The famous Lech Wałęsa mural in Zaspa, Gdańsk, Poland

Touring the Artistic Wall Murals in the District of Zaspa, Gdańsk, Poland

“Museums are dead, take a new art stance; Paint mass suicide on the aspiration diktat” – Manic Street Preachers. What I have noticed as a difference between living somewhere and travelling somewhere, is that sometimes, you see more as a traveller. One reason for this could be that you only have 3-4 days in a Read more about Touring the Artistic Wall Murals in the District of Zaspa, Gdańsk, Poland[…]

Stopover in Nouakchott, Mauritania: One of the Few Places I've Been To But Never Seen

Stopover in Nouakchott, Mauritania: One of the Few Places I’ve Been But Never Seen

** As of July 2022 I have since backpacked through Mauritania. It’s 5 am on a Monday morning in May 2016 and I land in the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania. I touch my face just to check it’s real. Yes, I’m here. I’m really here. I am in Mauritania. I have landed by aeroplane in Read more about Stopover in Nouakchott, Mauritania: One of the Few Places I’ve Been But Never Seen[…]

Israel Family Tours are More than Sightseeing

Family vacations are exciting activities that let you explore new places with your spouse and your children. When you’re on Israel family tours, you create new memories together as you discover interesting cities like Akko, Jaffa and Haifa, or out touring places like Masada and the Qeshet Caves. So you should know that family holidays aren’t Read more about Israel Family Tours are More than Sightseeing[…]

Top 11 FIFA Countries To Backpack In From My Round the World Journey

Top 11 Countries To Backpack In From My Round the World Journey

“Travel the world and the seven seas. Everybody’s looking for something” – Eurythmics. As the debate over countries can get ridiculous and I even argue with my family and best friends over what is a real country and what is not, I thought I’d do a few separate articles on my round the world journey. Now Read more about Top 11 Countries To Backpack In From My Round the World Journey[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: A Night Out With Pub Crawl Gdańsk, Poland

Thirsty Thursdays: A Night Out With Pub Crawl Gdańsk, Poland

“Baby, this is what you came for. Lightning strikes every time she moves” – Calvin Harris featuring Rhianna. Pub crawls have been one of my backpacking fortes. I could have made a business out of it for sure, but what good is that on a Northern Irishman’s liver? Not for me, these days I’m a Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: A Night Out With Pub Crawl Gdańsk, Poland[…]

Working Wednesdays: My Feature in Gazeta Kociewska, Starogard Gdański, Poland

Working Wednesdays: My Feature in Gazeta Kociewska, Starogard Gdański, Poland

So in August 2016, I announced that my backpacking journey had finally come to an end, at least for now. I had been on the road for too long, 9 years since this travel blog started and I travelled full time for about 7 of the last 13 years, statistics don’t lie, I really backpacked Read more about Working Wednesdays: My Feature in Gazeta Kociewska, Starogard Gdański, Poland[…]

Irish Dancing in Gdańsk with Dziewczyna w żółtych Spodniach

Irish Dancing in Gdańsk, Poland with Animus Saltandi and Dziewczyna w żółtych Spodniach

“Tell me ma when I go home, the boys won’t leave the girls alone” – my favourite Irish Folk Song. This is probably one of the least expected posts on here, of all time. Here I am living in Gdańsk, Poland. It seems ridiculous enough, as I only came here for a week! I have been Read more about Irish Dancing in Gdańsk, Poland with Animus Saltandi and Dziewczyna w żółtych Spodniach[…]