PinnedMike Richards - The Travelling ApeinDigital Global TravelerRanking The Seven Wonders Of The World — The Travelling ApeThe following article, which ranks the Seven Wonders of the World, is an excerpt from my Amazon bestselling book. ‘The Travelling Ape…Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 2023
PinnedMike Richards - The Travelling ApeinDigital Global TravelerWhy Would I Like To Travel To Every Country In The World?It’s not just vanity. I promise.Mar 131Mar 131
Mike Richards - The Travelling ApeinDigital Global TravelerWhat’s In A Flag?A Journey To The Five Tallest Flags In The World. All are autocracies with insecure leaders. Coincidence?Sep 151Sep 151
Mike Richards - The Travelling ApeinDigital Global TravelerTurkmenistan — My Personality Cult Is Better Than YoursI never thought I’d go anywhere stranger than North Korea. But then Turkmenistan said ‘Hold my beer’.Jul 52Jul 52
Mike Richards - The Travelling ApeinMindfulness MattersHow to Meditate, Without Joining A CultJoining the spiritual, New Age brigade isn’t a prerequisite to learning to meditate.Jul 5Jul 5
Mike Richards - The Travelling ApeinMindfulness MattersUnpacking The Scientific Benefits Of MeditationFortunately, science has come to the rescue. My passion for meditation doesn’t need to be viewed as New Age mumbo jumbo. By some at least.Jun 26Jun 26
Mike Richards - The Travelling ApeinMindfulness Matters10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat In India: Pleasure, Pain, And The RestWhen you tell people you’re going on a silent meditation retreat, they think you’re mad. On the retreat, I started agreeing with them.Jun 262Jun 262
Mike Richards - The Travelling ApeinDigital Global TravelerNorth Korea — Backpacking In ‘Silly’ KoreaNorth Korea is a stonkingly odd, breathtakingly sad place. All by design. It’s so silly.Apr 15Apr 15
Mike Richards - The Travelling ApeinDigital Global TravelerSouth Korea — ‘Sensible’ KoreaSoju want to go to Seoul? It’s worth a visit. And is without doubt the most space-age place I’ve ever been.Apr 51Apr 51
Mike Richards - The Travelling ApeinDigital Global TravelerThe Pacific Islands — Tonga, Fiji, Samoa (Normal), and Samoa (American)Some of the loveliest beaches you’ll find anywhere, if you can bother making the long journey.Apr 1Apr 1