Category: Regular Features

On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!

A definitive guide to outlets around the world and how to use adapters without frying your electronics

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This post was posted by TheHipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 10th September 2015. These days, most of us want to travel with our electrical gadgets, whether that be a cell phone, tablet or similar mobile device, laptop, camera, music player or hairdryer. But not using the right power adapter when you are traveling can be Read more about A definitive guide to outlets around the world and how to use adapters without frying your electronics[…]

Staying at Guesthouse Hugo, Sørvágur, Vagar Island, Faroe Islands🇫🇴

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When I arrived in the Faroe Islands for a spot of backpacking, hiking and watching football, I decided to spend my first few nights on Vagar Island. I opted to stay in the village of Sørvágur which has a population of just over 1,000 people. The village of Sorvagur is also handily situated down a Read more about Staying at Guesthouse Hugo, Sørvágur, Vagar Island, Faroe Islands🇫🇴[…]

Backpacking in the Faroe Islands🇫🇴: Exploring the Village of Sørvágur, Vagar Island

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Get ready for this – The Faroe Islands are set to feature on here a lot. This under-rated travel destination surprised me completely, to the point where I simply couldn’t believe I had never been before. I first heard of the Faroe Islands in 1990, when their national football team beat Austria 1-0 in a Read more about Backpacking in the Faroe Islands🇫🇴: Exploring the Village of Sørvágur, Vagar Island[…]

Backpacking in Bahrain🇧🇭: Top 5 Sights Outside Manama

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The capital city of Bahrain is Manama, and while this is where most people live and where the country’s main offices, banks and shops are, it’s the rest of Bahrain that offers the more backpacker friendly sights. There is a price to pay though – to be frank, public transport is excrement here and in Read more about Backpacking in Bahrain🇧🇭: Top 5 Sights Outside Manama[…]

Staying at the Park Inn by Radisson Near Copenhagen Airport, Denmark🇩🇰

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On my return back to Europe after over three months in Asia and the Middle East, it was time for a nice relaxed, easy option – a hotel close to the airport. I normally plump for city centre hotels, but this was a brilliant change as I was tired from my flight and I had Read more about Staying at the Park Inn by Radisson Near Copenhagen Airport, Denmark🇩🇰[…]

Backpacking Buddies: Joe Casey from Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland

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The latest in my backpacking buddies series is a good friend of mine, who goes back a long way but yet we lost touch for a bit and met up again once in 2014 (first time in 5 years) and again in 2015 in London. Joe “Jody” Casey lived with me in four different flats, Read more about Backpacking Buddies: Joe Casey from Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland[…]

World Borders: How to Get from Sweden🇸🇪to The Royal Republic of Ladonia (Nimis)🟩⬜

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Another crazy world border crossing, a reunion and a country some of you might not have heard of. While backpacking in Sweden, I decided to head across the border into the Royal Republic of Ladonia with my friend Daniel Evans. This was yet another insane journey – you might have read about some of my previous adventures Read more about World Borders: How to Get from Sweden🇸🇪to The Royal Republic of Ladonia (Nimis)🟩⬜[…]

Staying at the Ibis Seef Manama in Bahrain🇧🇭

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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🇧🇭[…]

Backpacking in Bangladesh🇧🇩: Top 14 Sights in Chittagong

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“A La La La La Long. A La La La La Long Long Li Long Long Long” – Inner Circle. The biggest difference between Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka and the second biggest beast, Chittagong, for me was the sightseeing. Dhaka is more about experience, as the main sights are scattered all over the monstrous city. It’s Read more about Backpacking in Bangladesh🇧🇩: Top 14 Sights in Chittagong[…]

Backpacking in Bangladesh🇧🇩: Staying at the Golden Inn in Chittagong

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If I thought Dhaka was manic, then Chittagong topped it. After a crazy night train (which became a 16 hour train and was supposed to be 7/8hours) from Dhaka to Chittagong, I was in need of a decent hotel on arrival in Chittagong. I didn’t bother booking anything in advance – Bangladesh is still off Read more about Backpacking in Bangladesh🇧🇩: Staying at the Golden Inn in Chittagong[…]