubi sunt nunc gloria Babylonia? Where now the glories of Babylon? My best days are clearly behind me. I had it all planned, I’d have a few pints in ‘The Swan’ - a classy old Dublin pub with a weird mixture of inner city regulars and...

At times, Mexico feels like it’s the natural habitat for the old-style VW Beetles, like they were never a German car to begin with. They’re made here, adored here, impeccably maintained here and it’s impossible to drive for more than a few minutes on most roads without passing one. The first two...