Find Nature and Cultural Excellence while Backpacking in Thailand

Despite its over-touristic promotion, most visitors and backpackers find a perfect vacation when they travel off to Thailand – the travel hub of Southeastern Asia. You can fly to the capital city Bangkok and then travel around to feel the natural beauty of the land. There are lush green jungles and expansive beaches of white Read more about Find Nature and Cultural Excellence while Backpacking in Thailand[…]

Backpacking in Portugal: My Stay at the Famous Central Lisboa Hostel

Backpacking in Portugal: My Stay at the Lisboa Central Hostel in Lisboa. So whatever fate brought me to Lisbon (Lisboa) again after all these years, I will never know. In fact, I will know and will share it when life slows down a notch. It was a sentimental late 2017 visit when I soul sook Read more about Backpacking in Portugal: My Stay at the Famous Central Lisboa Hostel[…]

Looking for My Police Car: My Return To Portugal After 26 Years

Looking for My Police Car: My Return To Portugal🇵🇹After 36 Years

“Where’s my peeler car?” – Northern Irish guy lost his police car. Have you ever flown to a country 37 years later to find a police car you lost 37 years ago? No, well, oddly I have. In my entire life, Portugal may well end up being the country that had the biggest timeframe between Read more about Looking for My Police Car: My Return To Portugal🇵🇹After 36 Years[…]

Backpacking in San Marino: My Stay at the Affitta Camere Franciosi Hostel, San Marino City

Backpacking in San Marino: My Stay at the Affitta Camere Franciosi Hostel, San Marino City

“On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago” – Jarvis Cocker. When I look back on my early travel adventures, I forget how many obscure and ridiculous cities I was crackpacking through. Quite simply, I never wrote about lots of them on here. I have all my notes and folders still and will get them Read more about Backpacking in San Marino: My Stay at the Affitta Camere Franciosi Hostel, San Marino City[…]

The Veganuary Guide to Mainland United Kingdom

With the New Year fully under way and health and fitness taking centre stage in the media, many people are taking the challenge to go plant based with the pledge to stay away from all animal products for the entire month of January to help improve their health, the environment and animal welfare. The team Read more about The Veganuary Guide to Mainland United Kingdom[…]

How to get Kaliningrad visa in Gdansk

How to Get A 72 Hour Kaliningrad🇷🇺Visa While Based in Gdańsk, Poland🇵🇱

There are always a few tough beasts to crack in the visa world as we backpack it hardcore. Russia is a tough enough one to get, and with the 2018 World Cup looming, many more people will be heading there come June. I have been to Russia years ago (2007) as well as two transits Read more about How to Get A 72 Hour Kaliningrad🇷🇺Visa While Based in Gdańsk, Poland🇵🇱[…]

International Anthem Live: Last Day in Tasman Backpackers, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

International Anthem Live: Last Day in Tasman Backpackers, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

“Even in the sun, defeat is cold. At the end of the rainbow there’s no gold” – Jonny Blair (International Anthem). I spent cumulatively about 10 weeks in Tasman Backpackers in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia from February to June 2010, with many nights in between spent in my tent, my car, sleeping in the Molly Malones Read more about International Anthem Live: Last Day in Tasman Backpackers, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia[…]

Backpacking in Western Sahara🇪🇭: Top 17 Sights in El-Aaiún

“I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey” – Seal. I was ready to explore the capital city of Western Sahara in 2017 and it was time to be a backpacker in another unrecognised country, this time on the west coast of Africa. I used Morocco as an excuse to visit Read more about Backpacking in Western Sahara🇪🇭: Top 17 Sights in El-Aaiún[…]

From Movies to Reality: The Best Things To See In The Centre Of Rome, Italy

There is no doubt that Rome is one of the most incredible cities in the World, full of history, art, religion, daily new discoveries and of course quotes from famous movies. As it says, “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, and it does take time for every visitor to see all the beautiful things that Read more about From Movies to Reality: The Best Things To See In The Centre Of Rome, Italy[…]