Backpacking in Cambodia: Tuol Sleng - S21 Concentration Camp, Phnom Penh

Darkpacking On Planet Earth: The 20 Grimmest Places I Have Visited

“If this is heaven, then send me to hell” – Dodgy. I don’t know if this is “not for the faint hearted” or not, as to be frankly sincere about this – life is a journey and you need to see the bad to know the good. I’ll go anywhere. It really doesn’t matter if Read more about Darkpacking On Planet Earth: The 20 Grimmest Places I Have Visited[…]

Backpacking Centurion Hat-trick

Publishing My Printed Books: A Long and Gruelling Process

I’m no rookie to publishing things. That was easy. I first published a fanzine in 1990, a fun effort with my childhood friends Michael and Gavin for the Glentoran football team. It was called One Saturday Afternoon at the Oval. Throughout the 1990s, I was also writing and publishing football fanzines and music fanzines. I Read more about Publishing My Printed Books: A Long and Gruelling Process[…]

Global Backpacking: 10 Reasons Why You Should Visit Africa

Africa is a dream holiday destination; it is a vast expanse that features some of the most impressive and awe-inspiring scenery that you will ever experience. It is famous for safari and animals, as well as fantastic cuisine. There is plenty to see and do, and it’s essential that you prepare in advance so that Read more about Global Backpacking: 10 Reasons Why You Should Visit Africa[…]

Backpacking Snacker: Biltong - The ultimate post-gym protein snack?

Backpacking Snacker: Biltong – The ultimate post-gym protein snack?

There is nothing better than feeling the tightness in your muscles after a good weightlifting workout at the gym. Your body requires protein to rebuild its muscles and increase their mass and strength. It is not enough to just lift weights and go home. It would help if you nourished your muscles to stimulate their Read more about Backpacking Snacker: Biltong – The ultimate post-gym protein snack?[…]

Not Backpacking Anywhere But Poland: I Broke My Adult Record of Time In ONE Country

Not Backpacking Anywhere But Poland: I Broke My Adult Record of Time In ONE Country

“Here am I. Going nowhere on a train. Here am I. Growing older in the rain” – Noel Gallagher. I broke 5 records today in my adult lifetime. Incredible!! Poland is the winner, it has beaten Australia and previously Northern Ireland as the longest time I have spent in one country as an adult. 22nd Read more about Not Backpacking Anywhere But Poland: I Broke My Adult Record of Time In ONE Country[…]

The Back Four Project Release Their New Single - This Is Where It All Begins

“The Back Four” Project Release Their New Single – This Is Where It All Begins

Get ready for this one. As a kid growing up in Northern Ireland, I watched football incessantly. At the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, Northern Ireland excelled and took on the world, playing 8 matches and the only 3 we lost were to World Cup winning countries (France, Spain, Brazil) we even beat Spain 1-0 Read more about “The Back Four” Project Release Their New Single – This Is Where It All Begins[…]