Friday’s Featured Food: Belarussian Porridge in Bobruisk, Belarus🇧🇾
It’s a long time since I wrote anything about Belarus (even though I once wrote a chapter for a book on my trip there). And as it’s yet to feature on my Friday’s Featured Food…
World Borders: Crossing the Equator by foot at Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador
In my series of world borders, I’m usually talking about borders between separate countries or territories. Today however is all about a border within the same country – Ecuador. This isn’t a territorial border –…
Thirsty Thursdays: Canelazo and Ecuadorian Music in La Ronda, Old Town, Quito
Today’s Thirsty Thursdays takes me back to December 2010 on my travels when I stayed in the Old Town of Quito in Ecuador. I simply loved the local charm of the Old Town in Quito…
Manic Street Preachers – International Treasures: Tokyo, Japan🗾🇯🇵18.05.2012
Manic Street Preachers first came into my ears about 20 years ago, in 1992 when on a chance radio listen, I was enthused by their hit single “Suicide Is Painless” (Theme From M.A.S.H.). At the…
Backpacking in Ecuador: Quitting Quito
I was on a money saver. Only the way I do. I’d gladly spend a few quid on dinner and beers yet neglect a bed for a night’s sleep. So that’s what my last night…
“I Get So High I Just Can’t See It…” – Cruz Loma, Looking Down On Quito *
Staying in Ecuador’s capital Quito was never something I had longed to do, as it happens. However I had wanted to cross the equator by foot for the first time in Ecuador, so with Quito…
Equator Trip Part 2: Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador – Museo Etnografico
This is the second part of my trip from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere. I had spent almost 15 months living in the Southern Hemisphere from October 2009 until December 2010, and when…
Backpacking in Peru: A Bit Of A DiLima
Lima is the capital city of Peru. I had no real intention of visiting it to be honest as on a quick tour round South America, I dipped into Peru purely to see Machu Picchu,…
Backpacking in Ecuador: New Town Quito
It has forever confused me as to what people mean when they say “old town” and “new town” about the same town – almost as if they are dividing a city into two parts based…
Thirsty Thursdays: Finn McCool’s Irish Pub – Quito!
The very words “Finn McCool’s Irish Pub” will linger forever in my own memory and those of 5 other Northern Ireland fans. The reason being that back in 2005 we launched the glamorous and innovative…