Estonia’s capital city of Tallinn was the third and final Baltic capital from my recent adventures. Having explored Lithuanian capital Vilnius (including the wacky Republic of Uzupis), dipped back into Riga it was now time to check out the biggest city in Estonia. Tallinn is a pleasant and charming city. Yes, Estonia has been sucked Read more about Backpacking in Estonia: Top 15 Sights in Tallinn[…]
Kaunas is a real under-rated gem of a city. If you’re ever in Lithuania try and give this city a visit. It’s yet to take off tourist wise but it really should be about to boom. Swanky, cosy cafes and bars, friendly people and loads of Lithuanian history mixed in with Soviet times to keep Read more about Backpacking in Lithuania: Top 11 Sights in Kaunas[…]
“The sink is full of fishes, she got dirty dishes on the brain” – Noel Gallagher. I’ve been to some off the wall / off the wheaten craic destinations on my travels. Countries that are unknown to many such as Nagorno Karabakh, Transnistria, Kosovo , Romkerhall, Austenasia, Druze, Adammia, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Christiania and East Read more about Backpacking in Užupis: Top 12 Sights in The Republic Nobody Has Heard Of[…]
Hong Kong is a place that has plenty of wonderful lodging choices that you can definitely choose to stay in whilst your visiting. You probably read that I moved over to the Kong back in 2011, bagged an ice cool job in an Irish Pub there and ended up living in Lam Tin. But if Read more about My Quick Guide to Living in Hong Kong[…]
While celebrating my 99th country in Norway, I decided to spend a bit more time in Oslo than most travellers do, I wanted a few days in the city but also a night on the outskirts to get a feel for a different vibe in the Norwegian capital. Plus, I noticed a Sports Hotel which Read more about My Healthy Stay at the Olympiatoppen Sports Hotell in Oslo, Norway[…]
“Everything is out there. And there’s no limits out there. We could be reaching out for anything if we try enough.” – Tunde Baiyewu So the journey continues and I’ve a lot of people to thank for it. It wasn’t the end of the road. There was no “hanging up my backpack” and becoming a Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: We Could Be Reaching Out For Anything If We Try Enough (99 Not Out)[…]
Norway was my 99th official real country on this crazy journey (something voted for by you) and I decided to tour Bergen, Voss, Gudvangen, Myrdal, Flam and Oslo. Bergen is a UNESCO listed city on the west coast of Norway and so I decided to base myself over here for the first few days. Budget Read more about Backpacking in Norway: Staying at the Hostel Montana in Bergen[…]
After my time touring the key sights of Stockholm in Sweden by bus it was time for a boat tour on the waters of this city which has allegedly about 50,000 islands in it! I teamed up with Stromma and went on their Winter tour with Stockholm Sightseeing. Our tour was the 10.15am boat, which departed Read more about Taking A Winter Boat Tour in Stockholm, Sweden with Stromma and Stockholm Sightseeing[…]