Backpacking in Guinea🇬🇳: Touring Conakry The Week Of The Oil Explosion

Backpacking in Guinea🇬🇳: Touring Conakry The Week Of The Explosion“It’s just a dropped stitch; in life’s tapestry” – Joanie Trotter. Monday morning 18th December 2023, two things happened that would influence and impact my entire next week, changing the title of this very blog post. It was supposed to be “Backpacking in Guinea 🇬🇳 : Read more about Backpacking in Guinea🇬🇳: Touring Conakry The Week Of The Oil Explosion[…]

Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 10 Sights In Lahore

Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Lahore

“Instead of stressed, I lie here charmed” – Placebo. My first stop in Pakistan was Lahore. After the online visa application (rather taxing), I was booked in to stay at The Rose Palace Hotel in Lahore. From here I would backpack the sights of the city, head out to Wagah for the famous border parade Read more about Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Lahore[…]

Backpacking in Grenada: Top 8 Sights in Grand Anse

“Alone on the beach, on my own out of reach and you just passed me by”- Noel Gallagher. When backpacking in Grenada, I stayed at the Sea Breeze Hotel in Grand Anse, on the west coast of the island. This was a superb base from which to backpack the sights, enjoy some spice and nightlife Read more about Backpacking in Grenada: Top 8 Sights in Grand Anse[…]

Backpacking in Georgia: Top 10 Sights in Tbilisi

Let’s start with the surprising fact – Tbilisi is a great city. It is just incredibly under rated. A liveable city. A safe city. A vibrant city. A sleeping giant crying to be found. I expected nothing much from it, I expected an eastern grey textbook dull drab dreary ex-communist Stalinist patchwork of Soviet style Read more about Backpacking in Georgia: Top 10 Sights in Tbilisi[…]

Backpacking in England: 8 Quirky and Quick Music Related Sights to See in London

Backpacking in England: 6 Quirky and Quick Music Related Sights to See in London

“You need a little time to rest your mind; you know you should so I guess you might as well” – Noel Gallagher. Well I’ve done my time living in London back in the day, and I must have visited the city about 50 times in my life, but I’m definitely not done with backpacking Read more about Backpacking in England: 6 Quirky and Quick Music Related Sights to See in London[…]

Backpacking in Bulgaria: Top 10 Sights in Plovdiv Old Town

The city of Plovdiv is somewhat undermined. It’s Bulgaria’s second biggest city yet bobs along almost unheard of to those who haven’t been there. It made a natural stop off city for me in between exploring the medieval town of Veliko Tarnovo and a dose of Sofia the capital. I knew I would only stay Read more about Backpacking in Bulgaria: Top 10 Sights in Plovdiv Old Town[…]

Backpacking in Ramallah, Palestine: 5 Things to See and Do in the Palestinian Capital City

Ramallah sits proud and un-noticed. In reality, it’s the capital city of Palestine. Whether you believe that Palestine is a country or not, isn’t the point. Ramallah remains a Palestinian stronghold, nestled shyly north of the border between Israel and Palestine, this is the centre of the Palestinian authority. Politics aside, but with a bit Read more about Backpacking in Ramallah, Palestine: 5 Things to See and Do in the Palestinian Capital City[…]

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Backpacking in Israel: Top 5 Sights in Haifa

We spent 4 days hanging out in Haifa on the west coast of Israel and the story went back a few years. While backpacking in New Zealand in 2010 I met a cool Israeli couple. Three years later and we met up again. After spending our first day and night in the Port Inn in Read more about Backpacking in Israel: Top 5 Sights in Haifa[…]