The Azores happened by fluke. I really didn’t plan this one. I was trying to visit Cape Verde Islands and it just made sense (and was cheaper on Ryanair loyal) to visit The Azores on route. So here I was! The Azores was a bonusball, extra trip and yet I still had three days here…
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“Back In The Saddle” – The Bluetones. Old habits die hard. I simply loved the hostel lifestyle back in my glory days of whackpacking. Of course, the story goes that a brace of bad people I met in a hostel had affected me and threatened for 8 years to ruin my existence as a human.…
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Down the years I have backpacked through every UEFA recognised European country, plus many unrecognised European countries. Within some of these countries, I have toured islands but not every island was slept on. Examples of islands I visited but didn’t sleep on are Brownsea Island, Suomenlinna, Sark, Lido and Herm. But the 5 on this…
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“Lookman anytime goal” – Jonny Blair and Lock In Lee Adams (20/02/2022). I was recently back backpacking in England and I added a brand new quintet to my settlement count. A hattrick of them will be included here in one post. The fourth would fall on Solihull, the fifth and final piece of that jigsaw…
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Moving to England from the United States to study, work, or settle permanently is not difficult anymore, and if you are one of them, this article can help you a lot. International shipping is available to any destination in the world, and SDC international provides the best of all. They can be utilized as agents…
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**EDIT** within 8 months of writing this, I had now been to Rathlin Island, Stratford Upon Avon and West Bromwich. I’m not writing this as a challenge or a call to action, but more of a consideration for places that I should really have visited before, and haven’t. I have now been around the world,…
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Be Here Now🎸ðŸ️: The Time Of My Life At Casa De Snagg, Chester Cottage, Saint Vincent🇻🇨 “You gotta be bad enough to beat the brave”- Noel Gallagher. A 23 year delay was eventually put right on the 23rd December 2021. I was finally doing that Noel Gallagher pilgrimage that I craved back when “Be Here…
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Britain’s Waterways were once the most efficient way to transport goods. The vast network of canals played a vital role in the rise of the industrial revolution. Today, the waterways of Britain are popular for boaters and a range of other leisure activities. I recommend a cruise down the canals stopping at popular attractions, interesting…
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“A valued destiny comes to nothing”- New Order. Although alphabetically first in terms of UEFA countries, Albania ended up being the last UEFA country that I visited. At the ripe old age of 41, I landed in Tirana, Albania on a flight from Vienna. This was no paradise or backpacker’s dream. Happiness, like many things…
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“Water’s running in the wrong direction; got a feeling it’s a mixed up sign” – Girls Aloud. When I finally made it to my last European UEFA country in 2021, it was Albania. Alphabetically this should have been the first. But alas, through all my troubles and strife and fuelled by depression, I eventually rocked…
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