Tuesday's Travel Essentials: Taking The #CB12testdays Challenge with my New Mouthwash - CB12!

Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Taking The #CB12testdays Challenge with my New Mouthwash – CB12!

You might have read that around 2 years ago, I visited a dentist in Hong Kong and had a few problems with my teeth. Well this month was dentist time again for me as I visited the dentist twice in the space of a week in my hometown of Bangor, Northern Ireland. I went to the Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Taking The #CB12testdays Challenge with my New Mouthwash – CB12![…]

Backpacking in Australia: Textbook Top 5 Sights in Sydney

Sometimes when you are backpacking through endless cities and countries, you end up in a totally popular tourist spot and rather than whack out a guidebook or look for off the wall places, you just want to do the obvious. You want to tick off a “textbook top 5 sights” and that’s exactly what I Read more about Backpacking in Australia: Textbook Top 5 Sights in Sydney[…]

Visiting the Rock of Cashel, Cork City and Blarney Castle with Irish Day Tours

“You know that feeling you get? You feel you’re older than time. You ain’t exactly sure if you’ve been away a while.” – Noel Gallagher. It felt like I had warped myself back to the 90s when I did this excellent day tour with Irish Day Tours and Extreme Ireland. Despite growing up in Northern Read more about Visiting the Rock of Cashel, Cork City and Blarney Castle with Irish Day Tours[…]

Backpacking in Italy: Staying at Madama Hostel in Milan

Backpacking in Italy: Staying at Madama Hostel in Milan

I heard that Milan only had three hostels, which seemed odd for such a huge city. I had an early morning border train to France to catch on route with the Green and White Army to Euro 2016 and so for my last night in Milan, I decided to stay at Madama Hostel. Madama Hostel Read more about Backpacking in Italy: Staying at Madama Hostel in Milan[…]

Antica Corte Milanese Milan, Italy

My Charming Stay at Antica Corte Milanese B and B in Novate Milanese, Italy

Arrival back into Italy in June 2016 meant I would be based in and around Milan for my first few days. I flew into Bergamo airport, which is 45 kilometres from Milan city centre. Rather than be based in Bergamo or the city centre of Milan to start with I decided to stay in Novate Milanese, Read more about My Charming Stay at Antica Corte Milanese B and B in Novate Milanese, Italy[…]

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How to Combine Travel and Essay Writing

You probably know that I’m a long term travel writer, constantly writing new material and trying to get my journeys written down on paper, or posted as blogs on the internet. Aside from this I also write about football and I do some essay writing and copywriting. As a keen writer, PR graduate and former Read more about How to Combine Travel and Essay Writing[…]

World Travellers: Jo from Wander with Jo

World Travellers: Jo from Wander with Jo

The latest in my World Travellers series is Jo from Wander with Jo, definitely one of the first Indian ladies to feature on my series. Having just backpacked in India this year for the first time, it’s great to have Jo in the series. Who are you? Hi friends, My name is Jo and I Read more about World Travellers: Jo from Wander with Jo[…]

Backpacking in Romania: Top 5 Sights in Bucharest

Backpacking in Romania: Top 5 Sights in Bucharest

Bucharest is a truly under-rated city to visit, and it took me a while to make it here. Despite visiting Romania’s neighbouring countries a few times, it wasn’t until November 2014 that I arrived in the capital city, Bucharest. It’s a huge city, great for night life, the locals are very friendly and it also Read more about Backpacking in Romania: Top 5 Sights in Bucharest[…]