“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 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[…]
“My smile as real as a hyena’s” – Nicky Wire. (de ja vu, just the 10 years later eh?!) I have now racked up five visits to Ethiopia. I have known Addis Ababa was a hub since my legendary 2013 trip to the country where I got a visa on arrival, backpacked the capital city Read more about 10 Years Later In Ethiopia: Staying At The Plush 5 Star Skylight Hotel In Addis Ababa[…]
“Me and my monkey drove in search of the sun” – Robbie Williams. While backpacking in Malawi on my MMM Tour of 2023, I decided on visiting four main parts of the country – Monkey Bay, Cape Maclear, Dedza (including dipping in and out of Mozambique) and Lilongwe (the capital). “Oh hello, Monkey Bay!” When Read more about Backpacking In Malawi: My Stay At Mufasa Eco Lodge in Monkey Bay[…]
“Oh baby baby it’s a wild world ” – Cat Stevens. Madagascar 🇲🇬is a huge island but I’ve lived on a few. Australia for one. Tasmania another. Great Britain another island I lived on. Ireland another. I even lived on Ma Wan (Park Island) in Hong Kong and have worked on ferries to Guernsey, Jersey Read more about Backpacking In Madagascar🇲🇬: My Stay At The Quirky Hotel Sakamanga in Antananarivo[…]
On my 2022 to 2023 Caribbean adventure, I visited the magical mysterious island of Hispaniola for the first time ever. This always held intrigue for me. It was another of those islands split into different countries and therefore I had to visit both Haiti ðŸ‡ðŸ‡¹and the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴. Here are a few other split Read more about Colonial Charm on Hispaniola: My Comfy Stay At Novus Plaza Hotel In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[…]
“Operation Peter Pan. America – The Devil’s playground” – Manic Street Preachers. In December 2022, I decided to finally backpack in Cuba, flying into Havana from Madrid on what was to be my second Christmas in a row backpacking the Caribbean. After COVID and many personal moments of clear depression and exposition of liars, it Read more about Backpacking In Cuba: My Quirky, Arty Stay At Malecon 663, The Trendiest Hotel In Havana[…]
In December 2022, I decided to finally backpack in Cuba, flying in from Madrid on what was to be my second Christmas in a row backpacking the Caribbean. After COVID and many personal moments of clear depression and exposition of liars, it always felt like a great escape from the horrors of Europe. Plus as Read more about Backpacking In Cuba: Casa Amada – Sleeping In An Old Colonial House In Havana[…]