Despite the fact that the Imam Reza Shrine is one of the most touristy places of Iran, that fact passes you by fairly easily and quickly. The tourists and visitors are mostly Muslims and “local tourists”. This place is truly off the normal travel wall, I can assure you of that. We were the only Read more about Touring The Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad Iran🇮🇷: The Biggest Mosque🕌In The World[…]
It was a return to the familiar border crossings for me earlier in the year as I got the ferry from Belfast to Birkenhead. It’s a great way to get from Northern Ireland to England, and also avoids the hassle of flying, allows you to drive there by car, bring as much as you want Read more about World Borders: Getting the Belfast to Birkenhead Ferry (Northern Ireland to England)[…]
Do you know who the “red paper clip guy” is? If you don’t read on and you’ll find out… Who is the Red Paper Clip Guy and Why Should He Inspire me on a Sunday? Kyle MacDonald is the “red paper clip guy” and he traded a red paper clip (worth basically nothing) for a Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Red Paper Clip Guy[…]
I’ve been to some truly magical islands on my travels. I love the disconnected tranquility of it all. In the past I’ve been to Sark, Bruny Island, Cuverville Island, Yi Li Dao Island and Lido Island. I also shared a top 5 remote islands, but when my travels took me to East Timor recently, I Read more about Backpacking in East Timor: Touring Atauro Island[…]
I cast my mind to my trip to Suriname in 2011. On the way to meet my friends in Recife, Brazil I had a stopover in a city unknown to me at the time, Fortaleza. It was a four hour layover and I was back in Brazil after the magic of tropical Suriname. It was Read more about Is this the way to Fortaleza? Don’t Stop Living goes full circle again, my World Cup Travel Plans![…]
This is the second part in a “brunch fest” we experienced while backpacking in Jerusalem in Israel recently. When you stay at the fantastic Abraham Hostel, the amount of different activities you can try and the range of foods available is amazing. Just thinking about it makes me miss the Israeli food. It comes with Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Helping Prepare Shakshuka for Brunch in Jerusalem, Israel[…]
When you travel a lot, you get fed up with the “big five”: cars, buses, planes, boats and taxis. It’s truly important to take a break from these normal transport types that cover the skies, waters and landscapes of this planet. My travels have seen me use all sorts of different methods down the years Read more about My Top 25 Alternative Types of Transport Around the World[…]
We are born naked. Somewhere along the way some bright spark invented clothes and decided we should cover up. Possibly to cope with cold weather, possibly to keep clean, possibly to protect ourselves or possibly shame at showing our so called “private bits” to others. Sod that, I went backpacking around the world getting naked Read more about Top 5 Places to get Naked🍌🙈Around the World[…]