“Like a bat out of hell, I’ll be gone in the morning sun” – Meatloaf. Guadeloupe was an unexpected country on my Caribbean Odyssey in 2021 – 2022. I missed my boat to Martinique and ended up with a night here in Guadeloupe, almost by default and I still haven’t been to Martinique. Guadeloupe is Read more about Backpacking In Guadeloupe: Staying At The Butterfly Hostel in Saint-François[…]
“Back In The Saddle” – The Bluetones. Old habits die hard. I simply loved the hostel lifestyle back in my glory days of whackpacking. Of course, the story goes that a brace of bad people I met in a hostel had affected me and threatened for 8 years to ruin my existence as a human. Read more about Backpacking in The Azores: Staying At the Azor Azul Hostel in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island[…]
“And so I cry sometimes when I’m lying in bed. Just to get it all out what’s in my head. -4NB. April 2022 saw me visit Lisboa in Portugal for the fourth time, and after that it was a brace of Portuguese speaking Islands. I first toured The Azores 🌊⛱️🇵🇹 before a direct flight from Read more about Backpacking in Cape Verde Islands: My Stay at the Praia Maria Boutique Hotel, Praia, Santiago Island[…]
“And into the sea. Goes pretty England and me” – Damon Albarn. My days living in England seem a lifetime ago now and in fact they were actually two decades ago. That’s quite staggering. I moved to Bournemouth in Dorset, England in September 2003. I spent just over 6 years in England in total, also Read more about My Days In England: Every Place I Lived In[…]
Castries is the capital city of Saint Lucia. I arrived into the airport here, George FL Charles Airport on a flight from Barbados. This airport, like many in the Caribbean is right by the ocean. It is also handily right next to the capital city. I didn’t really know much about Castries, or Saint Lucia. Read more about Backpacking in Saint Lucia: Staying At the Harbor Vista Inn, Castries[…]
As the horrors of 2021 headed out of view, I found myself in a tranquil and calm little abode. A flight issue from Winair granted me a full night in Guadeloupe ?? and longer than that in the split island of Sint Maarten ??. This meant backpacking Barbuda was not possible (I now had no Read more about Calmness and Charm at Ellen Bay Cottages, Antigua[…]
Be Here Now: The Time Of My life At Casa De Snagg, Chester Cottage Saint Vincent “You gotta be bad enough to beat the brave”- Noel Gallagher. A 23 year delay was eventually put right on the 23rd December 2021. I was finally doing that Noel Gallagher pilgrimage that I craved back when “Be Here Read more about Be Here Now: The Time Of My Life At Casa De Snagg, Chester Cottage, Saint Vincent[…]
“Cold cold heart undone by you” Elton John. A 30 year old Elton John song pumped out of a stereo on wacaday Beef Island as I arrived, soul searching, lost, nomadic and out of sorts…I was on Beef Island. Where? Where is it? The day before I landed at Beef Island in the British Virgin Read more about Backpacking in The British Virgin Islands: New Year’s Eve 2021 at Trellis Bay And Sleeping On A Settee On Beef Island To Welcome 2022[…]