Officially as of My 2024, I have now been to Italy 14 times (spanning back to 2008) yet I have still only scratched the surface of this country and only been to 14 cities in it! This as well as border crossing into Seborga, San Marino, SMOOM, Vatican City and Venice, all of which I Read more about Backpacking In Italy🇮🇹: Old Town Charm At Hotel Lucciola In Bordighera[…]
In May 2024, I made the crazy trip from the coastal town of Bordighera in Italy up the mountains to The Principality of Seborga! Of course, Seborga borders Italy but it’s easy to organise such a trip away from the UK these days. A brand such as awayresortsuk are currently running Hundreds of June getways under Read more about Backpacking In Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸: My Stay In Antico Castello (The Old Castle)[…]
Backpacking In São Tomé: Casa De Ferias Is The Only Place To Stay In The Capital!! “Everything in its right place” – Radiohead. You don’t study international tourism and hospitality management for nothing, and you’re not the coolest hotel owner by chance. Some things are meant to be. Fate, fame, life and love intertwined, I Read more about Backpacking In São Tomé🇸🇹: My Writer’s Lair At Casa De Ferias, The Coolest Place To Stay In The Capital[…]
“All that I know is there’s nothing here to run from” – Coldplay. After getting an online evisa for Guinea in December 2023, it was time to fly in. My visa was confirmed on Monday 18th December 2023. On that same ill-fated day, there was a fatal oil explosion in Conakry, Guinea. Ouch. As Read more about Backpacking In Guinea🇬🇳: My Stay At Hotel Du Golfe, Miniere, Conakry[…]
After getting my visa on arrival in Guinea-Bissau, I was ready to explore this smaller African country. Guinea-Bissau houses just over 2 million people, and its capital city, the eponymous Bissau houses a huge 500,000 of that. However, when backpacking in Bissau, it feels like a calm over-sized town. On Christmas Eve 2023, particularly, the Read more about Backpacking In Guinea Bissau🇬🇼: My Stay At The Pensao Creola, The Best Hostel In Bissau[…]
Backpacking In Guinea-Bissau: My Stay At The Quirky, Arty, Colonial Style Coimbra Hotel in Bissau Bissau, the eponymous capital city of Guinea-Bissau, might be one of the calmest capital cities you ever visit. It is certainly up there with Andorra La Vella in calm stakes. It is a relaxed capital with a very welcoming vibe. Read more about Backpacking In Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼: My Stay At The Quirky, Arty, Colonial Style Coimbra Hotel in Bissau[…]
“I don’t know what tune that the orchestra played but it went by me, sickly and sentimental” – Crowded House. Here I was, 203 countries deep into my wacaday adventure around the world and I was finally in The Isle of Man!! This lesser ventured country is the fifth closest country to my home country Read more about Backpacking In The Isle Of Man🇮🇲: My Stay At The Glen Mona Hotel[…]
Backpacking In Nepal: My Stay At The Hotel Green Horizon, Kathmandu My green vibe continued on my latest travels to Asia. On this trip to Asia, I visited two new countries on my journey – Pakistan and Nepal. I needed a visa for both – the Pakistan one I was able to get online (after Read more about Backpacking In Nepal🇳🇵: My Stay At The Hotel Green Horizon, Kathmandu[…]