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Backpacking in Taiwan🇹🇼: 17 Things to see and do in Xinying (or Shinying!)

“There’s so much that we share that it’s time we’re aware it’s a small world after all” – Robert Sherman. Today is a long awaited overdue post. You will hear me mention the barely known city of Xinying (Shinying) in Taiwan a lot on here. Xinying? It’s easily in my top 10 cities from my Read more about Backpacking in Taiwan🇹🇼: 17 Things to see and do in Xinying (or Shinying!)[…]

Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: My Best Visa Tips From Around the World

Today on Tuesday’s Travel Essentials, I thought it would be a cool idea to put together a list of all the visa posts and advice I have written in a “best visa tips” style post. This makes an easy resource for any of my readers and visitors to find. I really hope you find it Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: My Best Visa Tips From Around the World[…]

Backpacking in Turkey🇹🇷: Watching Northern Ireland Lose 1-0 to Turkey in Adana

The Background to my adventure backpacking in Turkey to Adana This is probably my first ever backpacking adventure that led me by chance to watching my beloved Northern Ireland football team. It was just amazing. Having made my return to Northern Ireland matches after more than four (count them, four) years at the 2-0 defeat Read more about Backpacking in Turkey🇹🇷: Watching Northern Ireland Lose 1-0 to Turkey in Adana[…]

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How to Get An Indonesian Visa on Arrival At Denpasar Airport in Bali

I will tell you how to get an Indonesian Visa on arrival in Denpasar Airport in Bali, I’ll come to it in a bit. But first up – I’ll tell my story about my latest trip to Bali in Indonesia and why I ended up getting 2 visas for the country despite being in transit Read more about How to Get An Indonesian Visa on Arrival At Denpasar Airport in Bali[…]

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Backpacking in Stepanakert, Nagorno Karabakh: Top 13 Things to See and Do

The tiny republic of Nagorno Karabakh is easily one of the oddest places I have ever been. It completely feels like a separate country here. It should be and while I’ll certainly class it as a country on my own terms having seen the place with my eyes, United Nations and FIFA still don’t recognise Read more about Backpacking in Stepanakert, Nagorno Karabakh: Top 13 Things to See and Do[…]

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World Borders: Getting the Belfast to Birkenhead Ferry (Northern Ireland to England)

It was a return to the familiar border crossings for me earlier in the year as I got the ferry from Belfast to Birkenhead. It’s a great way to get from Northern Ireland to England, and also avoids the hassle of flying, allows you to drive there by car, bring as much as you want Read more about World Borders: Getting the Belfast to Birkenhead Ferry (Northern Ireland to England)[…]

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Is this the way to Fortaleza?⚽Don’t Stop Living goes full circle again, my Brazil🇧🇷World🌎Cup🏆Travel Plans!

I cast my mind to my trip to Suriname in 2011. On the way to meet my friends in Recife, Brazil I had a stopover in a city unknown to me at the time, Fortaleza. It was a four hour layover and I was back in Brazil after the magic of tropical Suriname. It was Read more about Is this the way to Fortaleza?⚽Don’t Stop Living goes full circle again, my Brazil🇧🇷World🌎Cup🏆Travel Plans![…]

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Friday’s Featured Food: Helping Prepare Shakshuka🍲for Brunch in Jerusalem, Israel🇮🇱

This is the second part in a “brunch fest” we experienced while backpacking in Jerusalem in Israel recently. When you stay at the fantastic Abraham Hostel, the amount of different activities you can try and the range of foods available is amazing. Just thinking about it makes me miss the Israeli food. It comes with Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Helping Prepare Shakshuka🍲for Brunch in Jerusalem, Israel🇮🇱[…]

My Top 25 Alternative Types of Transport Around the World

When you travel a lot, you get fed up with the “big five”: cars, buses, planes, boats and taxis. It’s truly important to take a break from these normal transport types that cover the skies, waters and landscapes of this planet. My travels have seen me use all sorts of different methods down the years Read more about My Top 25 Alternative Types of Transport Around the World[…]