The city of Plovdiv is somewhat undermined. It’s Bulgaria’s second biggest city yet bobs along almost unheard of to those who haven’t been there. It made a natural stop off city for me in between exploring the inspirational medieval town of Veliko Tarnovo and a dose of Sofia the capital. I knew I would only Read more about Backpacking in Bulgaria🇧🇬: Top 10 Sights in Plovdiv Old Town[…]
“I can feel you watching, even when you’re nowhere to be seen, I can feel you touching, even when you’re far away from me” – 5 Seconds of Summer. Arrival in Togo in October 2018 meant a sixth visit to Africa for me and my third time in West Africa. I was travelling with my Read more about Backpacking in Togo🇹🇬: Touring the World’s Largest Voodoo Market in Akodessawa, Lomé[…]
The pace of academic life can be a bit daunting at times. It can seem even more so if life is always taking you to other places outside the safety and normalcy of home or dormitory. If your lifestyle involves travel but you also want to maintain a successful academic career, it is essential to Read more about How To Keep Up With Your Studies While Travelling[…]
Ramallah sits proud and un-noticed. In reality, it’s the capital city of Palestine. Whether you believe that Palestine is a country or not, isn’t the point. Ramallah remains a Palestinian stronghold, nestled shyly north of the border between Israel and Palestine, this is the centre of the Palestinian authority. Politics aside, but with a bit Read more about Backpacking in Ramallah, Palestine🇵🇸: 5 Things to See and Do in the Palestinian Capital City[…]
We spent 4 days hanging out in Haifa on the west coast of Israel and the story went back a few years. While backpacking in New Zealand in 2010 I met a cool Israeli couple. Three years later and we met up again. After spending our first day and night in the Port Inn in Read more about Backpacking in Israel: Top 5 Sights in Haifa[…]
“Grimsby Town don’t even play in the town of Grimsby!” – Every football fan! So another train journey and I love them. This one, in Saudi Arabia. Hail Train Station, Saudi Arabia Hail Train Station, Saudi Arabia just reminded me of over elaborate, middle of nowhere train stations in China. Shaoguan sprang to mind, I Read more about Backpacking in Saudi Arabia🇸🇦: The Train🚂Journey From Hail to Riyadh[…]
After such depression in 2016 caused by the brace of serial unfriendlies plus the wannabe GuruGod stalker, I quit travel completely. For the second time in my adult life I didn’t visit any new countries for a 7 month period, nor did I have any desire for anything other than honest friends and survival. But Read more about How To Get A Mongolia🇲🇳Visa in Warsaw, Poland[…]
I recently made a long awaited return to Belarus. It was originally one of the first 25 countries I ever visited, back in 2007 when I was attending the Belarus v. Northern Ireland women’s match. At the time I got my Belarus visa from the Embassy in London. On that trip I also backpacked through Read more about How to Get a Belarus🇧🇾Visa in Warsaw, Poland🇵🇱[…]
This was actually my sixth trip to Africa, yet it is still one of the continents with huge blanks from me. It is the most challenging continent in my opinion to travel. This is due to the logistics, the visa issues, the overland transport and sadly the disease and poverty in some regions. But that Read more about How to Get an Ivory Coast🇨🇮Visa Online Before Arrival at Abidjan Airport[…]
Berlin has become a transport hub for me now that I live in Poland. International flights and especially those to Africa and the Middle East don’t really have many direct options from Poland. But with the Warsaw / Łódź / Poznań Polskibuses to Berlin being so cheap, fast and cosy, I now often crackpack my Read more about Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: How to get from Berlin ZOB Bus Station to Tegel International Airport✈️🛫🧳🛬[…]