In 2018, I managed to get a Saudi Arabia visa as I was travelling there to represent a travel company at the Hotel Show in Jeddah. As a group we ended up spending 10 days in Saudi Arabia and we backpacked it pretty hardcore. Of course, I did struggle with Arabic completely, phrases such as فنادق شرم الشيخ Read more about Backpacking in Saudi Arabia: My Top 10 Highlights[…]
Officially I’ve been to the United Arab Emirates four times yet I’ve only been to two of the seven Emirates. I’ve also totally neglected the capital city, Abu Dhabi. That is my own fault having turned down a once in a lifetime opportunity in my final year while studying International Public Relations. That time despite Read more about Backpacking in United Arab Emirates: My Top 5 Memories[…]
“DOG SOMETHING” – Our name for Dogubayazit in Turkey. Back in 2013 was my first ever trip to Turkey, yes I took my time to visit this beast that somehow straddles itself into the hat-trick of Europe, Middle East and Asia all in one. Of course in those days, I also needed a Turkey visa, Read more about My Most Unusual Memories From Backpacking in Turkey[…]
“YAMD” – Northern Ireland football supporters, circa Denmark away 2006. When I first backpacked in Ukraine in 2015, I raved about how incredible the bars in Lviv were. It came as no surprise to me of course, as countries such as Poland, Belarus, Ukrainę and Russia generally have the best bars in the world, in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: STEVEN DAVIS Pub Crawl in Lviv, Ukraine[…]
So far i have to Belarus 4 times, 3 of those visits I have been in Minsk at some point. Yet I haven’t written about my accommodation much until now – I really should cover my night in the Hotel Minsk and the Hotel Bobruisk some time. I’ve so far visited 4 Belarusian cities (Minsk, Read more about Backpacking in Belarus: My Stay At Stary Mińsk Hostel, Mińsk[…]
Sunday Story time and a flashback to 2007… Just under 12 years ago (August 2007) when I started this travel blog, one of the first articles I wrote was about the city of Babruisk / Bobruisk / Babruysk in Belarus. I was there on a crazy train journey from Minsk, all alone to watch a Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Postcards From Babruysk, Belarus, 12 Years Later[…]
Whether you are looking for a dash of nature, coupled with the sophistication of a city and some amazing retail therapy (including buying a camel!) Dubai offers all this and more. Not just a place to do business, the city has a variety of tourism attraction from visits to the desert, water adventures, parks, shopping Read more about 8 Great Reasons To Visit Dubai In 2019[…]
With online gambling that is always on the rise, you might be thinking that land-based casinos are struggling and about to lose their sparkle to technology. We have discussed this matter with the online casino experts at leading online casino comparison site casinobiggestbonus and they have confirmed that this is not entirely true. Punters, lots Read more about Top 10 Casinos in the World[…]