Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Poole, Dorset

I have spent a lot of my adult life in England and each time I’m back there I enjoy touring new parts and revisiting old haunts. In the last year I have backpacked through a load of English places like Liverpool, Birmingham, Windsor, Sunderland, Christchurch and London. I have also delved into the Empire of Austenasia. Read more about Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Poole, Dorset[…]

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Hiring Boris Bikes in London, England

You might have read my recent article about backpacking through Camden Town in London with my mates James and Neil. I felt I needed to include it as a Monday’s Money Saving Tip as we went cycling in London on Boris Bikes and it is a cheap way to see London. What is a Boris Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Hiring Boris Bikes in London, England[…]

Backpacking in England: A Quick 5 Sights in Liverpool

“In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs of every head he’s had the pleasure to know” – Lennon/McCartney You might have read some of my recent posts on my time backpacking through England, a country I know quite a bit about having studied and worked there some moons ago. I kind of love Read more about Backpacking in England: A Quick 5 Sights in Liverpool[…]

“It’s only a gameshow, it’s only a gameshow”: The Lock In, Bournemouth, England

“You’ve made me look like a c*nt in front of millions” – Craig Phillips talking to “Nasty Nick” Bateman on Big Brother 2000. As I continue to write about my journeys around the planet, there are some huge huge gaps from my adventure that are just not covered on this website, and for the lack of Read more about “It’s only a gameshow, it’s only a gameshow”: The Lock In, Bournemouth, England[…]

Back (in the USSR) Packing in England: Visiting the Beatles Story in Liverpool

“In my hour of darkness, there is still a light that shines on me” – The Beatles. As 2014 arrived, it was time for me to make a return to Liverpool. It was a city I had passed through several times on ferries between Northern Ireland and England over the years. Yet despite once watching Read more about Back (in the USSR) Packing in England: Visiting the Beatles Story in Liverpool[…]

Primrose Hill Market, ‘Hippy’ Camden Town, Boris Bikes and the Canals of London, England

“In Camden Town, I’ll meet you down by the Underground” – Suggs I want to get back to writing more stuff like this. We all know the “Top 5 this” and “Top 8 that” posts are good for combining the key sights together into one article, bringing in page visits and also for SEO purposes. Read more about Primrose Hill Market, ‘Hippy’ Camden Town, Boris Bikes and the Canals of London, England[…]

Jonny Blair at the Best Break Party in Bournemouth 2005

My 6 Steps For Any Travellers Wanting to Move to the UK

My recent time back in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland made me think about all those times in life I have relocated and started life somewhere new. I’ve had to start from scratch and pick things up from the beginning in a brand new place quite a lot of times in the last twelve years. Read more about My 6 Steps For Any Travellers Wanting to Move to the UK[…]

Lackpacking in England: Top 5 Things to Do in Bed When You Can’t Travel

“This is a low, but it won’t hurt you” – Blur I was recent lackpacking in England. Basically I wanted to get my backpack and go out and explore then I got what seemed to be a never ending migraine and infection. It meant I didn’t leave my mates flat in Bournemouth for 9 days Read more about Lackpacking in England: Top 5 Things to Do in Bed When You Can’t Travel[…]