Having based myself in the village of Sorvagur on Vagar Island to start with, I met up with a fellow backpacker from the USA – Katie from Boston. Katie was staying in the same place as me at Guesthouse Hugo and we decided to do some travelling and hiking together. We had already explored the Read more about Backpacking in the Faroe Islands🇫🇴: Hiking from Bour to Gasadalur on Vagar Island[…]
The Faroe Islands are magical and you might have seen me raving about them on my Facebook Page or posting regularly on Instagram some epic photos from this tiny, often neglected country. My visit in 2015 saw me visit 7 of the 18 Faroe Islands as I hiked, toured, backpacked and watched football in this Read more about Staying at the Best Hotel in the Faroe Islands🇫🇴: The 4* Hotel Føroyar, Torshavn[…]
August to September 2015 saw my third visit to the Danish capital city of Copenhagen. I’ve stayed in a few places down the years in Denmark and Sweden as well as having toured Christiania, Helsingor, Malmo, Ladonia and Angelholm, but this was my first time to stay in a central hostel in Copenhagen. Naturally, I chose Read more about Backpacking in Denmark: Staying at the Downtown Hostel in Copenhagen[…]
This post was posted by TheHipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 14th August 2015. The Jewish Ghetto is a small island in the Cannaregio section of Venice, located among the maze of canals and waterways that crisscross Venice and just a short walk from the main train station and the famous Grand Canal. There are lots of Read more about Visit the World’s First Ghetto..in Venice[…]
When I arrived in the Faroe Islands for a spot of backpacking, hiking and watching football, I decided to spend my first few nights on Vagar Island. I opted to stay in the village of Sørvágur which has a population of just over 1,000 people. The village of Sorvagur is also handily situated down a Read more about Staying at Guesthouse Hugo, Sørvágur, Vagar Island, Faroe Islands🇫🇴[…]
Get ready for this – The Faroe Islands are set to feature on here a lot. This under-rated travel destination surprised me completely, to the point where I simply couldn’t believe I had never been before. I first heard of the Faroe Islands in 1990, when their national football team beat Austria 1-0 in a Read more about Backpacking in the Faroe Islands🇫🇴: Exploring the Village of Sørvágur, Vagar Island[…]
“Where the f**k is Ladonia?” – six people to me. Yes, it was another crazy one. After booking into my hotel in Copenhagen, I headed out to re-explore Christiania with Abbi from Life in a Rucksack. It was during the afternoon that I told her of a couple of other unknown countries/separatist republics in the Read more about Backpacking in Ladonia: Touring the Driftwood Structures in Nimis[…]
On my return back to Europe after over three months in Asia and the Middle East, it was time for a nice relaxed, easy option – a hotel close to the airport. I normally plump for city centre hotels, but this was a brilliant change as I was tired from my flight and I had Read more about Staying at the Park Inn by Radisson Near Copenhagen Airport, Denmark🇩🇰[…]
Another crazy world border crossing, a reunion and a country some of you might not have heard of. While backpacking in Sweden, I decided to head across the border into the Royal Republic of Ladonia with my friend Daniel Evans. This was yet another insane journey – you might have read about some of my previous adventures Read more about World Borders: How to Get from Sweden🇸🇪to The Royal Republic of Ladonia (Nimis)🟩⬜[…]
“Here I am in Amsterdam, I like it here, they speak my language.” – Nicky Wire My long awaited return to the Netherlands came with some genuine new found love for these over-trodden, incessantly-beaten European cities. While Rome, Paris and Prague with their “oh so cool and popular appeal” don’t impress me much, Amsterdam is forever growing Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Kroketten at Cafe Stevens, Amsterdam, Netherlands[…]