The Basque Country is a place that has always interested me. Officially part of the Kingdom of Spain, however this is a country with its own language, flag and ways of life. I decided to head to the city of Donostia to check it out. Donostia is the name in the local language, to the…
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When backpacking in Costa Rica, the city of Alajuela is most definitely not on most people’s tourist trail. However, my final flight out of Costa Rica to the USA was from San Jose international airport, which is actually closer to Alajuela than it is to San Jose. So after touring San Jose with author Michael Miller,…
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In my time celebrating my 100th country in Tunisia we mostly toured towns and cities by the sea. That all changed when we backpacked our way inland to the town of Kairouan. Kairouan is deemed the fourth most holy city in the Islamic world and it’s a maze of mosques in a city that reminded…
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My 100th country odyssey continued as we headed on a train south out of Tunis, Tunisia’s capital city. We were heading for the coastal town of Monastir and were pleasantly surprised. As well as being my 100th country, Tunisia was also the first place I decided to try couchsurfing. My girlfriend Panny had used it…
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It was a really busy time on my adventure backpacking through the north of Tunisia, celebrating my 100th country and honestly – not having a single moment’s rest. It seemed like I should’ve just spent a week sitting on a beach sipping cocktails. But yet, somehow, that would be wasted hours for me. So while…
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“We are never gonna survive unless, we are a little crazy” – SEAL I hit my 100th country this week on arrival into Tunis, Tunisia so I thought I’d simply share my top 5 crazy travel moments and highs from the journey so far as it seems the best time to do that. Plus I’ve…
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The budget backpacker in me always saw Norway as a dear country where I decided not to overspend on sights in and around the capital city. This meant no boat cruises, nights on the rip, bus tours or even visits to the trendy museums sorry folks. But my friend Cacinda has written about the Viking…
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Angelholm, not the home of angels or angles but a cool Swedish town that life somehow took me to. You’ll pronounce it “Eng il haulm” (kind of). For the reason I went there, you’d have to go back to my days partying as a backpacker in Chilli Blue hostel in Sydney, Australia in 2009. After…
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When backpacking in Norway, time of year actually does affect your travels somewhat. The reason for this is that Winter is low season and I simply loved the weather. So first of all I suggest touring Norway in the Winter time. I was there in February, but January is also low season. The extreme snow…
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Out of all the countries in South and Central America, Nicaragua was the one that suffered most from my busy lifestyle. I only dedicated 5 days to the country in the end (a month in Guatemala and two weeks in Honduras were ‘to blame’) and for that reason, I decided to only visit Leon and Granada.…
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