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For about 4 years of this blog, my Thirsty Thursday series was regular, at one point I was doing a new one every week! Since depression kicked in during 2016, the posts may have been less often but I still have easily 500 Thirsty Thursday posts unwritten. They will never be written unless you find Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Bar Hopping🍻on Mahe Island in The Seychelles🇸🇨[…]
“Water’s running in the wrong direction; got a feeling it’s a mixed up sign” – Girls Aloud. When I finally made it to my last European UEFA country in 2021, it was Albania. Alphabetically this should have been the first. But alas, through all my troubles and strife and fuelled by depression, I eventually rocked Read more about Backpacking In Albania🇦🇱: Staying At The Quirky Tirana Backpacker Hostel[…]
“I’m blue da ba dee da ba dai da ba Dee” – Eiffel 65. “Everything’s blue now, so lucky you” – The Lightning Seeds. Arrivation into the Seychelles wasn’t high and mighty even though this was country number 190 on a dream even I care less about now. It wasn’t a cause for celebration. I Read more about Backpacking in The Seychelles🇸🇨: Staying At Le Château Bleu🔵in Anse Aux Pins, Mahe Island[…]
It was meant to be a celebration for me when I finally backpacked in Albania. This was my final country in the UEFA jigsaw. But life has been so depressing the last 5-6 years and even moreso during COVID when travel was stagnant and I had a serious of outrageous accidents and incidents, which cannot Read more about Backpacking in Albania🇦🇱: Staying At Hostel Central Shkodër, Albania[…]
Down the years of travelling through 150+ countries, I tried a lot of different types of food. It’s only natural that that will happen. After all, we are backpacking through all different sorts of terrains, weather, plants, cultures and nature. You don’t grow oranges in the Arctic Circle, you don’t whack out a pork loin Read more about 5 Of The Most Unusual Dishes I Tried On My Travels[…]
When I first heard of “Globe Rovers” (I misread “Globerovers” as two words), I thought it was a football team! I was expecting them to draw 1-1 with Chimney Corner away in the Irish Cup preliminary round. Of course, it’s not a football team – it’s the excellent magazine and website run by Peter Steyn. Read more about World Travellers: Peter From GlobeRovers[…]
For the latest in my World Travellers series, check out Trevor’s story. Trevor is a nomadic backpacker that has been travelling for years and years. Who are you? I am Trevor Warman, long term world traveller and global nomad with a passion for long overland journies. Where are you from? I am from Bletchley, home Read more about World Travellers: Trevor The Nomadic Backpacker[…]
“You were there for summer dreaming; and you gave me what I need. And I hope you’ll find your freedom, for eternity. For eternity” – Robbie Williams. Reality Reflection: Twenty years ago this week, I met an English girl in Spain. July 2001. At that point in life, I only really knew about Northern Ireland. Read more about Reality Reflection: Twenty Years Ago This Week, July 2001[…]
As the pandemic continues, I have been trying to promote my books as well as my website. In case you missed my triple book launches, here is a reminder of the three volumes of Backpacking Centurion – Down the years I have a changing selection of business cards. It’s the way it works. You buy Read more about My New Business Cards From Aura Print[…]
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY NORTHERN IRELAND. “Century is what it meant to me”. “Reality reflection”. 3rd May 1921 – 3rd May 2021. #norniron #northernireland NORTHERN IRELAND is almost 100. As the clock strikes midnight tonight in Belfast City, (my breath thefter capital) this country becomes 100 years old. I know from my travels that, not everyone Read more about HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY NORTHERN IRELAND!🔴✋️☘️[…]