Category: Micronations

Volunteer in the Pamirs, Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan🇹🇯with Umedvor!

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While backpacking in the truly sensational Gorno Badakhshan region of Tajikistan, I was exploring the Pamirs. Breathtakingly gorgeous in winter and full of snow yet quiet; contrasts with busy for tourists in summer on the Pamir Highway, but the overall message is that this place is a traveller’s paradise. So would you like to volunteer here? Read more about Volunteer in the Pamirs, Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan🇹🇯with Umedvor![…]

My Magical Winter Stay at Pamir Lodge in Khorog, Capital of the Pamirs, Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan🇹🇯

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“They can come true, yeah. They can come true.” – Gabrielle Dreams can come true, apparently. Central Asia continued to inspire as I left behind the bright lights and modern parks of the Tajik capital city of Dushanbe on route to the Pamirs region, Gorno Badakhshan. This was off the wall stuff. Off the cliff I Read more about My Magical Winter Stay at Pamir Lodge in Khorog, Capital of the Pamirs, Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan🇹🇯[…]

Backpacking in Gorno Badakhshan🇹🇯: Touring Khorog, Capital of the Pamirs

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So I’m still offline for a while especially social media but hopefully this one syncs to Facebook, Twitter etc. automatically like the others. It’s almost a live blog post which I’m copying and pasting from a Word Document in the only internet café in the city of Khorog. They kindly let me plug my laptop Read more about Backpacking in Gorno Badakhshan🇹🇯: Touring Khorog, Capital of the Pamirs[…]

Backpacking in Tajikistan, Gorno Badakhshan, Afghanistan And Uzbekistan: A Few Weeks Off Social Media

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I’m posting this now, live, but it is subject to change and my blogs and Facebook and Twitter feeds are all scheduled to go out as normal so pre-written posts will still appear and I whacked out a few while staying at Apple Hostel in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. However I am now backpacking in a region Read more about Backpacking in Tajikistan, Gorno Badakhshan, Afghanistan And Uzbekistan: A Few Weeks Off Social Media[…]

How to Get a Permit to Visit Gorno Badakhshan While Based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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This article might actually need a quick introduction. Mainly because most people I have met have never heard of a “country” called Gorno Badakhshan. In fact, even some Kyrgyzs people I have met this week were unaware of the existence of this disputed state, an autonomous region that has been claimed by China, Russia and Read more about How to Get a Permit to Visit Gorno Badakhshan While Based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[…]

Backpacking in Adammia

Backpacking in Adammia🟦🟢: Top 5 Wacky Moments in This Secret Unknown Country

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On my recent trip across the border from England into the secretive Empire of Adammia, I had a lot of fun. It was a crazy trip to this secret and unknown country and indeed I was the first ever backpacking tourist to visit Adammia. I visited three parts of the country – Tytannia Province (which Read more about Backpacking in Adammia🟦🟢: Top 5 Wacky Moments in This Secret Unknown Country[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Wine in Capital Brewery, Tytannia Province, Adammia🟦🟢

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One of my coolest backpacking adventures yet was drinking wine in the main brewery and winery in the Tytannia Province of Adammia. The reason this was so cool was that I was the first backpacking tourist to visit the country and sample the wine! The Empire of Adammia is a private, unknown and secret country, which is Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Wine in Capital Brewery, Tytannia Province, Adammia🟦🟢[…]

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Backpacking in Adammia🟦🟢: A Quick Guide to This Unknown Secret Country Within Yorkshire, England

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“So what’s it all about, do you really wanna know?” – Cast The latest weird and wacky adventure on my backpacking journey was to the little known country of Adammia. Officially known as the Empire of Adammia, this is a country which is landlocked by, and borders England and the United Kingdom. Geographically, the Empire Read more about Backpacking in Adammia🟦🟢: A Quick Guide to This Unknown Secret Country Within Yorkshire, England[…]

World Borders: My Journey from Yorkshire in England to Tytannia Province, Empire of Adammia

World Borders: My Journey from Yorkshire in England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to Tytannia Province, Empire of Adammia🟦🟢

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I’ve crossed a load of land borders in my time, and to be honest 90% of them are known borders. Public knowledge, they’re even on maps. This one, from the region of Yorkshire in England into the Tytannia Province in the Empire of Adammia is somewhat obscure. It’s not on any maps. In fact, I’d be Read more about World Borders: My Journey from Yorkshire in England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to Tytannia Province, Empire of Adammia🟦🟢[…]

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[…]