¿Se permite acampar aqui? This was one of the first Spanish phrases I learnt, parrot fashion, from a phrase book, before going abroad for the first time, aged 17. I figured that “Is it permitted to camp here?” would be a useful thing to be able to ask, since we were going to be hiking …
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Climbing above the Clouds in the Arctic Circle
I was awoken early by my alarm that Sunday morning in September, but when I looked out of the window, the weather was grim and low clouds sat heavily on the silent buildings of the city. Tromsø was still sleeping and anybody who peeped out from their cosy home to check the weather probably went …
A New Year and a New Chapter in Bali
It can be lonely to be on your own in a crowd, especially when everyone else is partying. With New Year’s Eve approaching, I decided to leave the busyness of Ubud and instead see in the new year on the coast of Bali. I imagined watching the sun set on the year before sleeping in …
Reflections of a Locked-Down Digital Nomad
It’s January 2021 and I’m at home in England, in lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic. Looking out of my back-bedroom-office window at the snow falling against the background of a grey sky, I reflect that this is a complete contrast to my travelling office setup as a digital nomad. Somewhere I have a photo of …
My lightbulb moment was in Albania…
My lightbulb moment was in Albania, in the summer, a few years ago. I was backpacking around the Balkans but also carrying my laptop because I needed to keep in touch with my clients by email. As a one-person business, I couldn’t delegate to colleagues, and nowadays everyone expects an immediate response. Gone are the …
Business Design for Lifestyle Success
My lightbulb moment was in Albania, in the summer, a few years ago. I was backpacking around the Balkans but also carrying my laptop because I needed to keep in touch with my clients by email. As a one-person business, I couldn’t delegate to colleagues, and nowadays everyone expects an immediate response. Gone are the days of shutting down …
Business Inspiration for Travel Agencies in Colombia (videos)
These videos are excerpts from David’s speech for travel agencies in Colombia, when he spoke at the National Congress of ANATO in Medellin, with his speech entitled “Inspiration for Travel Agencies from Creativity, Innovation and the Orange Economy”. Opening section in which David invites delegates to join him on “a trip around the world” to …
Travel Industry Speaker on the Orange Economy
David was a travel industry speaker on the Orange Economy at the national Congress of ANATO in Medellin, Colombia. His speech title was: “Inspiration for Travel Agencies from Creativity, Innovation and the Orange Economy Worldwide”. “At the ANATO Congress, David inspired us with useful business techniques for travel agencies. His speech included interesting examples and stories about creativity …
One thousand little kindnesses
It’s headline news on the BBC when a British tourist, backpacker or student is killed in the Far East, Latin America or Africa. But the good news doesn’t get reported. People warn me about backpacking in foreign countries, full of the fear that prevents them from going to far-off lands. They know that other countries …
A first class train ticket to Varanasi
I had booked myself a berth in a first class sleeper compartment for the overnight journey on the Indian railways from New Delhi to Varanasi. But it didn’t work out as I’d planned… My first impressions of India, arriving in New Delhi a few days before, were of the overwhelming noise, the crowds and the …