On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Time to mix things up on World Travellers this week with the duo of Chris and Heather. One Brit and one Southerner who are currently based in the USA and planning their next exciting travel adventures. Who are you? We are Chris (‘The Brit’) and Heather (‘The Southerner’) Boothman from A Brit and A Southerner Read more about World Travellers: Chris and Heather AKA A Brit and A Southerner[…]
Xinaliq is a magical place. Anyone who has ever explored this spot has had a truly memorable experience for sure. Some references site Xinaliq as “Europe’s Highest Village”, a fact that could well be true, though geographically the inclusion of Azerbaijan as ‘Europe’ is slightly misleading. It’s more Middle East than Europe. Yet it’s more Read more about Backpacking in Azerbaijan🇦🇿: Exploring the Mountains of Xinaliq, ‘Europe’s Highest Village’[…]
Despite the fact that the Imam Reza Shrine is one of the most touristy places of Iran, that fact passes you by fairly easily and quickly. The tourists and visitors are mostly Muslims and “local tourists”. This place is truly off the normal travel wall, I can assure you of that. We were the only Read more about Touring The Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad Iran🇮🇷: The Biggest Mosque🕌In The World[…]
It was a return to the familiar border crossings for me earlier in the year as I got the ferry from Belfast to Birkenhead. It’s a great way to get from Northern Ireland to England, and also avoids the hassle of flying, allows you to drive there by car, bring as much as you want Read more about World Borders: Getting the Belfast to Birkenhead Ferry (Northern Ireland to England)[…]
Do you know who the “red paper clip guy” is? If you don’t read on and you’ll find out… Who is the Red Paper Clip Guy and Why Should He Inspire me on a Sunday? Kyle MacDonald is the “red paper clip guy” and he traded a red paper clip (worth basically nothing) for a Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Red Paper Clip Guy[…]
I’ve been to some truly magical islands on my travels. I love the disconnected tranquility of it all. In the past I’ve been to Sark, Bruny Island, Cuverville Island, Yi Li Dao Island and Lido Island. I also shared a top 5 remote islands, but when my travels took me to East Timor recently, I Read more about Backpacking in East Timor🇹🇱: Touring Atauro Island[…]
I cast my mind to my trip to Suriname in 2011. On the way to meet my friends in Recife, Brazil I had a stopover in a city unknown to me at the time, Fortaleza. It was a four hour layover and I was back in Brazil after the magic of tropical Suriname. It was Read more about Is this the way to Fortaleza?⚽Don’t Stop Living goes full circle again, my Brazil🇧🇷World🌎Cup🏆Travel Plans![…]
This is the second part in a “brunch fest” we experienced while backpacking in Jerusalem in Israel recently. When you stay at the fantastic Abraham Hostel, the amount of different activities you can try and the range of foods available is amazing. Just thinking about it makes me miss the Israeli food. It comes with Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Helping Prepare Shakshuka🍲for Brunch in Jerusalem, Israel🇮🇱[…]
“You make me feel naked, undressing me with your eyes” – Louise Nurding. We are born naked. Somewhere along the way some bright spark invented clothes and decided we should cover up. Possibly to cope with cold weather, possibly to keep clean, possibly to protect ourselves or possibly shame at showing our so called “private Read more about Top 5 Places to get Naked🍌🙈Around the World[…]
I’m particularly fond of this week’s World Traveller, Megan Claire. Megan hails from Tasmania – a place where I spent 6 amazing months working hard, touring the whole island and saving for my Antarctica dream. Megan is a lawyer and a journalist as well as a travel blogger and she has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. This Read more about World Travellers: Megan Claire AKA Mapping Megan[…]