On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Gibraltar is a rocking place, pun intended. It’s a mini-country twinned with the Northern Irish town of Ballymena, so it has to be worth a visit in my books. Plus it is now a recognised football country by UEFA so I get to add it to my growing list of national football stadiums visited. For Read more about Backpacking in Gibraltar: Top 10 Sights at the Top of the Rock[…]
Whether The Vatican City State is a real country or not is very much up for debate. While the TCC recognise it, FIFA, the UN and UEFA don’t. All that aside, most travellers to Rome will be keen to visit this unusual religious state out of curiosity. A country within a country. I’ve added its Read more about Backpacking in the Vatican City State: Top 5 Sights in This Mini-Country[…]
When you are traveling to a city as huge and busy as Chicago, Illinois, grabbing a coffee in the morning might be high on your list to prepare for a busy time. Check into one of the best Chicago Hotels, and you are ready to explore the “Windy City.” Before you head out to see all the Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Coffee Shops in Chicago, Illinois, USA[…]
As a long term traveller, I have to admit that I don’t like everything in the daily grind of life. Most of the time, I’m glad that I’m a traveller as there are a few things in particular I despise: – Shopping (pet hate) – Bills (sorry what are they?) – Shopping (pet hate) – Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Buying Gifts for Family and Friends – 5 Ideas[…]
Even the most touristic towns and cities in China continue to be epic and inspirational. I’ve mentioned many times before that China is probably the best country in the world to really feel like you’re backpacking in. This is what you dreamed of China to be like before you ventured here, even in popular Yangshuo. Read more about Backpacking in China: Top 5 Things to Do in Yangshuo, Guangxi[…]
“I’d love to get you on a slow boat to China, all to myself alone” – Frank Loesser. How do you like to travel? Boat? Plane? Bus? Train? Car? Jeep? Joe Baxi? For me, it’s anyway I can and I love the whole aspect of travelling, just being out there seeing the world. I once wrote Read more about Top 10 Cruises From My Travels[…]
New York City is overflowing with coffee shops. They are almost on every corner of every street in Manhattan. But brand name coffee shops start to get repetitive and worn and lose their appeal after your 11th or 12th straight cappuccino from the same place in the same paper cup. New York may not make Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Quirky Cafes in New York City, USA[…]
The magic of the U.S. Virgin Islands attracts thousands of tourists every year. But in the heat and among thousands of other holiday makers, it is hard to truly relax even on Saint Thomas — the resort island famous for pools, bars, and beaches, as well as some top sights. I’d recommend staying in an Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Cool Bars in the US Virgin Islands[…]
To celebrate my 99th country I toured Norway, it was a reader vote that sent me there so on route I made sure I dived back into Sweden for a couple a weeks and a few days in Denmark (and Christiania). Then it was time for Norway and I decided to do a hardcore week Read more about Backpacking in Norway: Top 8 Sights in Bergen[…]
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