“Never go back you tell me, it’s the worst thing you can do, but I must go there till I find out where it is I’m going to” – Highly Likely. When it was arranged that Northern Ireland would play Romania away in a football friendly in 2024, I just had to go. It was Read more about Backpacking In Moldova🇲🇩: My Dorm Stay At City Center Hostel, Chișinău[…]
March 2024 saw me finally arrive in Gagauzia. My oh my what a journey! This is a fully autonomous republic in eastern Europe, which borders Moldova. I crossed the border by marshrutka from Chisinau in Moldova to Comrat in Gagauzia. Comrat is the capital city of Gagauzia and I toured the city’s top 12 sights. Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Hot Kaurma And Shurpa Stew At Boulevard Cafe, Comrat, Gagauzia[…]
“I follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park” – Scorpions. On a brave spring day in March 2024, I celebrated an odd moment of freedom here, actually on a glory day. 26th March 2024 to be exact. This was my day of freedom from the world and the disasters of the previous 10 years. And Read more about Backpacking In Gagauzia: Top 12 Sights In Comrat, The Capital[…]
“Shouting at the world you’ll never change. But it’s what’s inside, you’ve got to rearrange” – Andy Cairns. A 2014 Jonny Blair once shone his light on perky Moldova 🇲🇩. It was November 2014 when I first crossed by nighttrain into the extraordinary world of Moldova. Memories aplenty, and there did it all go wrong? Read more about World Borders: How To Get From Chisinau, Moldova To Komrat, Gagauzia[…]
“Alone on the beach, on my own, out of reach and you just passed me by” – Noel Gallagher. Before this trip to Pakistan (my final Stan), I got my Pakistan visa online (not exactly an easy visa to secure) and arranged to fly into Lahore and out of Karachi. From Lahore, I’d also visit Read more about Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Karachi[…]
“My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why” – STAN! (By Eminem Featuring Dido) Firstly this is no raconteur rhetoric, it’s just a reflection of a journey which took me 17 years from the first Stan (Stansted) to the last Stan (Pakistan). Yes, Iran-borderic Pakistan 🇵🇰 was the last of my FIFA 🌏🏆⚽️Stans when I finally Read more about Backpacking In Stan: Completion Of Them – I’ve Been To All My Recognised Stan Countries[…]
Dubai, a place that exudes opulence, is often associated with skyscrapers, sprawling malls, and the world’s most luxurious hotels. Within this desert paradise, one not only discovers architectural marvels but also an enthralling playground for car enthusiasts. When you plan your next trip to this vibrant city, don’t forget to rent super car dubai to Read more about Dubai Diaries: Exploring the City of Gold with Supercars[…]
“Maybe maybe it’s our nowhere towns” – Brett Anderson. In April 2018, I headed to The Hotel Show in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with the Young Pioneer Tours crew. To get the visa that time, we were supposed to be “working” there. It was a really difficult visa to get, easiest the hardest visa getation of Read more about Backpacking in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦: Seriously A Visa On Arrival in Dammam😂[…]