“Sleeper” – Louise Wener. The Maldives will never rank high on my travel odyssey. A country that caused me stress, heartache, fake news, bribery, corruption and theft of money. I won’t be back till ye. Close yer door on the way out, “The” Maldives, or send me £2,000 which won’t even cover your fakery. I Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: Sleeping In A Pod At Nap Corner, Male[…]
“I ain’t got no time for no monkey business” – Freddie Mercury. After a horrific time trying to get out of The Maldives through India and Ethiopia, I never thought I’d actually make it to Zanzibar, which was supposed to be new country two on the Rainy Summertime tour. In the end, I had 6 Read more about Backpacking In Zanzibar: Staying At Bottoms Up Backpackers In Stone Town, Unguja Island[…]
In The Maldives, I ended up backpacking 4 islands. I could have done more in 4 days, which almost ran into Day 5, but this was enough for me, and enough of The Maldives, for this lifetime. The fourth and final island in my The Maldives tour was Maafushi. It promised so much yet Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Stay At Chao Guest House, Maafushi Island[…]
“You might prove them wrong” – Del Amitri. Forget all the preconceptions that Male and The Maldives is a haven for rich suitcasers, business capitalists and shrewd money bankers. I blew that into oblivion by spending less than £15 Northern Irish pounds (“UK” pounds) in my first 24 hours here!! (£10 hostel, £0.70 coffee, £0.80 Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Bargain £10 Stay At Wind Stay Hostel, Male[…]
“All’s well that ends well” – William Shakespeare. I arrived into Mayotte in July 2025, and it was the last new country on my Rainy Summertime tour. The tour had many flaws, more downs than ups and some ridiculous hiccups that threatened to amalgamshake my entire backpacking journey and make me skip 3 of the Read more about Backpacking In Mayotte🇾🇹: My Stay In L’Escale Apartment In Mtsapere After Nuts Days[…]
“Here is a sunrise. Ain’t that enough?” – Teenage Fanclub. First things first here – don’t even consider sleeping anywhere else in Bangui. Gust Hotel is your place to sleep in the capital city of Bangui, Central African Republic. This was my home, Marek’s home and should be your home in the enigmatic chaos that Read more about Backpacking in Central African Republic🇨🇫: The ONLY Place To Stay Is The Fantastic Gust Hotel, Bangui[…]
Backpacking in Benin🇧🇯: Sleeping At La Guesthouse Etoile, Cotonou “Slight return” – The Bluetones. In December 2024, I found myself back in Benin! Benin is a wild one, with Cotonou being the country’s biggest city, the beast yet not even the capital. 2024 saw my second trip to Benin, this time for Christmas. On both Read more about Backpacking in Benin🇧🇯: Sleeping At The Famous La Guesthouse Etoile, Cotonou[…]
Backpacking In Mauritania 🇲🇷: Camping ⛺️By The Atlantic Ocean 🌊 At Villa Maguela In Nouadhibou I’ve camped out so many times in my life that I’d forgotten the charm of it the last few years. I ended up renting flats so lost the wildness of tent loyalty. It had been a long time coming. As Read more about Backpacking In Mauritania 🇲🇷: Camping ⛺️By The Atlantic Ocean 🌊 At Villa Maguela In Nouadhibou[…]
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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[…]