Category: Europe

Not Backpacking in the Kingdom of Elleore: Tour Cancelled Due to Bird Sanctuary

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Yes so my fascination with smaller unknown countries continues but with more and more travel, we get more and more bad moments and rejections. Recently I was advised by the government of Sealand that I couldn’t visit due to safety concerns. Having grown up in Northern Ireland and backpacked through Palestine, Agdam and Iraq, I Read more about Not Backpacking in the Kingdom of Elleore: Tour Cancelled Due to Bird Sanctuary[…]

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Not Backpacking in Sealand🟥⬜️⬛️: My Journey to This Epic Country Delayed Due to Safety Fears

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I have a fascination for some of the world’s lesser known countries and you might have followed my journeys so far to some of these less ventured and disputed countries and territories. I’m talking about places like Kugel Mugel, Romkerhall, Northern Cyprus, Podjistan, Narnia, Wallachia, OWK, Nagorno Karabakh, French Guyana, Gibraltar, Iraqi Kurdistan, Transnistria, Austenasia, Uzupis, Christiania, Adammia, Read more about Not Backpacking in Sealand🟥⬜️⬛️: My Journey to This Epic Country Delayed Due to Safety Fears[…]

Working Wednesdays: Back on the Air at Radio 3🎤📻, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong🇭🇰

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“Travel blogging chilled the radio star” – tweaking of a lyric by The Buggles. If you have followed my journeys or indeed known me back in the early days, you’ll be aware of my passion for radio. What began as a “bit of craic” in a blue hut in Belfast’s Belvoir Park estate in 1997 turned Read more about Working Wednesdays: Back on the Air at Radio 3🎤📻, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong🇭🇰[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: 6 Quirky Bars From My Nights Out in Barcelona, Catalonia

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“Sometimes I feel like I’m in Barcelona” – D Kay and Epsilon. The Catalonian capital of Barcelona is a city I could actually see myself living in. The odd thing about it is that Barcelona was never on my list of cities to visit – ever. I’m a bit of a travel cynic these days Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 6 Quirky Bars From My Nights Out in Barcelona, Catalonia[…]

Backpacking in Gibraltar: Top 10 Sights at the Top of the Rock

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Gibraltar is a rocking place, pun intended. It’s a mini-country twinned with the Northern Irish town of Ballymena, so it has to be worth a visit in my books. Plus it is now a recognised football country by UEFA so I get to add it to my growing list of national football stadiums visited. For Read more about Backpacking in Gibraltar: Top 10 Sights at the Top of the Rock[…]

Backpacking in the Vatican City State: Top 5 Sights in This Mini-Country

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Whether The Vatican City State is a real country or not is very much up for debate. While the TCC recognise it, FIFA, the UN and UEFA don’t. All that aside, most travellers to Rome will be keen to visit this unusual religious state out of curiosity. A country within a country. I’ve added its Read more about Backpacking in the Vatican City State: Top 5 Sights in This Mini-Country[…]

Backpacking in the UK: Reasons to Visit Devon and Cornwall

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It’s backpacking in England and Cornwall time again. You might have read my recent English posts on Dorset and Hampshire. I’m slightly biased here as I used to live there, but my favourite four counties in this part of the world are Dorset, Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall. In fact, three of those are English counties, Read more about Backpacking in the UK: Reasons to Visit Devon and Cornwall[…]

Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Hampshire

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When I look back at my time living in Bournemouth, I have fond memories of my travels to nearby parts of England. Most of these places I have yet to write about and after my recent post on backpacking in Poole, it’s time for another one. I toured Devon, Hampshire, Sussex, Dorset and much further Read more about Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Hampshire[…]

Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Poole, Dorset

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I have spent a lot of my adult life in England and each time I’m back there I enjoy touring new parts and revisiting old haunts. In the last year I have backpacked through a load of English places like Liverpool, Birmingham, Windsor, Sunderland, Christchurch and London. I have also delved into the Empire of Austenasia. Read more about Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Poole, Dorset[…]