The following travel quotations inspire me in one way or another. Some of of these travel quotations have links to my travel blogs on associated subjects; and some are referred to in my travel blogs when relevant. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” Susan Sontag “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” Robert …
Category: Travel
A postcard from Malin Head
Nobody sends them any more, but I thought I would write you a postcard from Malin Head. You know, just a few sentences scribbled on the back of a piece of card, saying “I wish you were here”, and reporting on the weather. Talking of weather reports, “Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey” is a familiar sequence …
Surviving without wi-fi in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is a place we’ve all seen on maps and on TV, where remote jungle tribes are discovered and studied by anthropologists. No doubt the best of this country is well away from the cities: hidden inland villages or a coastline that offers perfect conditions for diving. I didn’t have time for either of …
Observing Timor Leste without taking photos
Somehow the driver hears the signal despite the noise. Heavy music is beating inside and there’s the din of the traffic outside, but the driver stops when a passenger taps a coin against the metal rail on the low ceiling of the minibus: his ears finely attuned to this frequency. I soon learnt the system during …
A run before dawn near the international dateline
I had an idea that I might go for a run if I awoke early enough, so before going to bed I put out my running shorts, t-shirt and trainers just in case, but actually set my alarm for seven o’clock. Despite that I awoke at 5.30 am, so got off the fan-cooled bed, put on …
Finding a route over the mountains in Macedonia
I couldn’t see any path. This new landscape wasn’t as I’d imagined it from looking at the map. Perhaps the track I was looking for started further down the road. I must have looked confused because a man called out to me: “the path is there!” I hadn’t noticed the sign because it was just a …
Marooned in the Solomon Islands
I was in the Solomon Islands and on my way to Dolphin View Beach. After Papua New Guinea, I was looking forward to arriving in the Solomon Islands and my expectations were higher. In PNG (as they call it), I’d stayed in the capital, Port Moresby. As a contrast, in the Solomon Islands I turned …
Travel blogs
Below is a growing collection of travel blogs about some of my experiences from more than 100 countries around the world. The people I’ve met, the cultures I’ve encountered and the enterprises I’ve engaged with all inform my advice, speeches and writing about creative entrepreneurship and how to achieve success in the creative, digital and …
The Great Little Tongatapu South Pacific Ocean Drive
You will have heard of South Australia’s Great Ocean Road and the long road trips of the California coast. Well, here’s another classic to add to your bucket list: the Great Little Tongatapu South Pacific Ocean Drive. Liina and I were both in the mood to expand our horizons and pioneer new routes, pushing forward …
Work Life Integration
In one of my creative business books, I wrote about the “work life balance”. Since then I’ve travelled one step further. Now I practice “Work Life Integration”… See also Business Design for Lifestyle Success article and blog post on Lifestyle Businesses. I am proud to have deliberately designed my business for lifestyle success. Some people work hard all …