I've been travelling on and off for well over a decade now, so hopefully I've learned a few things along the way. Here's some of my advice for both the first time traveller and those who have been on the road for a while - I hope you find it useful!
If you've got any travel questions you'd like answered, please do get in touch - I happily reply to each and every email!
Every month or two for the last thirteen years I've dug this song out and listened to it. It speaks to me that much. Not bad for a song about sunscreen...
I am convinced that the Kindle 3G is the best e-reader for travellers by far. It's not perfect, but for the money it's almost impossible to go past.
You know how sometimes in life you have transcendent moments? Now imagine having those moments continuously for three entire days. That was the World Domination Summit in a nutshell.
Life's too short. Too short to spend in meetings, drink bad coffee, stand in line. It's also too short for a bunch of things that actually matter.
After years of travelling I've figured out what works for me - and what doesn't - when it comes to electronics on the road.
You live in incredible times. So why aren't you making the most of it?
Dear Dave, I thought you might like to hear what we've figured out together over the last 13 years. Who knows, you might even find it interesting.
I can't think of anywhere else that I''ve been with such a diversity of public transport options as South East Asia. Here's my guide to some of them.
Here's a dozen of my favourite places in the world to enjoy a beer - from Malawi to Melbourne, Greece to Great Britain and many more.
Stop making excuses and start following your travel dream. Here's how.
Buying gifts for travellers can be difficult - but it doesn't have to be.
I wish. Two of my least favourite words in the English language.
From tuk-tuks to temples, buckets to banana pancakes and everything in between.
Forty thousand revellers. One hundred and fifty thousand tomatoes. Huge amounts of sangria. One hell of a party.
A few things I figured out at Angkor Wat to help you make the most of your time in this unbelievable part of the world.
Heading off to see the world but feeling a bit daunted by it all? Here’s 50 things I wish I’d known before going travelling for the first time.
My five awesome things to do in Paris, that may involve getting drunk, being solicited and breaking traffic laws. Amongst other things.
What to consider when buying your first backpack
The pros and cons of taking group trips vs independent travel.
I'm Dave Dean, and I've been backpacking, wandering the world and living the travel dream for fifteen years.
Magic Bus: On the Hippie Trail From Istanbul to India, by Rory MacLean.
In the sixties and seventies hundreds of thousands of wide-eyed young travellers headed East, blazing the hippie trail from Istanbul to Kathmandu. Forty years later, Rory MacLean sets out to discovers what's become of the 6,000 miles of 'hippie highway'.
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