World Borders: How To Get From France to Monaco (And Get Your Passport Stamped in Monte Carlo)

“Give me something I can rely on, far away from the life that I once know – Monaco. Monaco is an enigma, that’s for sure! As a lover of wacaday republics, unrecognised states, countries that don’t exist, nations unofficial and unclaimed lands, Monaco was right up my street. And it was a handy little trip Read more about World Borders: How To Get From France to Monaco (And Get Your Passport Stamped in Monte Carlo)[…]

5 Tips For Keeping Busy When You’re Stuck In Your Hostel

  When people tell you you must go traveling, they usually forget to mention the downtime. While adventuring across the world is a lot of fun, there will be points where you’re stuck in your hostel bored out of your skull waiting for the next chance to get out or party. This doesn’t need to Read more about 5 Tips For Keeping Busy When You’re Stuck In Your Hostel[…]

Backpacking in My Own Flat: Top 3 Sights In Isolation

Backpacking in My Own Flat: Top 3 Sights In Isolation

Stay at home. Stay in your flat or house. Why go out? Why? You are risking other people’s lives even if you think YOU are invinvicle and have no symptoms of the deadly COVID-19/Coronavirus. It is my 11th day at home but even I feel guilty that in those 11 days I left the flat Read more about Backpacking in My Own Flat: Top 3 Sights In Isolation[…]

Backpacking in Georgia: Top 10 Sights in Tbilisi

Let’s start with the surprising fact – Tbilisi is a great city. It is just incredibly under rated. A liveable city. A safe city. A vibrant city. A sleeping giant crying to be found. I expected nothing much from it, I expected an eastern grey textbook dull drab dreary ex-communist Stalinist patchwork of Soviet style Read more about Backpacking in Georgia: Top 10 Sights in Tbilisi[…]

Was There Then🎸🎙️Oasis⚫⚪20 Years On: My Sentimental Trip To Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork, Republic of Ireland🇮🇪

“Some might say, we will find a brighter day” – (Some Might Say)* all quotes on this post are from Oasis and this post is dedicated to Colin Walker and Keith Freel. August 1996. Rock’n’roll. I was only 16 years old. I was still officially a student at Bangor Grammar School, having just finished “fifth Read more about Was There Then🎸🎙️Oasis⚫⚪20 Years On: My Sentimental Trip To Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork, Republic of Ireland🇮🇪[…]

Backpacking in Northern Cyprus: Top 21 Sights in Turkish Nicosia

Backpacking in Northern Cyprus⬜🟥: Top 21 Things to See and Do in Turkish🇹🇷Nicosia

“We’re one but we’re not the same” – Paul Hewson. Divided cities, barbed wire fences, debated flags, burnt out cars and people getting on with their lives on clever cultured streets with the odd game of football. Welcome to Northern Ireland you say? Wrong. Welcome to Northern Cyprus. A political, economic, cultural and social puzzle Read more about Backpacking in Northern Cyprus⬜🟥: Top 21 Things to See and Do in Turkish🇹🇷Nicosia[…]