Live Less Ordinary chronicles the lifestyle of Allan and Fanfan; living in Bangkok and eating through Asia. Don’t expect bland and boring. Do expect obsessive food posts. Meet our Live Less Ordinary Bloggers. (Here for contact details and advertising or contact us at alv@hotmail.co.uk). Name: Allan Wilson Hometown: Bangor, Northern Ireland, UK Inspired by unfamiliar in 2002 […]
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Wishing a Merry Christmas to all our readers (mum) from Xian, China. This post has been scheduled weeks in advance, while I would love to be in contact over Christmas we cannot guarantee it. Times, schedules, blocked websites in China, will we have internet? There are too many uncertainties. For the first time we will
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When travelling I rarely pack a razor and on the rare occasions I do it will unlikely see the light of day. Shaving while travelling is just a waste of time. Poking through toiletries, the whole shaving process, what’s the point. Who’s going to know the difference? For me it has become the norm for
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‘Live Less Ordinary’ first started in the Halloween of 2012 my first post on Halloween in Manila. Now roughly one year later I look back at what we have achieved in the past year of blogging and more importantly what we have learned. Our original aim for Live Less Ordinary was to document experiences while
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I should point out that I am the least likely person to write a blog about iPads. I am a complete technophobe, am baffled by brand obsessions and I don’t even have a mobile phone. This scenario comes more from a marriage of convenience. Fanfan owns an Ipad, she travels with her Ipad. I travel
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I am a Northern Irish Travel Blogger. I was born in Bangor, Northern Ireland in the UK. My mum is from Edinburgh, Scotland and my dad from Bangor, Northern Ireland. I travel with a British passport and tell people I am from the UK. Being Northern Irish abroad is complicated. Being Northern Irish Abroad Coming
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Tea sir? Tea? Would you like some Tea? Tea? Ceylon tea? The final stretch of long-haul flights is excruciating. Braindead, muscle numb, squirming in anguish. There is nothing at all enjoyable about long-haul flights. I have had the misfortune of flying with 15 individual long-haul carriers in the past 10 years. Every flight as agonising
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Following two weeks in Europe through Rome, Paris, London and Belfast I find the perfect moment to propose to Fanfan. While the Eiffel tower or Trevi Fountain may be thought of as the perfect scene for the occasion; trust me they are not. My original intention to propose in Paris was scuppered by touristic, unromantic and
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Chasing a missed flight with a gut full of curry mee, queueing at an airport service desk drenched in sweat and panic; a life of travel is far from glamorous. My past week has been tiring both physically and emotionally. Travelling alone, overnight train journeys and budget accommodation. I covered thousands of miles, witnessed awesome
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Some of my most treasured travel memories are those when travelling with mum. I love travelling with mum. She makes the perfect travel partner. Not because we have similar interests but because she pays for everything and allows me to choose the travel itinerary. While mum treasures memories of Ceylon tea in Ella tea hills
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