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  • The Emerald Éire

    August 3, 2023 Derek Green Europe
  • Travel bites, nights and sights – in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    August 27, 2020 Derek Green Europe
  • The stop-over tipping point – Against the clock in Buenos Aires

    August 21, 2020 Derek Green South America
  • Travel books to inspire in isolation

    July 18, 2020 Derek Green Life off the road
  • A tale of the tortoise and the hare on the Inca Trail

    March 30, 2020 Derek Green South America
  • The great f**ing dilemma

    March 11, 2020 Derek Green Responsible travel
  • La route du Château – A different kind of road trip

    October 10, 2019 Derek Green Europe, France
  • When travel partnerships turn sour

    August 7, 2019 Derek Green Europe, Life off the road
  • Rainbows, shooting stars and a blown budget

    April 11, 2019 Derek Green Africa, France
  • Next time you’re in…

    December 5, 2018 Derek Green Life off the road

The Escapegoat

A story of life on (and off) the road)

Not so random act of kindness

January 4, 2016 Derek Green North America

Recently while on holiday I found myself in a situation where I needed cash quickly. In a foreign land with[…]

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Why Hawai’i is the new black

December 3, 2015 Derek Green Mind The Gap, North America

Desperately seeking a holiday dream Me: I love to travel and although I don’t usually go five-star, I enjoy it when I[…]

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Who moved my adventure – has the internet ruined travel?

May 5, 2015 Derek Green Life off the road

Like many Australians, my twenties were a time when I undertook a tour of duty as an overseas traveller, diligently[…]

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In the shadow of the Alps

November 14, 2014 Derek Green Europe, France, Mind The Gap

Rhône-Alpes is a region not only overlooked by the French Alps, it’s also often overlooked by tourists and travellers. I have[…]

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East London: Exploring Regent’s Canal

July 22, 2014 Derek Green Europe, Mind The Gap

See a different London via Regent’s Canal.

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