This week I reminisced on my twenty year mark away from my home country, it was September 2003 when I left Northern Ireland to relocate to Bournemouth. Then yesterday, I covered that time I didn’t go to Abu Dhabi, yet I finally made it there in 2023. In between times, I backpacked Dubai four time! Read more about Backpacking In United Arab Emirates: Dubai And Its Iconic Buildings[…]
How To Get An Online Tourist Visa For Pakistan 🇵🇰 The more I travel, the more countries I swallow, the harder it all gets. That’s the way it goes. It doesn’t get easier. Don’t kid yourself. The reason for this uphill struggle is that usually the toughest visas to get are the ones left until Read more about How To Get An Online Tourist Visa For Pakistan 🇵🇰[…]
“But it’s too late, baby, now it’s too late” – Carole King. “Forever, ever delayed” – Richey James Edwards. “It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay” – Alanis Morrisette. Glory days unloyal here. Not everything in this life works out. We forfeit, we miss, regret and this was one. You see in September 2023 I Read more about Finally Backpacking In Abu Dhabi🇦🇪: 15 Years Too Late For “GlobCom”[…]
“Instead of stressed, I lie here charmed” – Placebo. My first stop in Pakistan was Lahore. After the online visa application (rather taxing), I was booked in to stay at The Rose Palace Hotel in Lahore. From here I would backpack the sights of the city, head out to Wagah for the famous border parade Read more about Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Lahore[…]
When in Nepal, the dish Dāl Bhāt will raise its head a few times. In such a case, it’s usually better to try it, than backpack a country, leave it and realise what you missed. My main two meals when backpacking Nepal were probably textbook tourism but I didn’t care. I first tried Momo in Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Dāl Bhāt With A View At Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵[…]