Category: Regular Features

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

World Borders: How to Get to the Freetown of Christiania Within Copenhagen, Denmark

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This is yet another of my strange world border crossings as although its not official it was still just as exciting, satisfying, rewarding and inspiring as I left behind Denmark and the EU across into the self declared freetown of Christiania. All this while still remaining in the city of Copenhagen, itself the capital city Read more about World Borders: How to Get to the Freetown of Christiania Within Copenhagen, Denmark[…]

Sunday’s Inspiration: Don’t Stop Now

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“All I want is something I can write about” – Neil Finn, 2007 Before you read this edition of Sunday’s Inspiration, please listen to the following Crowded House song, one of my favourite songs and a peaceful tune to get us through the bad times, of which there are many, Don’t Stop Now: There has Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Don’t Stop Now[…]

Backpacking in Northern Macedonia: Top 10 Sights in Skopje, This Pumping Capital City

Backpacking in Northern Macedonia🇲🇰: Top 10 Sights in Skopje, This Pumping Capital City

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** Apologies but I really backpacked through Skopje and spent three days there but I lost all my photos. Luckily I uploaded the videos before my computer and hard drive packed in so I have the videos. Luckily I also uploaded the below photo to my Facebook page so it’s a real travel blog. The Read more about Backpacking in Northern Macedonia🇲🇰: Top 10 Sights in Skopje, This Pumping Capital City[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Sausage and Beans in Bar 120, Escaldes Engordany, Andorra🇦🇩

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What? Are you serious? You went all the way whackpacking in Andorra to eat sausages and beans? Yes and what’s wrong with that!? My first proper meal back in Europe on my first proper trip back for 6 years and I hunted down restaurants and bars in Escaldes Engordany for some “authentic Andorran food”. Sausages Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Sausage and Beans in Bar 120, Escaldes Engordany, Andorra🇦🇩[…]

Our Stay at the Elegant Lady Hamilton Hotel in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden

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Having visited Stockholm, Sweden back in 2007, it was time for my return to the country on my latest Baltics and Nordics tour. After travelling separate for about three weeks, I was reunited with my girlfriend Panny and we agreed we wanted a decent hotel for a few nights to relax in a bit of Read more about Our Stay at the Elegant Lady Hamilton Hotel in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden[…]

World Borders: How to Get From Latvia to Estonia (Riga to Tallinn by bus)

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My Baltic overland journey continued north of Riga, as I headed to Estonia for the first time. I decided to get a direct bus from Riga all the way to Tallinn and base myself in Tallinn for a few days before exploring other parts of Estonia and heading to Finland. I stayed in the Hotel Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Latvia to Estonia (Riga to Tallinn by bus)[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Deep Fried Mars Bar in Edinburgh, Scotland

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You have to admire the Scottish even if you don’t love them. They have quirky off the wall stuff that will only ever be relevant in Scotland. OK, and occassionally the Northern Irish will dig them too. One such delicacy on the Friday’s Featured Food corner is the deep fried Mars Bar! I’d already toured Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Deep Fried Mars Bar in Edinburgh, Scotland[…]

World Borders: How to Get from Lithuania to Latvia (Bus from Siauliai to Riga)

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Believe it or not, this journey was my first ever land border crossing in the Baltics. I had crossed other ex-Soviet nations by land of course (Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, Georgia and Azerbaijan) but having explored Lithuania, it was time to head north into Latvia, where I had previously been back in 2007. My final stop Read more about World Borders: How to Get from Lithuania to Latvia (Bus from Siauliai to Riga)[…]

World Borders: How To Get To The Republic of Uzupis Within Vilnius, Lithuania

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This edition of World Borders is slightly wacky and different from the usual suspects. The reason is I crossed into the self declared arty Republic of Uzupis whilst remaining all the time within the same city, Vilnius housed in the country of Lithuania. The Republic of Uzupis has been in existence since 1998. It has Read more about World Borders: How To Get To The Republic of Uzupis Within Vilnius, Lithuania[…]

Vilnius City Tour: My Audio Guided Bus Tour of Lithuania’s Capital🇱🇹

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You’ll hear me say this all the time but it always always rings true – no matter where I go I am constantly inspired and impressed by places. I honestly had no idea what an impression little Lithuania would leave on me and I was overaud by it all. Having kicked things off in Kaunas, Read more about Vilnius City Tour: My Audio Guided Bus Tour of Lithuania’s Capital🇱🇹[…]