Category: Regular Features

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

Friday’s Featured Food: Maldivian Breakfast At Go Meal Restaurant, Male, The Maldives🇲🇻

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  When backpacking 🎒 in The Maldives, swankaday resorts often serve up textbook global buffets and the streets of Male have a wide range of Indian, Chinese and Italian restaurants. But I just needed to try something local and preferably an interesting fish or seafood dish. I mean The Maldives is world famous for ice Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Maldivian Breakfast At Go Meal Restaurant, Male, The Maldives🇲🇻[…]

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Following the Gringo Trail: How the best eSIM for Peru Keeps Backpackers Connected from Lima to Machu Picchu

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  Stuff a 40-litre pack, lace up your dusty Merrells, and board that red-eye from LAX—South America’s famed Gringo Trail is calling. Whether you’re ticking off surf breaks in Máncora, sand-boarding in Huacachina, or conquering Dead Woman’s Pass on the Inca Trail, a dependable data connection is now as essential as Diamox and duct tape. Read more about Following the Gringo Trail: How the best eSIM for Peru Keeps Backpackers Connected from Lima to Machu Picchu[…]

Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Stay At Chao Guest House, Maafushi Island

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  In The Maldives, I ended up backpacking 4 islands. I could have done more in 4 days, which almost ran into Day 5, but this was enough for me, and enough of The Maldives, for this lifetime. The fourth and final island in my The Maldives tour was Maafushi. It promised so much yet Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Stay At Chao Guest House, Maafushi Island[…]

Spectacular sights in India you shouldn’t miss on your next trip

Backpacking In India: Hidden Heritage Walks Through Old City Bazaars in Delhi

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I spent some epic time backpacking in India in 2016. I started my trip in New Delhi, delving deep into local life there in the capital city. Markets and food are a huge part of life there so here is some cool information on Delhi’s Bazaars – and I mean a mix of Old and Read more about Backpacking In India: Hidden Heritage Walks Through Old City Bazaars in Delhi[…]

Let the Sea Redefine Your Next Getaway

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There’s something timeless about escaping to open water. Whether it’s a celebration, a quiet break, or simply a day away from routine, time on the sea creates space to slow down and reconnect. While resorts and cities offer structure, the sea offers freedom—no crowds, no schedules, just the rhythm of the waves. Modern travellers are Read more about Let the Sea Redefine Your Next Getaway[…]

Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Bargain £10 Stay At Wind Stay Hostel, Male

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“You might prove them wrong” – Del Amitri. Forget all the preconceptions that Male and The Maldives is a haven for rich suitcasers, business capitalists and shrewd money bankers. I blew that into oblivion by spending less than £15 Northern Irish pounds (“UK” pounds) in my first 24 hours here!! (£10 hostel, £0.70 coffee, £0.80 Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Bargain £10 Stay At Wind Stay Hostel, Male[…]

How to get Maldives Traveller Declaration

How To Get A The Maldives🇲🇻Traveller Declaration (Visa In Disguise) Before Flying (Or Sailing) In

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“Need permission to land” – Robbie Williams. Tourists visiting The Maldives DO NEED a visa, however the process does not involve countless embassy visits, stress, nor even excruciatingly annoying online form filling. All nationalities, yes ALL (with a recent exception denying Israel), are allowed a visa on arrival as long as you satisfy the requirements Read more about How To Get A The Maldives🇲🇻Traveller Declaration (Visa In Disguise) Before Flying (Or Sailing) In[…]

Every Oasis Song 1991 To 2025: Mock AI Covers D To L

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I have used AI (copilot and Chat GPT) to compile mock fake hypothetical front covers of ALL Oasis sings that were not released as a single in the UK. This post is for those beginning D to L. I put a list of EVERY Oasis song here. My report on Oasis Live in Cork, 1996 Read more about Every Oasis Song 1991 To 2025: Mock AI Covers D To L[…]

Backpacking In Mayotte🇾🇹: My Stay In L’Escale Apartment In Mtsapere After Nuts Days

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“All’s well that ends well” – William Shakespeare. I arrived into Mayotte in July 2025, and it was the last new country on my Rainy Summertime tour. The tour had many flaws, more downs than ups and some ridiculous hiccups that threatened to amalgamshake my entire backpacking journey and make me skip 3 of the Read more about Backpacking In Mayotte🇾🇹: My Stay In L’Escale Apartment In Mtsapere After Nuts Days[…]

Backpacking In The Maldives💩: Top 11 Unexpected Aspects To Male, The Capital City

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“Rainy Summertime” – Noel Gallagher. Even before my trip to The Maldives in 2025, I had self monikered it the “Rainy Summertime Tour“, inspired by a lost Oasis track. One that Noel Gallagher wrote but never released. I had heard The Maldives were some kind of a “paradise”, this turned out to be excrement as Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives💩: Top 11 Unexpected Aspects To Male, The Capital City[…]