“Always look on the bright side of life” – Eric Idle. Coronavirus is a hot topic. As a travel, football and mostly beer blogger, I rarely write about health matters away from depression and travel injections/medication. But today I felt like writing something about the Coronavirus as it is just too extreme now. The spread Read more about Coronavirus Chaos: Stay at Home, Stay Safe, Why Not Even Start a Blog?[…]
“Slow cheetah come before my forest – looks like it’s on today. Slow cheetah come, it’s so euphoric no matter what they say” – Red Hot Chili Peppers. Years and years ago I read about cheetah watching in Namibia. It was a long term dream to see the world’s fastest mammal live and up close. Read more about Backpacking in Namibia: Up Close and Personal to Cheetahs at Duesternbrook Cheetah Farm[…]
This conversation came up in November 2019 in Prague, Czechia with some Northern Ireland football fans over which countries have had a player who won the European Cup or Champions League. I did a bit of research into it and I don’t know if this is 100% correct, but here is a try. I extended Read more about Countries Whose Footballers Have Won the European Cup / Champions League[…]
Farm!! Our Jaw Inspiring Stay at Chobe Crocodile Cottage in Botswana
On my second trip to Botswana, in 2020 I visited the north of the country. We crossed in from Zimbabwe at Kazungula and decided to stay overnight in a crocodile farm. This was certainly another crazy adventure and another interesting sleeping location to add to our repertoire. I had read about this Crocodile Farm in Read more about Sleeping in a CrocodileFarm!! Our Jaw Inspiring Stay at Chobe Crocodile Cottage in Botswana[…]
: Visiting the Crazy Shipwreck Graveyard in Panguila“Loose lips, sunk ships, I’m getting to grips with what you said” – Robbie Williams. A Shipwreck Graveyard by the Atlantic Ocean in Angola?🇦🇴 Are you serious? This place was a surprise to me. I didn’t expect to find it fascinating, interesting or in any way spectacular. I certainly didn’t expect to write a blog Read more about Backpacking in Angola: Visiting the Crazy Shipwreck Graveyard in Panguila[…]
: Touring Chobe CrocodileFarm Near KasaneAfrican experiences generally throw in animal surprises when you least expect it. My second visit to Botswana was no exception. In May 2016, whilst I was on a lost luggage challenge with Money Supermarket I ended up in Senegal and The Gambia. The Gambia trip gave me the chance to get up close and personal Read more about Backpacking in Botswana: Touring Chobe CrocodileFarm Near Kasane[…]
“There is too much butter on those trays” – Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). “No, Mr. Fawlty it’s uno dos tres!” – Manuel (Andrew Sachs). #Manuelloyal My recent Africa trip threw up a load of quirky new and exciting dwelling places for the nights. As well as sleeping in a local estate in Luanda, Angola, a Read more about Backpacking in Zambia: Manuel Loyal – Sleeping at Fawlty Towers in Livingstone[…]
Stadiums
: Taking A Guided Tour of The Oval, Glentoran Football Club
, East Belfast, Northern Ireland
“Le Jeu Avant Tout” – Glentoran FC Motto (“Football comes first before everything else / the game above all”). Firstly, I am a Glentoran FC supporter and have been to this stadium well over one hundred times in my life. I am a football groundhopping veteran now with around 700 matches and 200 stadiums under Read more about The Holy Grail Of FootballStadiums: Taking A Guided Tour of The Oval, Glentoran Football Club, East Belfast, Northern Ireland[…]