This post has been a long time coming and you probably wonder why I never condensed Hong Kong into a top 5 before. But better late than never – here it is. I like to think I’m pretty knowledgeable on backpacking in Hong Kong. The reason being I basically just turned up with my backpack…
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After exploring magical Donostia in the Basque Country, I ended up in the city of Bilbao. Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque Country and also the liveliest. There’s always something happening. The city is built around a river and some hills, giving it a real feel of city identity. No countryside or scattered…
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On my 100th country journey through Tunisia, we aimed to check out a few of the popular places as well as a few of the unknown spots. This led us to obvious backpacking resorts like Tunis, Carthage and Kairouan. However we also made it to Mahdia, Sousse, Teboulba and Monastir. But it was the colour…
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After my posts on my top villages, towns, cities and football stadiums from my first 100 countries, it’s time for me to write about my favourite islands. The disconnected appeal of remote islands is something I crave. A hideaway from the busy world. I’ve had to cut out a few islands from the list so…
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To celebrate my 100th country I toured the north African country of Tunisia. We started off in the capital city of Tunis, where we flew into. We stayed in a few different parts of the city including with Ayoub and Dhia also toured Carthage and Sidi Bou Said, which are slightly further north. To get…
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*Apologies this is a post I wrote in December 2013 in Iran but had problems uploading, so here it is. As the year comes to a close (in my calendar at least), I take a look at my top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites from 2013. This has been an action packed year of travel…
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People often ask me where my favourite city is and to be truthful about it – it changes all the time and I never really have a set answer – it’s just not possible to give the same answer. It depends on who I’m with, how I’m feeling, where I am, what I’m reminiscing on…
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People often ask me where my favourite village is and to be truthful about it – the answer changes all the time and I never really have a set number one or top 10 – it’s just not possible to give the same answer all the time. It depends on who I’m with, how I’m feeling, where…
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People often ask me where my favourite town is and to be truthful about it – the answer changes all the time and I never really have a set number one or top 10 – it’s just not possible to give the same answer all the time. It depends on who I’m with, how I’m feeling, where…
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As we travel to countries torn apart by war (past or current), let’s not forget that football is the people’s game, the one happy medium from my journeys through a century of countries. Football brings the people together and in most cases, it acts as some kind of peaceful entity between people. Anyone who has…
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