Category: North America

Visiting The Ocean Club in The Bahamas🇧🇸 Where James Bond Hung Out During Casino Royale

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“When the storm arrives would you be seen with me by the merciless eyes of deceit?” – Chris Cornell. While backpacking around the world I’d often end up in places where famous films/movies have been filmed. Sometimes that was by accident. I rarely watch films and I’m cinema unloyal so I never go looking for Read more about Visiting The Ocean Club in The Bahamas🇧🇸 Where James Bond Hung Out During Casino Royale[…]

Fake Backpacking In Turks And Caicos Islands🇹🇨: My Shortest Country Visit Ever!!

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“You come and go. You come and go” – Culture Club. This story is way too long to be included here, and indeed I’m pencilling it in for a future book but a snippet asked to be included on here, for the sake of the blog dipping in and out of all that madness. I Read more about Fake Backpacking In Turks And Caicos Islands🇹🇨: My Shortest Country Visit Ever!![…]

Curious in Curacao🇨🇼: My Unexpected Debut in the Famous ABC Islands

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“It’s easier than learning your ABC” – The Locomotion. When I boarded my flight in Madrid to Havana in Cuba in December 2022, Curacao was NOT on my itinerary. The main reason was that I knew I would visit the ABC Islands together in the future on a different trip. It seemed that it was Read more about Curious in Curacao🇨🇼: My Unexpected Debut in the Famous ABC Islands[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Conch (Sea Snail) Fritters At Sharkeez Bar, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas🇧🇸

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When backpacking in The Bahamas I heard of a tasty local speciality called Conch. Conch is pronounced Konk and it’s seafood that comes from sea snails. Having previously tried land snails in Yangshuo, China in 2013, 9 years later it was time to finally try Conch – the meat taken from Sea Snails and the Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Conch (Sea Snail) Fritters At Sharkeez Bar, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas🇧🇸[…]

How To Get An Immigration Pass For The Dominican Republic🇩🇴 (Another Visa In Disguise)

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“You lied to me” – Mark Morrison. My recent two trips to The Caribbean have involved a lot of red tape. I’ve always been paperwork loyal but since COVID began in December 2019 it’s been manic street preaching for all sorts of documents. It was 17 PCR tests in 2021 for me as I backpacked Read more about How To Get An Immigration Pass For The Dominican Republic🇩🇴 (Another Visa In Disguise)[…]

Friday's Featured Food: The Delicious Quantico Patacon and Pina Colada, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Friday’s Featured Food: The Delicious Quantico Patacon🍌🥓And Pina Colada🍍🥥🍹, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic🇩🇴

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Friday’s Featured Food: The Delicious Quantico Patacon and Pina Colada, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic I was feeling peckish just before the sunset while backpacking through the beautiful old town of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Little was I to know the sheer treat that lay ahead here in Quantico Restaurant! This was not only Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: The Delicious Quantico Patacon🍌🥓And Pina Colada🍍🥥🍹, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic🇩🇴[…]

Backpacking In The Bahamas🇧🇸: My Dorm Room Stay At Humes House, Nassau, New Providence

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“Name’s Bond, James Bond” – James Bond. On my 2022 – 2023 Christmas and New Year trip, my last destination in The Caribbean on that trip was The Bahamas. I chose to stay on the island of New Providence, which houses Nassau, the capital city and I went backpacking glory days loyal by choosing a Read more about Backpacking In The Bahamas🇧🇸: My Dorm Room Stay At Humes House, Nassau, New Providence[…]

Backpacking In Jamaica: Staying At The Famous Dancehall Hostel in Kingston Town

Backpacking In Jamaica: Staying At The Famous Dancehall Hostel in Kingston Town

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Cancelled flights, Marley songs, Bolt runs and Robbie Earle goals…it was finally time for me to visit the home of The Reggae Boys. 💚🇯🇲I would be arriving by jet plane into the realms of Kingston Town… “And my queen will come at dawn. She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town” – UB40. I got wind of Read more about Backpacking In Jamaica: Staying At The Famous Dancehall Hostel in Kingston Town[…]