On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
In 2016, I finally gave some airtime to Belgium. Yes, I had been before but I breezed through it on a road trip with my German mate Rene. After Northern Ireland got knocked out of the Euros in France, I made the fast decision to head on a Megabus to Brussells and after seeing some Read more about Backpacking in Belgium🇧🇪: Staying at Charlie Rockets Hostel in Bruges[…]
Paris grows on me, I admit that. While I’m not going to preach about the top backpacking sights in the most touristic city on planet earth, I am happy to share my adventures through the city ‘de temps en temp.’ Similarly to London, Paris changes on every corner, and every Metro station. Each quarter having Read more about Backpacking in France🇫🇷: My Stay at Young and Happy Hostel in the Latin Quarter of Paris[…]
Oh Brussels, this place certainly sprouted a surprise in my backpacking calendar. The reason being, 10 hours before I arrived in the city, I had no idea I would be here. It all relied on the Northern Ireland v. Wales match. When Northern Ireland lost, I headed within hours for a direct Megabus from Paris Read more about Backpacking in Belgium🇧🇪: Staying at Jacques Brel Hostel, Brussels[…]
When you backpack endlessly through boring non-descript cities sometimes it’s the crazy stuff you buzz off and not the obvious sights. By the time I reached Brussels, I was done with touring museums, churches, mosques and castles. I fell asleep even reading about them. Give me Soviet history or a disputed country or give me something Read more about Urinating in Belgium🇧🇪: My Top Three Wee Wees in Brussels[…]
I’m not a romantic, nor is Paris really my type of city. But somehow on each visit, it grows on me. Perhaps it was the reminiscing I did when I was here. It’s a city that most people love straight away. I’m a tough nut to crack and to get impressed these days. But then Read more about Backpacking in France🇫🇷: My Stay at Le Regent Hostel, Montmartre, Paris[…]
“I look to the future, it makes me cry. But it seems too real, to tell you why. Escape from our history. Free from the memory” – Nicky Wire. I didn’t know what to write today so my heart is just pouring out some emotion here while I jot this down, live from the Hostel Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: I Don’t Know Where I’m Going #gawa[…]
A lot of people want to travel the world, but they delay their plans until they have enough money to travel in style. Try these four easy ways to make money to travel, so you can start living your dream and life a travel lifestyle of freedom and adventure. 1.Walk Dogs If you love dogs Read more about Working Wednesdays: 4 Easy Ways to Make Money When You Travel[…]
You might have read that around 2 years ago, I visited a dentist in Hong Kong and had a few problems with my teeth. Well this month was dentist time again for me as I visited the dentist twice in the space of a week in my hometown of Bangor, Northern Ireland. I went to the Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Taking The #CB12testdays Challenge with my New Mouthwash – CB12![…]
“You know that feeling you get? You feel you’re older than time. You ain’t exactly sure if you’ve been away a while.” – Noel Gallagher. It felt like I had warped myself back to the 90s when I did this excellent day tour with Irish Day Tours and Extreme Ireland. Despite growing up in Northern Read more about Visiting the Rock of Cashel, Cork City and Blarney Castle with Irish 🇮🇪Day Tours[…]
The latest in my World Travellers series is Jo from Wander with Jo, definitely one of the first Indian ladies to feature on my series. Having just backpacked in India this year for the first time, it’s great to have Jo in the series. Who are you? Hi friends, My name is Jo and I Read more about World Travellers: Jo from Wander with Jo[…]