You’ll probably remember that I was in Brazil for the World Cup in 2014. I stayed in some great hostels and hotels but also some bad ones! I loved the Hotel Mais in Macapa and the Hostel Green House in Iguazu, but not the Hotel San Francisco on Rio de Janeiro. Towards the end of Read more about Best Budget Hotel in Belem, Brazil: Hotel Unidos[…]
When you head to Chicago as a backpacker you might be overaud by the sheer size of the city and the numerous activities to do here. You should first make sure you get a good Chicago hotel to check into before you start exploring. Quite simply Chicago is the third most populous city in the USA, Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Top 5 Sights in Chicago, Illinois[…]
Today on Don’t Stop Living dot net I share a short sharp version of my story on how I’ve managed to travel the world away from my Northern Irish homeland for over a decade, 12 years away now. As well as my 10 easy steps to travel the world, here are the ways I always Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: 10 Ways I’ve Managed to Travel The World for 12 Years[…]
Baku is not the disorganised, old school “Russia meets Middle East” stereotype that it was when it first broke away from the Soviet Union back in 1991. After that well needed shift, Azerbaijanis gained not just independence again, but a new sense of pride. Politically and geographically, Azerbaijan continues to be a complicated enigma. The Read more about Backpacking in Azerbaijan🇦🇿: Top 22 things to see and do in Baku[…]
These top 5 posts I do on cities are always my personal top 5, there are not meant to be “THE 5” things to do by the way, there is no right or wrong way to travel and no real “best sights” – everyone picks their own. These days I like to list a top Read more about Backpacking in Yerevan, Armenia: Top 5 Things to See and Do[…]
The madness continued. The journey to Vang Vieng began in the capital city of Laos, Vientiane. We had stayed in the Sabaidy Guesthouse to start with (cheap and cheerful) and of course toured the sights of the city after crossing the border from Nong Khai in Thailand. Chaz and I had secured a ride to Read more about Backpacking in Laos: Vientiane to Phon Hong to Vang Vieng by Truck and Mini-bus[…]
When you travel it’s always nice to head away from the tourist crowds. The cities less traveled often have many surprises and one of the coolest cities in Florida is Destin. It’s a great city to chill out and relax in and has some of the best hotels in Florida. Destin is located on Florida’s Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Exploring Destin in Florida[…]
When you travel it’s always nice to head away from the tourist crowds for a while. The cities less traveled often have many surprises and one of the coolest unknown cities to check out in New York State is Cortland. This is a small city with a population of just under 20,000. What it lacks in population it Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Exploring Cortland in New York State[…]
My latest world traveller is Sofie, who comes from Belgium and loves to move around as well as running the website Wonderful Wanderings. Who are you? Hi! I’m Sofie, originally from Belgium and still living there. That might not sound very adventurous, but I have always loved to travel and am currently using Belgium as Read more about World Travellers: Sofie Couwenbergh From Wonderful Wanderings[…]
As I whacked my way through that crazy 100 mark in the country stakes by banging my way through Tunis, Monastir and Kairouan, something dawned on me, partly by looking at an old map, but also influenced by politics and the way others view “countries”. There are a few countries that I will never and can Read more about 5 Countries I Will Never Visit[…]