“In Dublin’s fair city where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone” – Irish Folk Song. As you might have read, I come from and grew up in Northern Ireland. We were the demon in your angel. Back in the 1980s, backpacking in Dublin and Cork was only Read more about Backpacking in the Republic of Ireland: Top 6 Sights in Dublin[…]
Travelling is one of the pleasant ways humankind has found to treat their self. Getting away from the real life and gallivanting is the sheer moment of delight. To travel is to have fun and you must be planning a vacation every time you think you are tired of the routine. Thinking of traveling is Read more about Why Must You Ask These 3 Questions Before Making Hotel Reservations?[…]
Some memories are unforgettable. A memory of graduation after years of toil on a degree. A memory of the day you married the love of your life. A memory of your child’s first excited squeal upon discovering a butterfly rising from a bed of roses. Or a memory of the perfect day you backpacked in Karakalpakstan or took the Chao Phraya River Read more about Can We Really Trust Our Memories to Revivify the Past?[…]
Camping is fantastic activity, in which you can provide hours of enjoyment and a welcome occasion to connect with loved ones, as well as nature. Generally, participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more natural ones in hunt of activities providing them enjoyment. Camping can be enjoyed in all the four seasons and Read more about 10 Things You Must Know Before Going Camping For The First Time[…]
Being in a car accident can be extremely traumatizing and have long-lasting repercussions. These long-term effects go beyond simple physical damage to your vehicle; they can include emotional and physical injury to you or your loved ones, as well as collateral damage to items in your car. There can even be damage to structures or Read more about Three Tips to Reducing the Stress of an Automobile Accident[…]
Have you ever heard of the Druze people? Well maybe you have, but probably not, as neither had I until I ended up staying with a couple of great friends, Natali and Alex in their home in Haifa in Israel. We hit backpacking pretty hard again in Israel, going through towns and cities a lot Read more about A Secret Religion: Exploring Isfiya Druze Village, Israel[…]
They say that Melbourne is the world’s most liveable city. While that’s one hell of an accolade, there’s one thing I can say for certain – it’s most definitely weird and wonderful! Plus, it does have great coffee (and the art and culture ain’t bad either). It’s certainly worth a little traipsing and traversing to Read more about Coffee and Creativity: Traversing the Weird, Wonderful City of Melbourne[…]
If you have followed my stories since this blog’s inception in 2007, then you will probably have seen my varying array of backpacks. I can’t even remember half of the brands I used, from Hello Lulu to a £6 ASDA job to Adidas to the ones that got slashed on a night bus in Colombia, Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: My New Backpack – The BackLight®18L From Mindshift Gear[…]