Dan's Adventure

My adventure was supposed to begin in early August, but I’ve grown tired of waiting. Next week I am going to pack my bag and set off to explore the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
I plan to set off from Glasgow at the beginning of the week and walk the West Highland Way to Fort William. The West Highland Way is a long distance walk from the northern outskirts of Glasgow, to the foot of Ben Nevis at Fort William – a total of 95 miles. The Route follows the shores …

Three weeks, two islands, one birthday; New Zealand is going to be fun!
Continuing my adventures down under, I will be flying from Sydney to Christchurch on the South island at the end of March and will have three weeks to reach Auckland on the North island from which I be hitting the fourth continent of the trip, South America.
Shortly after arriving in New Zealand I will turn 28 so what better way to spend it than in Queenstown, New Zealand’s capital of extreme sports! I have suffered from a fear …

I arrive in Nairobi two days before the Kenya to Cape Town overland tour with Acacia Africa begins. I won’t arrive until after dark so I definitely want to have my accommodation arranged in advance.
A hotel has been recommended to me by Acacia Africa but its rather expensive compared to the accommodation I will be staying in for the rest of my around the world trip so I have been researching some budget alternatives. At the moment I am considering both Wildebeest Camp and Bush House. Both of these options …

In order to hire a car and drive abroad one typically needs an International Driving Permit (IDP). Its essentially a version of your own country’s driving license translated into multiple languages. The IDP is not however a license in its own right, it is merely confirmation that you hold a driving license in another country. It must therefore be accompanied by your original driving license when you use it abroad.
IDPs can be purchased from motoring associations in most countries. In the UK, both the AA and the RAC issue IDPs …

Over the weekend Dan’s Adventure has received a much needed face lift. Several aspects of the original design annoyed me, but the ones that prompted me to make a change were:

It was too blue
The navigation tabs didn’t look right
It felt too much like a standard blog

The last of those may seem daft considering this is after all a blog. The new design uses a magazine style layout with featured content at the top, newest items in each category on the right, and popular articles at the bottom. The use of …

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The poster in the window offering buy two get one free caught my attention and with time to kill I thought I’d take a look. I usually avoid bookstores like Waterstones and Borders as Amazon is nearly always cheaper, even with delivery added on, but on this occasion I was pleasantly surprised. I left Waterstones with three travel guides and £38 lighter. I also made a stop in Borders and picked up a novel that I have read many good things about. The latest additions to my bookshelf are:

Lonely Planet …

My passport was returned to me in the post this morning complete with a visa for Vietnam, the final visa that I needed to obtain before departure. I wasn’t expecting to receive it until next week as I only posted it on the 20th so another fast turn around. Its valid between November 15th and December 15th so I’ve got a bit of flexibility with my time there.
In other Vietnam related news, Lindsay has booked her flights! She will be joining me for six weeks to travel in Vietnam, Cambodia, …