Category: Accommodation

One of the Most Ridiculous Places I Have Slept In: The Eclectic Hotel in Vank, Nagorno Karabakh

One of the Most Ridiculous Places I Have Slept In🚢: The Eclectic Hotel in Vank, Nagorno Karabakh🔴🔵🟡

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“If Timmy Mallet made hotels, this would be it”. – Jonny Blair. A short intro first – I stayed here in 2013 (so five years ago and never finished this article) BUT this is far and away the most ridiculous hotel in my backpacking history. A hotel shaped like a boat in the middle of Read more about One of the Most Ridiculous Places I Have Slept In🚢: The Eclectic Hotel in Vank, Nagorno Karabakh🔴🔵🟡[…]

Backpacking in Western Sahara🇪🇭: My Stay at the Hotel Jodesa in El-Aaiun

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In December 2017, after a couple of days in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, I took a border bus south to Africa’s west coast, this time crossing from Morocco into Western Sahara (still a debated country). I was ready to explore El-Aaiun the capital city of Western Sahara in 2017 and it was time to Read more about Backpacking in Western Sahara🇪🇭: My Stay at the Hotel Jodesa in El-Aaiun[…]

Backpacking in Morocco🇲🇦: My Stay at the Kaktus Hostel in Marrakesh

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I finally arrived in Morocco in 2017 and it was time to be a backpacker in one of the most backpacked countries in Africa. It was also my fifth visit to Africa and my tenth African country (or twelfth if I count transits at the airports in Kenya and Mauritania, but I don’t). My previous Read more about Backpacking in Morocco🇲🇦: My Stay at the Kaktus Hostel in Marrakesh[…]

Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: Staying at the Frankfurt Hostel

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On my eighth adventure to Germany, I finally made it to Frankfurt am Main. This almost felt like another full circle for me as I had previously visited Frankfurt Oder in 2005 on my first ever trip to Germany. Yes there are two Frankfurts in Germany, this is the biggest and more famous one – Read more about Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: Staying at the Frankfurt Hostel[…]

Backpacking in Malta🇲🇹: Staying at the Corner Hostel in Sliema

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As part of my backpacking tour of Malta and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, I wanted to experience staying in a few different places. Having already toured Valletta, Tri City, Popeye Village, Gozo Island, Comino Island and a few other places, I ended up in Sliema at the end of my trip. I was Read more about Backpacking in Malta🇲🇹: Staying at the Corner Hostel in Sliema[…]

Backpacking in Gozo: Staying in the Downtown Hotel – the Best Hotel in Victoria (Rabat)🇲🇹

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In September to October 2017, I spent 6 days in the Republic of Malta as well as a Wacaday adventure to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. But surprisingly to you, I wanted to backpack the country hardcore and so I set about visiting the country’s three main islands. I originally thought I’d spend my Read more about Backpacking in Gozo: Staying in the Downtown Hotel – the Best Hotel in Victoria (Rabat)🇲🇹[…]

My Stay at The Famous British🇬🇧Hotel in Valletta, Malta🇲🇹

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“Fascinations galore” – Sheryl Crow (Bond theme). Arrival in Malta in September 2017 was something of a surprise to me and to my followers. The truth is that I have really only backpacked one new country in the last 12 months. That is so odd for me as before I decided to relocate to Poland, Read more about My Stay at The Famous British🇬🇧Hotel in Valletta, Malta🇲🇹[…]

My Stay at the Hotel Ibis Centrum, Krakow, Poland

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It is always an emotional return for me to cities I backpacked through before I started my new life in Poland. As a tourist, I visited Poland 4 times before moving here in 2016. One of those trips saw a train journey to the popular city of Kraków. At the time, I was coming into Read more about My Stay at the Hotel Ibis Centrum, Krakow, Poland[…]

My Birthday Stay at the Kaiser Hotel, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia

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My arrival into Ulaan Baatar in March 2017 in time to “celebrate” my birthday here in a new city and a new country is the biggest surprise in my travel life since my Afghanistan tour in 2016. I didn’t expect to be here, I had lost all passion for long term whackpacking, backpacking and sightseeing. Read more about My Birthday Stay at the Kaiser Hotel, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia[…]

Baatpacking in Mongolia: Exploring the Red Hero, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia

Baatpacking in Mongolia🇲🇳: Exploring the Red Hero, Ulaan Baatar

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“Longing for, it’s been a long time longing for To carry the sky away” – Manic Street Preachers. Dinosaurs chased me down the alleyway asking Lenin what drugs I was on. My heart and soul got the better of me as the mountains gaped in, fooling me that I was back in magnetic Kyrgyzstan. Exactly Read more about Baatpacking in Mongolia🇲🇳: Exploring the Red Hero, Ulaan Baatar[…]