It is 3.43 a.m. here in Poland, exactly that time. So as of this exact moment, I am forty years old. I was born at 2.43 a.m. in Northern Irish time in the town of Newtownards. This is so strange and hard to comprehend. I just wrote about my top 100 football memories and 40 Read more about Exact Moment Blog Post of Turning 40[…]
“Everyday is all there is; in my some kind of bliss” – Kylie Minogue. The sad reality of this existence is that we will never do everything we want in life. Nobody is complete. We want more. We always want more. What we have is never good enough. Or is that all cow excrement? Are Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: For Better Or Worse? 40 Things I Did Before I Was 40[…]
“Gerry Armstrong, what a worker he is” – John Motson. In February 2020, when I hit country 186 on my personal list of recognised separate states, one of my priorities was to watch a football match there. That country was Lesotho and I arrived into the capital city Maseru ready for the big match. That Read more about My 100 Top Football Moments From 100 Countries[…]
Traveling is fun. Studies have shown that traveling regularly is suitable for your brain functionality, reduces stress, and reduces the chances of developing a heart attack. This is the perfect time for you to unwind and re-energize after a long week, month, or year of work and school. Just because you are a working Read more about Important Yet Highly Overlooked Items When Travelling[…]
My backpacking adventures in Saudi Arabia continued with some day trips away from the humungous capital city Riyadh. It was towards the end of our trip that we ended up in Ushaiqer (which sounded like “U Shag Her” at the start). On the same day that we visited the Salt Flats, the village of Rabat, Read more about Backpacking in Saudi Arabia🇸🇦: Touring Ushaiqer Town, Basically a Museum in a Guy’s House![…]
“So give me hope Joanna, give me hope Joanna” – Eddy Grant. As a perpetual tourist, I love ticking off a textbook “tip”, “point” or “peak” on my wacaday journeys. Memories of such achievements in days of yore came reeling back, and they continue to do that on life’s sentimental worldic curveball. I remembered vividly Read more about Backpacking in South Africa: The Most South-Western Tip of Africa, The Cape of Good Hope[…]
Have you been feeling unmotivated, sad, and lacking in energy? With everything going on in the world these days, that might be more common than you think. These signs, and quite a few more, can be symptoms of depression, which is a major mental condition that has the ability to turn your motivation and mood Read more about 6 Tips for Dealing with Depression[…]
“Keep on chasing down that rainbow. You never know what you might find” – Noel Gallagher. On this list I have included everywhere I have been narrowed down to cities, towns, villages or what I deem to be a significant place. Significant places could be prominent waterfalls (e.g. Victoria Falls), sights (e.g. Giant’s Causeway), mountains Read more about Full List of Cities, Towns, Villages, Settlements or Significant Places I’ve Been To[…]
To avoid public transport, many overlanders rent their own vehicle. However in Australia, I decided to buy a car. It was a Toyota Hilux, the second car I owned. Yes it can be tough to save the money for it but worth it. Even if you can’t pay five figures fully in cash, the next Read more about Tips For The Overlander: Best Car Deals[…]
“Give me something I can rely on, far away from the life that I once know – Monaco. Monaco is an enigma, that’s for sure! As a lover of wacaday republics, unrecognised states, countries that don’t exist, nations unofficial and unclaimed lands, Monaco was right up my street. And it was a handy little trip Read more about World Borders: How To Get From France to Monaco (And Get Your Passport Stamped in Monte Carlo)[…]