Category: Europe

Backpacking in the Lagoan Isles: A Wacky Micronation Within Portsmouth, England

Backpacking in the Lagoan Isles: A Wacky Micronation Within Portsmouth, England

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Here’s another wacky one for you from my latest backpacking journey – The Lagoan Isles. The Lagoan Isles, officially known as the Grand Duchy of the Lagoan Isles is a micronation centred on three small uninhabited islands in Baffin’s Pond, an outdoor nature reserve area in Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom. This is another of these Read more about Backpacking in the Lagoan Isles: A Wacky Micronation Within Portsmouth, England[…]

The Ultimate Monopoly Pub Crawl 2015 in London, England

Thirsty Thursdays: The Ultimate Monopoly Pub Crawl 2015 in London, England

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Back in 2005, two years before this blog even existed, I was in a club in London, England with my mate John Johnson. The club was the Venue in New Cross. At the time, John told me it was on the Old Kent Road and on the heat of the moment, we decided there and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Ultimate Monopoly Pub Crawl 2015 in London, England[…]

Backpacking in England: Staying at the Lea Hurst Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset

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If you have followed my travels down the years, you have probably heard me mention the seaside town of Bournemouth in Dorset, England a few times on my blog. I first visited this iconic coastal resort in 1994 on a family holiday. I later returned here to Bournemouth to live, work and study. It is a Read more about Backpacking in England: Staying at the Lea Hurst Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset[…]

Watching Northern Ireland☘️🔴✋Bate The Faroe Islands🇫🇴 3-1 in Torshavn and Go Top of the Group

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“Teenage dreams so hard to bate” – The Undertones It wasn’t Fearghal Sharkey, Norman Whiteside or Colin Clarke that got me into supporting Northern Ireland. It was my Dad. My Dad, Joe Blair is a veteran of over 200 Northern Ireland matches down the years. He dare not count them, but in the past 50 Read more about Watching Northern Ireland☘️🔴✋Bate The Faroe Islands🇫🇴 3-1 in Torshavn and Go Top of the Group[…]

RoutePerfect: A Cool New Trip Planning Widget for Europe

RoutePerfect: A Cool New Trip Planning Website for Europe

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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[…]

4 Reasons to Visit the Roman Catacombs

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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[…]

The Angry Friar Pub in Gibraltar

Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 8 Bars in Gibraltar🇬🇮

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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🇬🇮[…]

Backpacking in Gibraltar: Top 20 Sights in Gibraltar’s Capital

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“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[…]

Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: My New Sleeping Bag – Snugpak by Chrysalis

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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[…]