Backpacking in Georgia: Top 10 Sights in Tbilisi

Let’s start with the surprising fact – Tbilisi is a great city. It is just incredibly under rated. A liveable city. A safe city. A vibrant city. A sleeping giant crying to be found. I expected nothing much from it, I expected an eastern grey textbook dull drab dreary ex-communist Stalinist patchwork of Soviet style Read more about Backpacking in Georgia: Top 10 Sights in Tbilisi[…]

Was There Then🎸🎙️Oasis⚫⚪20 Years On: My Sentimental Trip To Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork, Republic of Ireland🇮🇪

“Some might say, we will find a brighter day” – (Some Might Say)* all quotes on this post are from Oasis and this post is dedicated to Colin Walker and Keith Freel. August 1996. Rock’n’roll. I was only 16 years old. I was still officially a student at Bangor Grammar School, having just finished “fifth Read more about Was There Then🎸🎙️Oasis⚫⚪20 Years On: My Sentimental Trip To Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork, Republic of Ireland🇮🇪[…]

Backpacking in Northern Cyprus: Top 21 Sights in Turkish Nicosia

Backpacking in Northern Cyprus: Top 21 Things to See and Do in Turkish Nicosia

“We’re one but we’re not the same” – Paul Hewson. Divided cities, barbed wire fences, debated flags, burnt out cars and people getting on with their lives on clever cultured streets with the odd game of football. Welcome to Northern Ireland you say? Wrong. Welcome to Northern Cyprus. A political, economic, cultural and social puzzle Read more about Backpacking in Northern Cyprus: Top 21 Things to See and Do in Turkish Nicosia[…]

Coronavirus Crisis: A Week in Isolation, 10 Ways My Life Has Changed

Coronavirus Crisis: A Week in Isolation, 10 Ways My Life Has Changed

“The lonesome hum from my desklamp is where I find my heaven” – Gigolo Aunts. “Nothing’s gonna change my world” – Lennon/McCartney. At lunchtime last Friday, spookily Friday 13th March 2020, I opened the door of my flat and came inside and into my bedroom. In a district of north Warszawa in Poland’s cool, calm Read more about Coronavirus Crisis: A Week in Isolation, 10 Ways My Life Has Changed[…]

Backpacking in Canada: Things to do on a Rainy Day in Niagara Falls

Backpacking in Canada: Things to do on a Rainy Day in Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is one of the world’s foremost family destinations, and frankly, there’s little wonder as to why. In addition to the world-famous falls, Niagara is home to an abundant array of fun-filled activities for families of all sizes. However, like any area, Niagara Falls is not immune to the occasional rainy day. Luckily, a Read more about Backpacking in Canada: Things to do on a Rainy Day in Niagara Falls[…]

Quad Biking in Saudia Arabia on The Sand Dunes Near Shaqra

Quad Biking in Saudia Arabia on The Sand Dunes Near Shaqra

“Little dune buggy in the sand, little blue dune buggy in my hand, little blue dune buggy” – The Presidents of the United States of America. I didn’t expect this to be enjoyable by any stretch. After all I grew up near a beach in Bangor in Northern Ireland and used to slide through the Read more about Quad Biking in Saudia Arabia on The Sand Dunes Near Shaqra[…]