On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
While I certainly didn’t go backpacking in Iraq to get drunk, it was pleasing that I was able to relax and enjoy some ice cold beers in some really really good bars while touring the northern part of the country, Kurdistan. All bars are safe to drink in, all friendly and they serve alcohol – Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 4 Bars in Kurdistan, Iraq[…]
My latest world travellers interview and the first of 2014 is with Jonathan Duncan who is quite simply the backpacking man!! From his travels as a child to his recent adventures, Jonathan is a guy who is what I call a “proper traveller”. No place seems off limits for him as he delves into countries Read more about World Travellers: Jonathan Duncan AKA Backpacking Man[…]
I’m in Iraq for 10 days touring the northern region of Kurdistan. The place is bereft of tourists for the most part but brimming in optimism and enthusiasm. After what Kurds and Iraqis have been through the last 30-40 years it’s no surprise that they are enjoying their freedom. Or at least what freedom they Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: A Kurdish Feast in Dohuk, Kurdistan, Iraq[…]
In my latest World Travellers, we meet Christina who travels the world, dances and runs a cool site called Fleeting Life. Who are you? My name is Christina Gmyr, author and chief goofball at FleetingLife.com. I’m in my mid-twenties and I’m currently writing and dancing my way around the world. Where are you from? I Read more about World Travellers: Christina from Fleeting Life[…]
Humus, humous, hummus, whatever way you want to spell it – it’s somewhat a speciality in Israel and the Middle East. Many restaurants will claim to have the best hummus in the Middle East. Not many live up to that claim. So we decided to head to the famous Hummus Said restaurant in the old Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Hummus lunch in Hummus Said Restaurant, Akko, Israel[…]
This dose of Sunday’s Inspiration is one for the Mums and Dads, possibly. I’ve been longing for chances to preach to people about how education is not the be all and end all of your lives. Sure, it’s nice to be a bit intelligent, or at least fake a bit of intelligence in the form Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: “Damn My Education, I can’t find the words to say”[…]
I spent a whole month backpacking in Iran such was my desire to make the most of my Iranian visa and see as much of the country as I could. Despite rumours beforehand that the food would be terrible, it came as a pleasant surprise to taste a few above average meals. While the breakfasts Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Camel Meat Stew in Yazd, Iran🇮🇷[…]
Crazy stuff time. This is an old gem of a memory which still has me and my mates talking about it, and me blogging about it some NINE years later. We’re warped back to the end of January 2005. I was living in Bournemouth in England at the time but we were on a crazy Read more about The Night My Best Mate Drank 3 Litres of cider in the space of 90 seconds on a Megabus to Leeds, England[…]
Little Likeng is a dreamy little ancient Chinese Village. Situated in a province that is not often visited by foreign backpacker s(Jiangxi), this gem of a place takes you to the China you really want to see. No skyscrapers, no factories, just a basic existence in a village by a river. Life stands still in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Tea in Little Likeng, Jiangxi Province, China[…]
Ankara is the real capital city of Turkey. While people might associate Istanbul with being the assumed capital, Ankara takes the award (and as a few of my mates mentioned on Facebook “will get you the point in a pub quiz”). My travels took me twice to Ankara to check out the charm of this Read more about Backpacking in Ankara, Turkey: 5 Things to See and Do in the Turkish Capital[…]