Bringing The Basque Country To Your Home: A Pintxos Cooking Class
Basque Country, Europe, food, pintxos, San Sebastian, Spain, travel, video, vlog "How do you make mayonnaise?", asked Íñigo, our chef for the evening. I racked my brain. The last time I read the ingredients of a mayonnaise jar was when I was very hungover and bored at some point in 2007. "Eggs", I said proudly,…
15 Things You Need To Experience In The Basque Country
Basque Country, Europe, experience, food, pintxos, Spain, travel, travel bloggers, vlog, wine, wine tastingWhilst most British travellers flock to the South East of Spain for a spot of sunshine, it is well worth checking out the Northern province of the Basque Country. Renowned for its fierce independence, great surf, architecture, incredible…
Get #Unrooming With Hotels.com
competition, hotels, review, travel, unrooming, videoIt's competition time! You've heard about the 'unboxing' trend, right? Where people get a product, film themselves unwrapping it and describing what they’re seeing? Well, Hotels.com have come up with a new concept which they are calling…
Where To Find Travel Video Royalty Free Background Music
music, royalty free travel background music, travel, travel bloggers, vlogger tipsI'll keep this post pretty short and sweet. Ever since I started creating travel videos for YouTube, I came across an issue. A time consuming issue. Quite often the background music that accompanies the travel vlog makes the video....but…
Tufi Village Stay – Insights From Village Life In Papua New Guinea
ambassador, Australasia, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, PNG, PNG Tourism, SimonInPNG, travel, travel bloggers, tribe, Tufi, village stayJust when I thought Papua New Guinea was completely cut off from civilisation, I decided to travel even further away from the road less travelled, and learn more about local village life in Tufi. One of the most anticipated parts of my trip…
The South West Coast Path – The Jewel In the Crown Of British Hiking
Cornwall, Hiking, travel, UK I started hiking at 2 years of age. Through grazed knees and nettle stings I came to love the outdoors. The fresh air, the views, the feeling of accomplishment once a mountain has been bagged. Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon have…
Basque Country: Pintxos, Wine And A Trip To Spain
Basque Country, cider, Europe, food, pintxos, Spain, travel, travel bloggers, wine In 2012 a friend of mine invited me on his stag do near Santander, Spain. It was a surfing stag do. Some of you may think "that's weird", but it was right up my street. As well as surfing the Spanish waves, I also got a taste of some of…
Skyscanner’s #24hPeriscope: Exploring ‘Yuccie’ Islington In London
#24hPeriscope, digital, london, Periscope, Skyscanner, social media, travel, travel bloggers, videoYou've all heard of the term 'yuccie', right? No? Well think of it as a more creative, entrepreneurial hipster. A yuccie, as described perfectly by Skyscanner, is a young, urban creative. Yuccies are a new breed of young people that like…
Hela Province: Gardening, Traditions & The Huli Wigmen, Papua New Guinea
ambassador, Australasia, Hela Province, Huli Wigmen, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, SimonInPNG, Tari, travel, travel bloggersThe second leg of my Papua New Guinea tour saw me visit the highlands, and learn more about Huli people and their culture. Much like Mount Hagen, Hela Province and its capital Tari lie in the highland region of Papua New Guinea. Apart from…
Village Life And Rituals In Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Australasia, gardening, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, PNG, PNG Tourism, SimonInPNG, travel, travel bloggersPapua New Guinea is often described as the land of the unexpected, and this is no more apparent than in the Western Highlands city of Mount Hagen. It is amazing to think that much of the land and tribes in the Western Highlands was only first…