On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Things have calmed down slightly in terms of this border crossing. Yes the massive separation walls are as blatant as a Jewish penis at an orgy, but crossing the border doesn’t have the same stigma attached to it as it once did. The crossing from Jerusalem into Bethlehem is actually rather straight forward these days. Read more about World Borders: How to Get from Jerusalem to Bethlehem (Israel🇮🇱 to Palestine🇵🇸)[…]
Hold on just a second, beers and hamburgers? In Iran? On my first night in the country? Yes, but not quite as you know it! Today’s Friday’s Featured Food comes from the cool city of Tabriz in Iran, which was where we spent our first 3-4 days in the country. So after going through the Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Beers🍺and Hamburgers🍔in Tabriz on my First Night in Iran🇮🇷[…]
“Travel blogging killed a radio star” – lyric alteration from the Buggles. I’ve always loved radio. Background banter. Something you don’t need to watch while you listen to it. You can do other things and have the football, music or chat show on in the background. I love working on radio. During my teenage years I Read more about The Day I…Did An FM Radio🎤📻Show Naked🙈🍌in Bournemouth, England[…]
“We are never gonna survive, unless we are a little crazy” – Seal I introduced a friend and former house mate of mine, John Johnson on here before. Yes, he’s the guy who drank a pint of his own urine for Children in Need. On life’s corridor, you are unlikely to ever meet a crazier Read more about The Night My Mate F**ked a Donkey In My Living Room🍌🫏[…]
Most travellers and backpackers heading to Botswana are there to see zebras. Yes, the zebra may be Botswana’s national symbol and the safari tours are cool. But away from the famous Okavango Delta and the deserts of Botswana, sits a charming and prosperous capital city by the name of Gaborone. The good news is it’s Read more about Backpacking in Botswana🇧🇼: Top 5 Things to Do in Gaborone[…]
“You will learn ONE thing from EVERY person you meet” – Emma Halstead, 2004 I’m a big man for quotes. I listen to what other people say and it often inspires me. An ex girlfriend of mine once told me “Jonny, in life you will learn ONE important thing from EVERY person you meet.” We split up soon Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: You Will Learn ONE Thing From Every Person You Meet[…]
As part of my ongoing reports from backpacking in Iraqi Kurdistan I now report on my time in the city of Sulaymaniyah. After seeing the impressive mountain village of Amadiya, touring Duhok and Sulav, we headed way out east towards the Iran border, to the city of Sulaymaniyah which is astonishingly a city of over a Read more about Backpacking in Iraqi Kurdistan: Top 10 Things to see and do in Sulaymaniyah[…]
I have spoken about my time touring the Channel Islands before and the magic of it will never leave me. Islands like Herm and Sark are just truly remote travel gems that had me totally inspired. I talked about getting the Guernsey to Sark ferry before and about my time touring Sark, but I didn’t Read more about World Borders: Getting The Guernsey to Herm Ferry, Channel Islands (St. Peter Port to Herm Harbour)[…]
“We could sit by a lonely windowpane, We can walk the streets of my life while they still remain” – Noel Gallagher. Herm is yet another magical island from my journeys on this planet. It is easily “do-able” in a day. The only method of transport on the island is a tractor and the only Read more about Backpacking in Herm, Channel Islands: Top 15 Things to See and Do[…]
My latest World Travellers are an awesome double act from Ontario Canada. I like the way their blog is called Justin “plus” Lauren – first time I’ve come across that sort of title instead of the “and”, “duo”, “couples”. Over to meet Justin, plus Lauren. Or Lauren, plus Justin… Who are you? We’re Justin and Read more about World Travellers: Justin Plus Lauren[…]