Category: North America

Flying Transatlantic In 4 Hours 17 Minutes!!: My Trip From Saint John's, Newfoundland To Dublin, Republic Of Ireland

Flying✈️Transatlantic🌊In 4 Hours 17 Minutes⏱️!!: My Trip From Saint John’s, Newfoundland🇨🇦To Dublin, Republic Of Ireland🇮🇪

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“Birds go flying at the speed of sound to show you how it all began” – Chris Martin. Nope, I was NOT on the defunct Concorde nor one of Richard Branson’s sky rockets!! I flew from North America to Europe in 4 hours 17 minutes!!! This was the fastest I have EVER done that. I Read more about Flying✈️Transatlantic🌊In 4 Hours 17 Minutes⏱️!!: My Trip From Saint John’s, Newfoundland🇨🇦To Dublin, Republic Of Ireland🇮🇪[…]

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Work Tips for Canadians Planning a Year of Travel Abroad

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A year abroad can reshape how Canadians earn, spend, and plan. Rent may stop, but bills rarely disappear. Phone plans, storage, insurance, subscriptions, and tax records still need attention. The goal is not to work every day. The goal is to protect income when location, Wi-Fi, and time zones change. Treat the year like a Read more about Work Tips for Canadians Planning a Year of Travel Abroad[…]

Backpacking in the USA🇺🇸: 5 Lessons From Getting Around Chicago

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Chicago feels bigger than it looks on a map. The skyline pulls you towards the Loop, the lake gives the city a natural edge, and the streets seem to keep going once you start walking. For backpackers, that mix can be exciting, messy, and brilliant all at once. Getting around Chicago becomes part of the Read more about Backpacking in the USA🇺🇸: 5 Lessons From Getting Around Chicago[…]

Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: An Insight Into This Micronation Bordering Canada In Toronto

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“Say that you’ll stay forever and a day in the time of my life” – Noel Gallagher. Just when you think Toronto can’t get any stranger, you stumble across the Republic Of Rathnelly. Sorry what? Sorry where? Yes it’s me again and I am backpacking, whackpacking and nutspacking another “wacaday republic”!! Hidden away in the Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: An Insight Into This Micronation Bordering Canada In Toronto[…]

Backpacking🎒In The Barony Of Caux🟨⬛️🐤🐦‍⬛: A Top 9 From My Journey To The Craziest Embassy In The World!

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“An extraordinary guy can never have an ordinary day” – Noel Gallagher.  If you haven’t heard of The Barony Of Caux, then you can be forgiven. This country (or let’s say the remaining embassy of the country!!) borders Canada in the city of Toronto. The Barony of Caux is the world’s oldest feudal kingdom, since Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Barony Of Caux🟨⬛️🐤🐦‍⬛: A Top 9 From My Journey To The Craziest Embassy In The World![…]

Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly: Top 11 Sights In This Unique Neighbourhood

Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: Top 12 Sights In This Unique Neighbourhood

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“Last night I met a new girl in the neighbourhood” – Carole King / Gerry Goffin. If you haven’t heard about the Republic Of Rathnelly, then you can be forgiven. This country borders Canada in the city of Toronto and it all started back in 1967 when they declared themselves a breakaway republic, rather like Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: Top 12 Sights In This Unique Neighbourhood[…]

Backpacking In Jamaica🇯🇲: My Top 10 Sights In Kingston

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“The stars shine so bright, but they’re fading after dawn. There is magic in Kingston Town” – UB40. In December 2022, I finally went backpacking in Jamaica. Those were tough times due to COVID restrictions. At the time I was even blocked from my flight from Dominican Republic to Jamaica due to a passport switch. Read more about Backpacking In Jamaica🇯🇲: My Top 10 Sights In Kingston[…]

Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒Airport: Where The FIRST USA🇺🇸To UK🇬🇧Commercial Plane Landed After World War 2

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“We’re from Bournemouth, sunny sunny Bournemouth” – Cherries🍒fans. I have backpacked Bournemouth (Dorset, England) almost as many times as I have backpacked Belfast and Bangor! I spent 6 glorious years living in this marvellous seaside town before deciding to emigrate in 2009. I haven’t lived in either England or Northern Ireland since taking that plunge Read more about Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒Airport: Where The FIRST USA🇺🇸To UK🇬🇧Commercial Plane Landed After World War 2[…]

My Overland And Oversea Backpacking Route Through Central America

My Overland And Oversea Backpacking Route Through Central America

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“Teotihuacan” – Noel Gallagher. Reminiscing on my 2014 overland/oversea trip through Central America, I realised I skippacked a load of places and that my route was not so obvious. My exact route would also not have been clear from my blog posts on here on Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Here, Read more about My Overland And Oversea Backpacking Route Through Central America[…]

5 Times I Backpacked France🇫🇷Without Even Visiting France!😂🇬🇫🇬🇵🇷🇪🇾🇹🇸🇽

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Is it possible to backpack a country without visiting it? Well yes, the global excrement entities of Untied Nations and the European Union try to believe it is possible!!! They do this by swallowing faraway lands and including them in a country they are not in, and in some cases in a continent they are Read more about 5 Times I Backpacked France🇫🇷Without Even Visiting France!😂🇬🇫🇬🇵🇷🇪🇾🇹🇸🇽[…]