“I’d love to get you on a slow boat to China, all to myself alone” – Frank Loesser. How do you like to travel? Boat? Plane? Bus? Train? Car? Jeep? Joe Baxi? For me, it’s anyway I can and I love the whole aspect of travelling, just being out there seeing the world. I once wrote Read more about Top 10 Cruises From My Travels[…]
When I look back at my time living in Bournemouth, I have fond memories of my travels to nearby parts of England. Most of these places I have yet to write about and after my recent post on backpacking in Poole, it’s time for another one. I toured Devon, Hampshire, Sussex, Dorset and much further Read more about Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Hampshire[…]
I have spent a lot of my adult life in England and each time I’m back there I enjoy touring new parts and revisiting old haunts. In the last year I have backpacked through a load of English places like Liverpool, Birmingham, Windsor, Sunderland, Christchurch and London. I have also delved into the Empire of Austenasia. Read more about Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Poole, Dorset[…]
New York City is overflowing with coffee shops. They are almost on every corner of every street in Manhattan. But brand name coffee shops start to get repetitive and worn and lose their appeal after your 11th or 12th straight cappuccino from the same place in the same paper cup. New York may not make Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Quirky Cafes in New York City, USA[…]
The magic of the U.S. Virgin Islands attracts thousands of tourists every year. But in the heat and among thousands of other holiday makers, it is hard to truly relax even on Saint Thomas — the resort island famous for pools, bars, and beaches, as well as some top sights. I’d recommend staying in an Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Cool Bars in the US Virgin Islands[…]
So when I’m not hardcore backpacking through endless towns on this planet, I try to base myself out in Hong Kong and need to catch up on some posts about arguably my adopted “home”. Yau Tong is yet another busy part of Hong Kong – this one on the east of Kowloon is by the harbour. Read more about Backpacking in Hong Kong: Top 5 Things to See and Do in Yau Tong[…]
To celebrate my 99th country I toured Norway, it was a reader vote that sent me there so on route I made sure I dived back into Sweden for a couple a weeks and a few days in Denmark (and Christiania). Then it was time for Norway and I decided to do a hardcore week Read more about Backpacking in Norway: Top 8 Sights in Bergen[…]
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My latest Denmark adventure was a surprise and an extra. I first visited the Danish capital Copenhagen back in 2006. That time it was a lads trip to Copenhagen for the football as my team Northern Ireland drew 0-0 with the Danes and my mates and I partied in the city. Second time round, in Read more about Backpacking in Denmark: Exploring Helsingor, Hamlet’s Town[…]
Richmond, Virginia, with just over 200,000 residents, is the state capital. The city’s economy is not renowned for tourism however, with law, finance, and government offices providing the most common and important jobs in the city. However, the tourists who make it here, will find some great hotels in Richmond, some cool sites to check out Read more about Backpacking in the USA: 5 Unusual Sights in Richmond, Virginia[…]