My latest book review is of this topsy turvy thrilling travel related novel by Cody Punter. The story “The World at Large” details a young man on a spontaneous backpacking journey. You never know what’s ahead along the way. It’s available on Amazon now. The World at Large It was just another harmless escape, another routine Read more about Book Review: The World At Large By Cody Punter[…]
Time for another Book Review on Don’t Stop Living and one with a sexy nature to it and an intriguing title. It’s also the third book I am reviewing with a Costa Rican edge to it! That’s because I already reviewed Deacon Blake’s book Mercenary Justice (Deacon runs the Hemingway Inn in San Jose) and author Read more about Book Review: Adventures Of The Traveling Sex Bunnies: Miami & Costa Rica[…]
Estonia’s capital city of Tallinn was the third and final Baltic capital from my recent adventures. Having explored Lithuanian capital Vilnius (including the wacky Republic of Uzupis), dipped back into Riga it was now time to check out the biggest city in Estonia. Tallinn is a pleasant and charming city. Yes, Estonia has been sucked Read more about Backpacking in Estonia: Top 15 Sights in Tallinn[…]
Kaunas is a real under-rated gem of a city. If you’re ever in Lithuania try and give this city a visit. It’s yet to take off tourist wise but it really should be about to boom. Swanky, cosy cafes and bars, friendly people and loads of Lithuanian history mixed in with Soviet times to keep Read more about Backpacking in Lithuania🇱🇹: Top 11 Sights in Kaunas[…]
“The sink is full of fishes, she got dirty dishes on the brain” – Noel Gallagher. I’ve been to some off the wall / off the wheaten craic destinations on my travels. Countries that are unknown to many such as Nagorno Karabakh, Transnistria, Kosovo , Romkerhall, Austenasia, Druze, Adammia, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Christiania and East Read more about Backpacking in Užupis: Top 12 Sights in The Republic Nobody Has Heard Of[…]
After my time touring the key sights of Stockholm in Sweden by bus it was time for a boat tour on the waters of this city which has allegedly about 50,000 islands in it! I teamed up with Stromma and went on their Winter tour with Stockholm Sightseeing. Our tour was the 10.15am boat, which departed Read more about Taking A Winter Boat Tour in Stockholm, Sweden with Stromma and Stockholm Sightseeing[…]
While backpacking in Denmark you might want to visit a separate republic. For those lovers of quirky off the wall spots then the Freetown Republic of Christiania is well worth a day trip. Almost as wacky as my trips to Nagorno Karabakh, Uzupis and Transnistria. You could also stay overnight here of course but most Read more about Backpacking in Christiania: 10 Quick Sights in This Self Proclaimed Freetown Republic[…]
On my second visit to the Swedish capital city of Stockholm, I actually ended up doing a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour for the second time. It was 8 years apart and in different seasons, but with Stockholm being such a spread out capital, and one with more water than land, it makes sense Read more about Taking a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour of Stockholm, Sweden with Gray Line[…]
“All I want is something I can write about” – Neil Finn, 2007 Before you read this edition of Sunday’s Inspiration, please listen to the following Crowded House song, one of my favourite songs and a peaceful tune to get us through the bad times, of which there are many, Don’t Stop Now: There has Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Don’t Stop Now[…]
** Apologies but I really backpacked through Skopje and spent three days there but I lost all my photos. Luckily I uploaded the videos before my computer and hard drive packed in so I have the videos. Luckily I also uploaded the below photo to my Facebook page so it’s a real travel blog. The Read more about Backpacking in Northern Macedonia🇲🇰: Top 10 Sights in Skopje, This Pumping Capital City[…]