Backpacking In Somaliland: Staying At Jees Hotel In Hargeisa On 1st January 2026, after a frustrating Somaliland visa procedure, I became the first tourist this year to cross the land border between Djibouti to Somaliland…
Backpacking In Rwanda: Staying At The Discover Rwanda Hostel, Kigali I stayed in two different places in Kigali in Rwanda, as well as spending a night in Kigali airport on a layover on route to…
“Could you tell me how to get? How to get to Glentoran Street?” – Adapted from Sesame Street Theme Tune. Actually, I can tell you how to get to Glentoran Street and my Dad especially…
When backpacking in Somaliland (after a nuts visa experience and a mental border crossing), I decided to try their traditional breakfast, which is locally known as Beer Iyo Basal. Ironically the local spelling includes the…
“Don’t tell me it’s not worth fighting for” – Bryan Adams. Tears drained naturally from my eyes when I heard this Bryan Adams song being sung in a bar I once worked in – 21…
“Have I gone up in the world or has the world gone down on me?” – Robbie Williams. As a hardcore long-term backpacker, who is currently single and loveless after too many ruined romances and…
“Sleeper” – Louise Wener. The Maldives will never rank high on my travel odyssey. A country that caused me stress, heartache, fake news, bribery, corruption and theft of money. I won’t be back till ye.…
“Way on down south London Town” – Mark Knopfler. Back in 2006, a year before this blog even started, I got a job in London working in PR for Bite Communications. I needed to find…
“Though the oceans are wide and the mountains are high, it’s a small world after all” – Sherman Brothers. Seasons Lodge! Well this is just a wild one. Seasons Lodge is the place to be.…
“I ain’t got no time for no monkey business” – Freddie Mercury. After a horrific time trying to get out of The Maldives through India and Ethiopia, I never thought I’d actually make it to…