The madness continued. The journey to Vang Vieng began in the capital city of Laos, Vientiane. We had stayed in the Sabaidy Guesthouse to start with (cheap and cheerful) and of course toured the sights of the city after crossing the border from Nong Khai in Thailand. Chaz and I had secured a ride to Read more about Backpacking in Laos: Vientiane to Phon Hong to Vang Vieng by Truck and Mini-bus[…]
When you travel it’s always nice to head away from the tourist crowds. The cities less traveled often have many surprises and one of the coolest cities in Florida is Destin. It’s a great city to chill out and relax in and has some of the best hotels in Florida. Destin is located on Florida’s Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Exploring Destin in Florida[…]
When you travel it’s always nice to head away from the tourist crowds for a while. The cities less traveled often have many surprises and one of the coolest unknown cities to check out in New York State is Cortland. This is a small city with a population of just under 20,000. What it lacks in population it Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Exploring Cortland in New York State[…]
My latest world traveller is Sofie, who comes from Belgium and loves to move around as well as running the website Wonderful Wanderings. Who are you? Hi! I’m Sofie, originally from Belgium and still living there. That might not sound very adventurous, but I have always loved to travel and am currently using Belgium as Read more about World Travellers: Sofie Couwenbergh From Wonderful Wanderings[…]
As I whacked my way through that crazy 100 mark in the country stakes by banging my way through Tunis, Monastir and Kairouan, something dawned on me, partly by looking at an old map, but also influenced by politics and the way others view “countries”. There are a few countries that I will never and can Read more about 5 Countries I Will Never Visit[…]
As of today the worlds highest building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As a backpacker in Dubai there was no way I was going to pay the ridiculous price tag of $30 US Dollars to go “to the top”. There’s even an irony there as “the top viewing platform” isn’t even Read more about The Backpacker’s Way to do the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates[…]
I’ve been going through all my old travel memories recently as I aim to get a book on my journeys released soon and I literally can’t believe the amount of unwritten articles I have on here. So here is my post on my time at Swaziland Backpackers, which is the perfect place to stay when Read more about Backpacking in Swaziland: Staying at Swaziland Backpackers in Matsapha, Malkerns Valley[…]
“I followed the stars and I sailed to the sun, I held it in my fingers. Alone on the beach on my own out of reach, when you just passed me by” – Noel Gallagher. The latest in my cannon of Working Wednesdays this week stated (with huge justifications and proof) that travel blogs are better for travel Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Top 5 Tips on Becoming a Professional Travel Blogger[…]