My recent time back in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland made me think about all those times in life I have relocated and started life somewhere new. I’ve had to start from scratch and pick things up from the beginning in a brand new place quite a lot of times in the last twelve years. Read more about My 6 Steps For Any Travellers Wanting to Move to the UK[…]
“This is a low, but it won’t hurt you” – Blur I was recent lackpacking in England. Basically I wanted to get my backpack and go out and explore then I got what seemed to be a never ending migraine and infection. It meant I didn’t leave my mates flat in Bournemouth for 9 days Read more about Lackpacking in England: Top 5 Things to Do in Bed When You Can’t Travel[…]
“Hercule Poirot’s methods are his own. Order and method, and the little grey cells” – Hercule Poirot. My fascination for crime dramas and thrillers isn’t something I’ve really mentioned on here. In fact I’ve never bought a Television in my life (my parents bought me one back in the day though) nor do I ever Read more about Backpacking In England🏴: Visiting Poirot’s Flat, Whitehaven Mansions, Barbican, London[…]
I’ve mentioned before how London is one of my favourite cities on the planet. It’s the buzz of it, the thousands of different districts, the pubs by every tube station, the 12 league football teams. It’s a great city and one I once lived and worked in. These days however, I pass through the English Read more about Backpacking in England: Visiting the Famous Abbey Road in St. John’s Wood, London[…]
After exploring magical Donostia in the Basque Country, I ended up in the city of Bilbao. Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque Country and also the liveliest. There’s always something happening. The city is built around a river and some hills, giving it a real feel of city identity. No countryside or scattered Read more about Backpacking in the Basque Country: Top 5 Sights in Bilbao[…]
“The sink is full of fishes; she’s got dirty dishes on the brain” – Noel Gallagher. On my journeys, I’ve visited a few off the wall countries that are self declared and self recognised but not always classed as countries by some wild wacaday tourists. These six are countries you may not even have heard Read more about SIX Countries I Went Backpacking In That You May Not Have Heard Of🌎🌐🌍🌏[…]
A couple of the top companies in the Netherlands have teamed up with a crazy competition and this awesome video on the Orange Experience for this year during the popular “King’s Day” in the Netherlands (which occurs annually on April 27th). Top Dutch Airline KLM (who I flew with on my first ever trip without my Read more about Celebrating King’s Day in the Netherlands with KLM and Heineken[…]
*Apologies this is a post I wrote in December 2013 in Iran but had problems uploading, so here it is. As the year comes to a close (in my calendar at least), I take a look at my top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites from 2013. This has been an action packed year of travel Read more about My Top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites of 2013[…]
Yes I really went to all these bars and backpacked through Northern Macedonia staying in Skopje and Ohrid, but the photos and videos were all lost so no photos sadly, except the one below which I uploaded as my draft cover photo for this post back in December 2014. One of my favourite cities in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 12 Bars, Cafes or Restaurants I Visited in Skopje, Northern Macedonia🇲🇰[…]
Barcelona is one of Europe’s premier tourist destinations but don’t let the over touristy appeal put you off. This great city has been transformed from a small port during the days of the Roman Empire to an amazing city with fanciful architecture, stunning beaches, great markets, amazing sports facilities and unique bars and cafés. Barcelona Read more about Backpacking in Catalonia: A Quick Guide to Barcelona[…]