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After getting my Bahrain Visa on arrival, I headed straight to my home for the next few days – the Hotel Ibis Seef Manama. This is the only Ibis Hotel in Bahrain, and as a fan of Ibis Hotels, I was really excited about this one. I also stayed at Ibis Hotels in Sharq Kuwait Read more about Staying at the Ibis Seef Manama in Bahrain🇧🇭[…]
It was a week of the “BA”s and what a contrast they were: BAngladesh and BAhrain. While I got my Bangladesh Visa in Hong Kong, the Bahrain process for me was on arrival, and a tad smoother. But I thought you’d all like to know how to get a Bahrain Visa on Arrival at the International Read more about How to get a Bahrain🇧🇭Visa on Arrival at Muharraq Island International Airport[…]
This post was posted by TheHipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 19th August 2015. Wi-Fi has become an amenity that guests expect from the hotels where they choose to stay. We asked our Twitter fans what they think of free Wi-Fi and they spoke loud and clear. Perhaps Susan Breslow (@susanbreslow) said it best: ‘Hotel Read more about The Cool Hipmunk Guide to Free Wi-Fi in Hotels[…]
“Here I am in Amsterdam, I like it here, they speak my language.” – Nicky Wire My long awaited return to the Netherlands came with some genuine new found love for these over-trodden, incessantly-beaten European cities. While Rome, Paris and Prague with their “oh so cool and popular appeal” don’t impress me much, Amsterdam is forever growing Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Kroketten at Cafe Stevens, Amsterdam, Netherlands[…]
This is probably the most blatant bit of advertising in living history on Don’t Stop Living, but I will tell you it’s only for fun and I only make 10% of the cost of these orders – other companies take the rest (except my e-Books). Last year I launched a mini Don’t Stop Living shop Read more about Don’t Stop Living Merchandise For Sale[…]
“Hey mate, when’s yer book out?” – At least three people to me. I’ve even found a way to delay procrastination. The book, Backpacking Centurion is NOT ready but here’s an update. The idea of writing a book first emerged in a chat down the pub in Bangor with my mates in the year 2000 Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Backpacking Centurion is Forever, Ever Delayed[…]
There I was, nervous again, fidgeting over my notes, like a first day back at school, checking my hair was OK and my shoelaces were done. In a foreign land here I was now, faced with the task of trying to learn some basic Cantonese. Cantonese is one of many Chinese dialects. It is spoken Read more about Studying Saturdays: My Short Course in Cantonese at the Chinese University of Hong Kong[…]
I have a fascination for some of the world’s lesser known countries and you might have followed my journeys so far to some of these less ventured and disputed countries and territories. I’m talking about places like Kugel Mugel, Romkerhall, Northern Cyprus, Podjistan, Narnia, Wallachia, OWK, Nagorno Karabakh, French Guyana, Gibraltar, Iraqi Kurdistan, Transnistria, Austenasia, Uzupis, Christiania, Adammia, Read more about Not Backpacking in Sealand🟥⬜️⬛️: My Journey to This Epic Country Delayed Due to Safety Fears[…]
I spent over two weeks backpacking in Honduras and our time in the country was a pretty eclectic mix. I have to admit I loved the country and was really delighted we took a bit longer there to explore it. We spent some nights staying in the humongous big cities of Tegucigalpa (the capital) and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Touring Sol de Copan, the German Brewery in Copan Ruinas, Honduras[…]
“Travel blogging chilled the radio star” – tweaking of a lyric by The Buggles. If you have followed my journeys or indeed known me back in the early days, you’ll be aware of my passion for radio. What began as a “bit of craic” in a blue hut in Belfast’s Belvoir Park estate in 1997 turned Read more about Working Wednesdays: Back on the Air at Radio 3🎤📻, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong🇭🇰[…]