Sunday’s Inspiration: Depression, Disillusion and Distractions

Sunday’s Inspiration: Depression, Disillusion and Distractions

“Illusion never changed into something real” – Natalie Imbruglia. I promised I would write some more about the mental and psychological aspects of my travel lifestyle and I will but just a quick one today on a wet Sunday in Kaliningrad City, typed live from the Kruassan WiFi Cafe in Victory Square. Hour on hour, Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Depression, Disillusion and Distractions[…]

Sunday’s Inspiration: Adjusting to Life As A Resident Rather Than A Backpacker

“You do the walk. Yeah, you do the walk of life” – Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits). It’s pretty hard for me to believe that it is now 18 days since I last slept in a hostel dorm room – the Hostel Cycle On. I am no longer a moving, nomadic backpacker. I did a walk, Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Adjusting to Life As A Resident Rather Than A Backpacker[…]

Backpacking in India🇮🇳: Top Four Places to Visit in New Delhi

India is an absolutely awe inspiring country, a test of your backpacking adrenalin and one of the most beautiful destinations to visit when travelling the world. And an added bonus is that today more than 150 citizens from around the world can apply for their tourist visas online instead of visiting an Indian embassy (like Read more about Backpacking in India🇮🇳: Top Four Places to Visit in New Delhi[…]

Backpacking in Poland: Staying at Hotel Nad Wierzycą, the Only Hotel in Pelplin

On this journey through Poland’s Pomerania region, next on the hit list fell to the charming town of Pelplin. This is so off the wall, I felt like I had climbed over it. This town has 1 pub, 1 pizzeria, 1 cafe, 1 ice cream shop and 1 hotel. So I checked into it for one Read more about Backpacking in Poland: Staying at Hotel Nad Wierzycą, the Only Hotel in Pelplin[…]

National Wildlife Range and Gates of the Arctic: Preserving the Wildlife

Amazing and breathtaking landscapes are presenting to us the wild beauty of the Arctic. The vast territory of glacier-carved valleys, aurora-lit night skies and wild rivers is attracting hundreds of tourists to admire the world. One of the best ways to observe the wild nature, witness the lives of rare animals and take photos of picturesque landscapes is Read more about National Wildlife Range and Gates of the Arctic: Preserving the Wildlife[…]

Backpacking in Poland: Top 20 Sights in Tczew

Backpacking in Poland: Top 23 Sights in Tczew

“You’ve got a feeling lost inside; it just won’t let you go” – Noel Gallagher. When you tour cities you have never heard of, your journey is often lifted. I wasn’t feeling good when I first arrived in Tczew but I got perked up here and as I discovered, there was a lot to see Read more about Backpacking in Poland: Top 23 Sights in Tczew[…]

My Stay at the Best Hotel in Tczew, Poland: Link Hotel

In summer 2016, I stayed in Poland for a prolonged period and this was a special time in my life. It was the first time I had spent longer than a month in Eastern Europe in the same country. I spent my first month in Pomerania exclusively and love it here. As well as touring Gdynia, Read more about My Stay at the Best Hotel in Tczew, Poland: Link Hotel[…]

Sunday’s Inspiration: My 24 Hour Friends

“We may never meet again, so shed your skin and let’s get started” – Split Enz. Whackpacking the world like some kind of lost lunatic (new moniker for himself) brings with it an emotional rollercoaster of friendships and I’ve come to learn – it has its ups and downs. In equal measures. Snakes and ladders. Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: My 24 Hour Friends[…]

The Night I Didnt Sh@g Vicky Everitt in Belfast City, Northern Ireland

The Night I Didn’t Sh@g Vicky Everitt👱‍♀️🍌in Belfast City, Northern Ireland🔴✋☘️

“Come eat tomatoes with me, sing me something new” – Vicky Everitt (1997).  I took some of this story out of my upcoming book to share it on my blog today… Oh Vicky, I have no idea if you’ll remember me or not. But you left your mark on this nomadic Northern Irishman back in Read more about The Night I Didn’t Sh@g Vicky Everitt👱‍♀️🍌in Belfast City, Northern Ireland🔴✋☘️[…]