Backpacking in Canada: My Cousin’s Wedding and Touring Winnipeg in 2001

I’m going to be posting some articles on the website in the next few months, which didn’t make the cut for my book, nor does it merit another e-Book of its own due to the lack of detail. That’s not to say that it wasn’t cool, just other stuff pushed them out. I still haven’t written Read more about Backpacking in Canada: My Cousin’s Wedding and Touring Winnipeg in 2001[…]

The Front Line: My Halloween Visit to the Destroyed City of Agdam, Nagorno Karabakh

Burnt out trucks, tanks chasing me, a country that doesn’t exist, a once vibrant city that is completely destroyed, angry stray dogs, dead end roads, rubble. My Halloween experience in 2013 was a tad eerie, spooky, scary and extreme. It was up there with my visit to Saddam Hussein’s House of Horrors in Iraq, the Venezuela border Read more about The Front Line: My Halloween Visit to the Destroyed City of Agdam, Nagorno Karabakh[…]

Backpacking in India: Rajasthan – The Land of Kings

Rajasthan, formerly known as Rajputana or the ‘land of the kings’, is one of the most popular tourist destinations while backpacking in India. Being located at the forefront of Indian civilization, the state of Rajasthan has been a witness to the age of kings which is why it is popularly known as ‘the land of Read more about Backpacking in India: Rajasthan – The Land of Kings[…]

Best Budget Hotel in Belem, Brazil: Hotel Unidos

You’ll probably remember that I was in Brazil for the World Cup in 2014. I stayed in some great hostels and hotels but also some bad ones! I loved the Hotel Mais in Macapa and the Hostel Green House in Iguazu, but not the Hotel San Francisco on Rio de Janeiro. Towards the end of Read more about Best Budget Hotel in Belem, Brazil: Hotel Unidos[…]

Backpacking in the USA: Alternative Things to do in Chicago

Backpacking in the USA: Top 5 Sights in Chicago, Illinois

When you head to Chicago as a backpacker you might be overaud by the sheer size of the city and the numerous activities to do here. You should first make sure you get a good Chicago hotel to check into before you start exploring. Quite simply Chicago is the third most populous city in the USA, Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Top 5 Sights in Chicago, Illinois[…]

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Sunday’s Inspiration: 10 Ways I’ve Managed to Travel The World for 12 Years

Today on Don’t Stop Living dot net I share a short sharp version of my story on how I’ve managed to travel the world away from my Northern Irish homeland for over a decade, 12 years away now. As well as my 10 easy steps to travel the world, here are the ways I always Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: 10 Ways I’ve Managed to Travel The World for 12 Years[…]

Backpacking in Azerbaijan🇦🇿: Top 22 things to see and do in Baku

Baku is not the disorganised, old school “Russia meets Middle East” stereotype that it was when it first broke away from the Soviet Union back in 1991. After that well needed shift, Azerbaijanis gained not just independence again, but a new sense of pride. Politically and geographically, Azerbaijan continues to be a complicated enigma. The Read more about Backpacking in Azerbaijan🇦🇿: Top 22 things to see and do in Baku[…]

Backpacking in Yerevan, Armenia: Top 5 Things to See and Do

These top 5 posts I do on cities are always my personal top 5, there are not meant to be “THE 5” things to do by the way, there is no right or wrong way to travel and no real “best sights” – everyone picks their own. These days I like to list a top Read more about Backpacking in Yerevan, Armenia: Top 5 Things to See and Do[…]