“We’re from Bournemouth, sunny sunny Bournemouth” – CherriesðŸ’fans. I have backpacked Bournemouth (Dorset, England) almost as many times as I have backpacked Belfast and Bangor! I spent 6 glorious years living in this marvellous seaside… Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒Airport: Where The FIRST USA🇺🇸To UK🇬🇧Commercial Plane Landed After World War 2
“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… 21 Years Later: Sentimental Return To The Heathlands Hotel Where Once I Worked In Bournemouth England
“By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling” – Pete Saint John. On a summer night as August 2025 came to a close, I embarked on yet another wild bar experience! It… Thirsty Thursdays: A Night In Jail⛓️👮♂️At Alcotraz Prison Bar, London, England (Cell Block 212)⚖️🏛️👨🏻⚖️📜🚔
“He was turned to steel in the great magnetic field. When he travelled time for the future of mankind” – Black Sabbath. I started to write this post 2 years ago when I was back… Visiting The Crown Pub, Birmingham, England: Where Black Sabbath⬛🟪Played Their First Ever Gig
“Everyone’s changing; I stay the same” – The Corrs (2004). Sentimental journeys are no stranger to my wandering heart or backpack. Neil Finn said it long before I rode my weary soul onto the streets… Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒🏖️England🏴: Returning To The Carrington House Hotel Where I Graduated, 16 Years Later
“I’m loving angels instead” – Robbie Williams. The Angel of the North is an iconic large-scale sculpture located in Gateshead, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in Northern England. It is one of the most famous pieces… Backpacking In England🏴: How To Visit The Angel😇Of The North, Gateshead
“After all, you’re my Wonderwall” – Noel Gallagher. In 2022, I finally stopped and visited Hadrian’s Wall (Haidy’s W). I had of course passed it manys a time but this was my first time to… World Borders: Roman Britain To Scotland🏴Backpacking Hadrian’s Wall🧱At Birdoswald
“Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son” – Iron Maiden. I wrote about some musical backpacking sights of London before. On that trip I backpacked Pulp, Oasis, The Clash, The Beatles and Iron Maiden. Sadly the… Visiting The Birthplace Of Iron Maiden🤘🎸🛡️🧲⛓️⚔️: Cart And Horses, London, England🏴
“It’s coming home. It’s coming. Football’s coming home” – The Lightning Seeds. Sheffield FC are widely regarded as the oldest club in world football that have been continuously playing. They were formed in 1857 and as much… My Visit To The Home🏠Of Football⚽: Sheffield FC🔴⚫, England (Formed 1857)
“You come in on your own and you leave on your own” – Richard Ashcroft. My latest trip back to England threw up undoubtedly more surprises than my backpacking glory days in that country. I… Thirsty Thursdays: Pouring My Own Guinness⚫⚪☘️🍺At Autobrew England’s🏴First Self-Service Bar