Category: Regular Features

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

Friday’s Featured Food: Placinta and Cappuccino for Breakfast in Tiraspol, Transnistria☭🟥🟩

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Transnistria is a truly odd place. A self declared Republic in a narrow strip of land between Moldova and Ukraine, this is an absurd place to go travelling in. After crossing the border near the Transnistrian town of Bendery I ended up spending a night in the homestay at Balka in the capital city Tiraspol. Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Placinta and Cappuccino for Breakfast in Tiraspol, Transnistria☭🟥🟩[…]

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Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Bars in Chisinau, Moldova

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I seriously buzz off this now, and I never used to. It used to be “get to a city, find a bar, have a beer” and chill out and on with the adventure. These days, things have changed. I want to write more about these experiences and share my bars with everyone so you can Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Bars in Chisinau, Moldova[…]

Staying in the Cosy Family Hotel Comfort in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria🇧🇬

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My first day in Bulgaria ended up being a massive backpacking adventure. I kind of assumed loads of travellers would be heading the same way, as I went from Romania’s capital across the border into Bulgaria. Alas – no – it was just myself and Mina, a Turkish girl who I met on the train Read more about Staying in the Cosy Family Hotel Comfort in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria🇧🇬[…]

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Backpacking in Transnistria☭🟥🟩: Top 12 Sights in Tiraspol

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“I follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park, listening to the wind of change” – Scorpions. After exploring Romania and Moldova, it was time for something even more sublime as I took my eager backpack and soul across the border into Transnistria. Screams of “where?” were screeching out from my friends as I told them Read more about Backpacking in Transnistria☭🟥🟩: Top 12 Sights in Tiraspol[…]

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Backpacking in Moldova🇲🇩: A Spontaneous Inspiring Day in Butuceni

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Even the day I was heading there, I had never heard of Butuceni. That’s I had never heard of it. Now, having spent a day in this tiny farming village in rural Moldova, I will never forget it and I loved it. I’d already booked to stay overnight in Chisinau in the Tapok Hostel, but Read more about Backpacking in Moldova🇲🇩: A Spontaneous Inspiring Day in Butuceni[…]

Casa Terezia: The Best Place to Stay in Brasov, Transylvania, Romania🇷🇴

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My journeys backpacking through Romania continued as I hit up Brasov. Homestays in Tiraspol, Hostels in Bucharest, swanky hotels in Windsor and an old English Inn in London had been my recent beds for the night on my travels and then I decided to head to Dracula country – Transylvania. I wanted to stay in Read more about Casa Terezia: The Best Place to Stay in Brasov, Transylvania, Romania🇷🇴[…]

World Travellers: Jenn and Jack from Who Needs Maps

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World Travellers is back with a bang despite my recent internet and laptop problems in Eastern Europe. We now meet a “double J” – Jenn and Jack with the catchline and website “who needs maps”? these guys have got me wondering if I got it all wrong as my first ever backpacking trip I’d have Read more about World Travellers: Jenn and Jack from Who Needs Maps[…]

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Little Bucharest: The Coolest Hostel in Old Town Bucharest, Romania🇷🇴

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I love hostels all over the world and I’m always looking for cool ones with a bit of character and a feel good vibe. You might remember ages ago I wrote a post on 5 things a decent hostel should have and I try and ensure every place I stay on my journey ticks these Read more about Little Bucharest: The Coolest Hostel in Old Town Bucharest, Romania🇷🇴[…]

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Backpacking in Catalonia: Top 5 Sights in Barcelona

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You might be surprised to see me do a top 5 of a really popular city and one that has ben covered so much on travel blogs, but it was my first time to tour Barcelona this year and I was quite impressed by it so I thought I’d get a top 5 typed up Read more about Backpacking in Catalonia: Top 5 Sights in Barcelona[…]

World Borders: How To Get From Moldova🇲🇩To Transnistria☭🟥🟩 (Chisinau To Tiraspol By Bus)

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Well it’s been yet another crazy bit of off the wall backpacking as you do. While last year I visited a few countries which may not be “recognised by everyone”, I’m thinking of the trip to Nagorno Karabakh and my endless backpacking through Iraqi Kurdistan and Palestine. This time I was doing a Beatles. Back Read more about World Borders: How To Get From Moldova🇲🇩To Transnistria☭🟥🟩 (Chisinau To Tiraspol By Bus)[…]