Bologna, the heart of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, is a city synonymous with rich culinary traditions. While most visitors come for the legendary pasta dishes like tagliatelle al ragù and tortellini in brodo, an essential yet…
“Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? Everytime she walks down the street” – The Undertones. Peel, well it took me a while to unpeel this one. Whether it was orange peel, John Peel, The…
Here I was, 203 countries deep into my wacaday adventure around the world and I was finally in The Isle of Man!! This lesser ventured country is the fifth closest country to my home country of…
“The courtyard of my heart seems lonely” – Band Baaja Baaraat (song – Mitre). In a lot of countries, and cities I am in, I do love a quirky random pub visit – often I…
“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 Italy 🇮🇹: Visiting Piazzale Loreto, Milan, Where Mussolini Once Hung “Mussolini hangs from a butcher’s hook” – Richey James Edwards. On 29th April 1945, the dead corpses of Benito Mussolini (aged 61) and…
As a fellow traveler who understands the freedom an Irish passport provides, I’ve mastered the art of spontaneous international travel. Here’s my comprehensive guide to maximizing visa-on-arrival privileges across the globe. The Power of an…
“It’s maybe the fame, it’s forgotten your name” – Noel Gallagher. The amount of fake news in the media the last few months or so about Oasis and their ticket sales has been laughable for…
“Damn my education, there’s not a lot to say about the things caught in my mind” – Noel Gallagher (1997). Now that the euphoria of the imminent 2025 Oasis return has dwindled slightly, I will…
I have been to Berlin around 10 times in my life and in that time, I have stayed in a lot of different places from hotels to hostels. This time, in 2024 we decided to…