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“The sink is full of fishes; she’s got dirty dishes on the brain” – Noel Gallagher. On my journeys, I’ve visited a few off the wall countries that are self declared and self recognised but not always classed as countries by some wild wacaday tourists. These six are countries you may not even have heard Read more about SIX Countries I Went Backpacking In That You May Not Have Heard Of🌎🌐🌍🌏[…]
On my 100th country journey through Tunisia, we aimed to check out a few of the popular places as well as a few of the unknown spots. This led us to obvious backpacking resorts like Tunis, Carthage and Kairouan. However we also made it to Mahdia, Sousse, Teboulba and Monastir. But it was the colour Read more about Backpacking in Tunisia🇹🇳: Touring The Blue and White Charm of Sidi Bou Said[…]
After my posts on my top villages, towns, cities and football stadiums from my first 100 countries, it’s time for me to write about my favourite islands. The disconnected appeal of remote islands is something I crave. A hideaway from the busy world. I’ve had to cut out a few islands from the list so Read more about My Top 10 Islands From My First 100 Countries[…]
To celebrate my 100th country I toured the north African country of Tunisia. We started off in the capital city of Tunis, where we flew into. We stayed in a few different parts of the city including with Ayoub and Dhia also toured Carthage and Sidi Bou Said, which are slightly further north. To get Read more about Backpacking in Tunisia🇹🇳: Top 10 Sights in Tunis, the Capital[…]
*Apologies this is a post I wrote in December 2013 in Iran but had problems uploading, so here it is. As the year comes to a close (in my calendar at least), I take a look at my top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites from 2013. This has been an action packed year of travel Read more about My Top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites of 2013[…]
It’s not really food but it is consumed – drugs this week, top 5. I’ve not much energy to type this and will get round to reflecting when I hopefully recover from this breakdown and wake up call. So I’ve not been neglecting the blog or been lazy or lacked stories (2,000 waiting to be Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Top 5 Drugs This Week[…]
Yes I really went to all these bars and backpacked through Northern Macedonia staying in Skopje and Ohrid, but the photos and videos were all lost so no photos sadly, except the one below which I uploaded as my draft cover photo for this post back in December 2014. One of my favourite cities in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 12 Bars, Cafes or Restaurants I Visited in Skopje, Northern Macedonia🇲🇰[…]
Most of them are colorful, they are just too cool to miss, others add a tantalizing experience and yet others open new realms in the technological world, more importantly the skill and knowledge gained by using these tools is outstanding. They are my top backpacking travel gadgets! Whether you are making your way by plane, train, Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: 10 Cool Travel Gadgets For Backpacking[…]
People often ask me where my favourite city is and to be truthful about it – it changes all the time and I never really have a set answer – it’s just not possible to give the same answer. It depends on who I’m with, how I’m feeling, where I am, what I’m reminiscing on Read more about My Top 10 Cities From My First 100 Countries[…]
Thanks to you all for voting and confirming my destiny on this 99 country journey which meant I had to make it to Norway in February before my 100th country adventure to Tunisia. This was an easier border crossing than most and I chose train to be my way to enter my 99th country. I’m Read more about World Borders: Crossing from Sweden into Norway for My 99th Country (Gothenburg to Oslo Train)[…]