Coach Travel: Passing the Time
The number one question I’ve been asked since I got home from my TopDeck tour of Turkey has been “wasn’t the travelling boring?”. Well I’m not going to lie and say that a coach is my road trip vehicle of … Continued
How to Sleep Anywhere
One thing I have become pretty good at over the last few years is sleeping. Anywhere. I even managed a nap when I was waiting for my Gate to be called in Dalaman the other week. Turn the clock back a … Continued
TopDeck Turkey Diary Day 2 | Istanbul
A continuation of my TopDeck Turkey diary. If you haven’t read the first post in the series yet go and start here. The hotel I stayed in thanks to TopDeck was the Hotel Monaco in the Laleli area of … Continued
TopDeck Turkey Diary Day 1 | Home to Istanbul
Last month I had the pleasure joining TopDeck on The Sultan’s Trail, a week-long tour of Turkey from Istanbul to Fethiye. It was a jam packed week full of culture, sights, sunshine, education and of course – a coach. The tour … Continued
My Journey to Istanbul | Splodz Blogz TV
Last weekend I headed over to Istanbul to join the TopDeck Travel Sultan’s Trail tour from Istanbul to Fethiye. I prepared this video of my journey from Lincoln to Istanbul while away but couldn’t upload it until I got home (intermittent hotel wifi!). … Continued
Travelling Light: The Essentials
I’m starting to get the hang of the travelling light thing now, having been on a number of motorcycle trips in the last few years. I thought I’d start a bit of a mini series of posts here on Splodz … Continued
What’s in your Bag? Femfresh Wipes
This is a post about feminine care when travelling… just saying in case any of my readers would prefer not to read about that kind of thing! When I go on holiday on my motorbike I use this incredibly useful … Continued
#MobileTravelChallenge Round-up and Winner
Over the last couple of weeks you’ve been taking part in my Mobile Travel Challenge online photography exhibition, sharing your images of a special, secluded or secret place you’ve found while out and about over on twitter and instagram using #MobileTravelChallenge. … Continued
Holiday Heaven – My Trip of a Lifetime
How do you know when you are on the trip of a lifetime? How do you know when you are in “holiday heaven”? This time last year, give or take a week, I returned home from what I described prior departure … Continued
Review: Flight001 Spacepak from Bear & Bear
Despite loving travel and touring, and having no problem living out of a bag for a few days at a time, I find packing incredibly stressful. That stress is multiplied when I’m packing to go off on my motorbike for … Continued