Let me introduce you to RoutePerfect which is a cool new trip planning website for travelling in Europe. RoutePerfect is an online DIY trip planning tool that helps the user create their own trip itineraries based on their travel preferences, budget and personal style. I haven’t seen anything like it before and I’ve been testing the site the Read more about RoutePerfect: A Cool New Trip Planning Website for Europe[…]
This post was posted by The Hipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 30th September 2015. Skulls in the Catacombs In ancient Rome, burial within the city walls was forbidden. The pagan culture of the second and third centuries preferred cremation, despite the objections of the Christian minority. As land for graveyards was scarce, the Christians of the day cultivated Read more about 4 Reasons to Visit the Roman Catacombs[…]
Gibraltar drifts into your travel stories as a welcome surprise. My memories of the place will always be good ones. I wasn’t expecting much from this place to be honest – I’d heard people moan about it, I’d had Spanish friends tell me how silly the place was and I’d even had British mates tell Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 8 Bars in Gibraltar🇬🇮[…]
“I got the key, I got the secret” – Urban Cookie Collective Does Gibraltar even have a capital city? If so what is it? One way to find out is to go backpacking there and storm your ways through the sights of this wacky place. Gibraltar, even by its name is a quirky enigma. It’s Read more about Backpacking in Gibraltar: Top 20 Sights in Gibraltar’s Capital[…]
On my journeys down the years I have slept in more places than I can remember. Though one day, I will try to remember them all (through photos it will help) and make a list of all the places I have slept or stayed on my journeys. I’d had the same sleeping bag for the Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: My New Sleeping Bag – Snugpak by Chrysalis[…]
I’ve now been to Edinburgh in Scotland twice in the last year and loved my time in this city. If you followed my stories, you’ll know I stayed in the boutique hostel The Baxter both times – a really cool spot. You might also know that I love my haggis, tatties and neeps and enjoyed Read more about My Top 5 Photographs from Edinburgh, Scotland[…]
Never forget that life is a crazy rollercoaster ride and be ready for the weird and wacky all the way. I had never been to Derby or even Beeston until October 2014. But things fell into place on my return to England. I had lined up a few days in Birmingham and Nottingham on route Read more about Reunion in Beeston and the Subways Live in Derby, England[…]
After arriving into the Faroe Islands and exploring the village of Sorvagur while staying in the Guesthouse Hugo, it was decided that we would do the day hike to the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. This was one of two day hikes we did on Vagar island, the other being to the village of Read more about Backpacking in the Faroe Islands🇫🇴: Day Hike to Traelanipa, Lake Sørvágsvatn, Vagar Island[…]
Thirsty Thursdays comes from North Down in Northern Ireland today, so it does. Northern Ireland punches above its weight time and time again. And I mean in the metaphorical sense, not just in boxing (though the likes of McGuigan and Frampton certainly justify the phrase). A country housing 1.6 million people, boasting some of the Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Coffee Shops in North Down, Northern Ireland[…]
The Faroe Islands are a sensational place for the avid backpacker. My journey through 7 of the 18 islands in a magical 6 days here will live long in my memory. I toured Gasadalur, Sorvagur, Midvagur, the north eastern islands, Lake Sorvagstvatn, Gjogv, Kirkjubour and the capital city of Torshavn, but an unexpected highlight was the Read more about Backpacking in the Faroe Islands🇫🇴: Exploring Saksun on Streymoy Island[…]