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Dubai Diaries: Exploring the City of Gold with Supercars

Dubai, a place that exudes opulence, is often associated with skyscrapers, sprawling malls, and the world’s most luxurious hotels. Within this desert paradise, one not only discovers architectural marvels but also an enthralling playground for car enthusiasts. When you plan your next trip to this vibrant city, don’t forget to rent super car dubai to Read more about Dubai Diaries: Exploring the City of Gold with Supercars[…]

Backpacking in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦: Seriously A Visa On Arrival in Dammam😂

Backpacking in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦: Seriously A Visa On Arrival in Dammam😂

“Maybe maybe it’s our nowhere towns” – Brett Anderson. In April 2018, I headed to The Hotel Show in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with the Young Pioneer Tours crew. To get the visa that time, we were supposed to be “working” there. It was a really difficult visa to get, easiest the hardest visa getation of Read more about Backpacking in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦: Seriously A Visa On Arrival in Dammam😂[…]

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Backpacking In United Arab Emirates: Dubai And Its Iconic Buildings

This week I reminisced on my twenty year mark away from my home country, it was September 2003 when I left Northern Ireland to relocate to Bournemouth. Then yesterday, I covered that time I didn’t go to Abu Dhabi, yet I finally made it there in 2023. In between times, I backpacked Dubai four time! Read more about Backpacking In United Arab Emirates: Dubai And Its Iconic Buildings[…]

How To Get An Online Tourist Visa For Pakistan 🇵🇰

How To Get An Online Tourist Visa For Pakistan 🇵🇰

How To Get An Online Tourist Visa For Pakistan 🇵🇰 The more I travel, the more countries I swallow, the harder it all gets. That’s the way it goes. It doesn’t get easier. Don’t kid yourself. The reason for this uphill struggle is that usually the toughest visas to get are the ones left until Read more about How To Get An Online Tourist Visa For Pakistan 🇵🇰[…]

Backpacking In Abu Dhabi: 15 Years Too Late For "GlobCom"

Finally Backpacking In Abu Dhabi: 15 Years Too Late For “GlobCom”

“But it’s too late, baby, now it’s too late” – Carole King. “Forever, ever delayed” – Richey James Edwards. “It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay” – Alanis Morrisette. Glory days unloyal here. Not everything in this life works out. We forfeit, we miss, regret and this was one. You see in September 2023 I Read more about Finally Backpacking In Abu Dhabi: 15 Years Too Late For “GlobCom”[…]

Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 10 Sights In Lahore

Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Lahore

“Instead of stressed, I lie here charmed” – Placebo. My first stop in Pakistan was Lahore. After the online visa application (rather taxing), I was booked in to stay at The Rose Palace Hotel in Lahore. From here I would backpack the sights of the city, head out to Wagah for the famous border parade Read more about Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Lahore[…]

Friday's Featured Food: Dāl Bhāt With A View At Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵

Friday’s Featured Food: Dāl Bhāt With A View At Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵

When in Nepal, the dish Dāl Bhāt will raise its head a few times. In such a case, it’s usually better to try it, than backpack a country, leave it and realise what you missed. My main two meals when backpacking Nepal were probably textbook tourism but I didn’t care. I first tried Momo in Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Dāl Bhāt With A View At Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵[…]

World Borders: How To Watch The Famous Pakistan 🇵🇰 To India 🇮🇳 Border Ceremony At Wagah

“Over the borderline” – Madonna. I copied Palin again. These journeys are wild. As a child and teenager, I’d watch a load of Michael Palin travel documentaries. I never really thought I’d be able to replicate him. I watched 80 Days Around The World, Full Circle, New Europe, The Hemingway Adventure, Pole To Pole…it was Read more about World Borders: How To Watch The Famous Pakistan 🇵🇰 To India 🇮🇳 Border Ceremony At Wagah[…]