Category: Europe

Backpacking In Reunion Island: Day Trip To Saint Gilles Les Bains

Backpacking In Reunion Island🇷🇪: Day Trip To Saint Gilles Les Bains

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“Alone on the beach🇷🇪, on my own, out of reach, but you just passed me by” – Noel Gallagher (quoted by Jonny Blair when referring to someone who let me down). When I went backpacking (or whackpacking) in Reunion Island, I was here mostly to chill out, get a glimpse of the lifestyle, backpack the Read more about Backpacking In Reunion Island🇷🇪: Day Trip To Saint Gilles Les Bains[…]

Backpacking In Saint Malo, France: The Time I Stayed In A Hotel Called Hotel!

Backpacking In Saint Malo, Brittany🇫🇷: The Time I Stayed In A Hotel Called Hotel!

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“Eponymous” – Rapid Eye Movement. It was summer 2009 and my life was in disarray. I was coming towards the end of a 12 month renting lease on a flat in the seaside district of Southbourne in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Times were changing and looking back at that now (here in May 2023), it is Read more about Backpacking In Saint Malo, Brittany🇫🇷: The Time I Stayed In A Hotel Called Hotel![…]

Backpacking In Malawi: My Stay At Mufasa Eco Lodge in Monkey Bay

How To Backpack The “European Union” 🇪🇺 in Africa

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“Nayim from the halfway line ” – Tottenham Hotspur fans. Is it possible to go to one continent and yet class yourself as backpacking a different continent? 😂🤣 Well I did a bit of research and it turns out that it is possible to backpack The European Union while also backpacking Africa. You can even Read more about How To Backpack The “European Union” 🇪🇺 in Africa[…]

Backpacking In Reunion Island: My Dorm Room Stay At Hotel Kaz, Saint Denis

Backpacking In Reunion Island🇷🇪: My Dorm Room Stay At Hotel Kaz, Saint Denis

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Backpacking In Reunion Island: My Dorm Room Stay At Hotel Kaz, Saint Denis I was looking for a budget option while backpacking in Reunion Island and I decided to stay in the capital city, Saint Denis. This was part of a tour where I backpack The European Union in Africa! Logistically Saint Denis was perfect Read more about Backpacking In Reunion Island🇷🇪: My Dorm Room Stay At Hotel Kaz, Saint Denis[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawl in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores

Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawl in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores

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In the glory days before COVID arrived I used to love doing pub crawls. I even helped set up the first organised pub crawl in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan in 2016 and did a Monopoly Pub Crawl in London and a superb pub crawl in Gdansk, Poland. But COVID closed the bars and that avenue of pleasure Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawl in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores[…]

Top Of The World: 3 Amazing High-Altitude Holiday Activities

8 Good Reasons To Visit The Undervalued Cappadocia In Turkey

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Cappadocia is located in central Turkey, in the region of Anatolia. It is known for its unique and otherworldly landscape, which is characterized by fairy chimneys, underground cities, and cave dwellings. It is still an undervalued city but has a lot of hidden gems for tourists to experience. Cappadocia offers the tourists opportunities to create Read more about 8 Good Reasons To Visit The Undervalued Cappadocia In Turkey[…]

Why Do the Canary Islands Hold a Special Place in My Heart?

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For me, the Canary Islands will always be somewhere special because, as I have mentioned before, this is where I truly got the travel bug when I first visited as a backpacker. Of course, these days, there is no need to stick to 1-star hotels and hostels on the islands because there are many top-quality Read more about Why Do the Canary Islands Hold a Special Place in My Heart?[…]

Backpacking In Cornwall: Where You Need To Go

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Backpacking across the UK is a great idea for a vacation, but you needn’t work yourself so hard. Cornwall – in the south-west of England – is one of the most beautiful spots in all of Great Britain. Essentially taking the mountain of the UK’s own “Florida”, a visit to this county will make you Read more about Backpacking In Cornwall: Where You Need To Go[…]