Although most people won’t think of flower watching as a tourist attraction, any flower enthusiast knows that there is plenty of exciting flora you just can’t see in your own backyard. Let’s look at a few of the most interesting vacation destinations that are enhanced by mother nature. 1. Bridge of Flowers – Massachusetts, USA…
Read More2020 was a year where I insanely turned 40 without barely even realising it. Coronavirus crisis put paid to any kind of celebration of such a milestone as my 40th birthday passed by whilst I was sat at home in my flat in Warszawa, Poland. It’s no consolation that I have a hat-trick of volumes…
Read More“Where have you been tonight?” – Shed Seven. Is it possible or easy to make a list of every place you have been? No, it is difficult and I am sure this list is incomplete and wrong. I even had to ask my parents about some of those early places we went and even that…
Read MoreEmotional support animals (ESAs) are a life- changing resource for many. These creatures’ comforting presence helps people combat stress, anxiety, and harmful mental triggers. One of the biggest questions surrounding ESAs has to do with travel. How do you travel with your companion by your side? The answer is…easily! All you need to do is…
Read MoreAfter a long day at work, it can feel like all you want to do is crawl into bed. But sometimes even when bedtime rolls around, you cannot possibly stop thinking or calm your mind. There are lots of things you can do to help yourself let go of the stresses of work, from taking…
Read MoreBy March 2008, my broken leg bone hat-trick was beginning to heal and though I didn’t travel much, I was in two countries that month – England and Northern Ireland. I made plans to visit Scotland again in May 2008. I had started to backdate and document my life in more detail by now. As…
Read MoreThe latest in my World Travellers Series is Sarah from USA who works at Anyplace and travels as she works. Who are you? I’m Sarah, a marketing manager, writer, and remote work expert, who’s currently traveling solo around the world. I kickstarted my career in agency settings working on PR, content marketing, and SEO initiatives…
Read MoreIt was in February 2008 that I started to reminisce a lot more and write about glory days, some of these posts were written from memory, many of them them simply from my handwritten diary. Notably I covered a family holiday to Afandou in Greece, where my Dad wrote a poem/song to sing to us…
Read More“Footloose and fancy free, she comes to rescue me” – Kurt Nilsen. At the start of 2008, I had a broken leg and was housebound. I actually spent most of those days studying and watching Michael Palin DVDs of his global travels. I was preparing myself for bigger and better travels once my leg had…
Read More“Where it began, woo oh oh oh” – Neil Diamond. Where it began, I know. It began in Toronto in Canada. An unlikely city to inspiring a nomadic Ulsterman’s whackpacking writing dream. It all began in Toronto in September 2001 when I spied the words “DON’T STOP LIVING” on a High School Wall. Nobody else…
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