On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
The most important thing when we travel is of course health. It’s always number one. Without health we are bound to one place. Until this year, I had been relatively lucky in terms of dentist visits and work needing done on my teeth. I’d had a few fillings here and there and some teeth removed Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Problems: Visiting the Dentist[…]
My latest World Travellers interview today is with Nick and Dariece who run the website Goats on the Road and are very experienced travellers and writers. Who are you? I’m Dariece, a travel fanatic! Together with my spouse, Nick, we travel full time and run the website, Goats On The Road. Where are you from? Read more about World Travellers: Dariece and Nick from Goats on the Road[…]
Before I tell my story of the trip to Gori, a bit of background is needed here. In 2005 I visited Poland for the first time. The city where Stalin built the Palace of Culture and Science. A few months later I was working in Bournemouth selling hot dogs with Rafal and Artur- two top Read more about This, a visit to Stalin’s Town: The Gory Trip to Gori, Georgia🇬🇪[…]
When backpacking in Nicaragua, my first hostel, the Casona Colonial in Leon didn’t have their own breakfast so I headed out into a restaurant in town to try a local place. I headed to Desayunazo, a popular restaurant on a corner, frequented by locals and foreigners. Straight to the menu to find the prices were cheap and they Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Desayuno Nica in Leon, Nicaragua[…]
As travel bloggers go, there is one name that everyone knows – Matt Kepnes, known globally as Nomadic Matt through his popular, informative and extensive website Nomadic Matt.com . I’ve been in touch with Matt for a couple of years online and I’ve always loved his writing, his consistency and his outlook on life. I Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Coconut Tea With Nomadic Matt in the Chocolate Bar, New York City, USA[…]
My backpacking in Northern Ireland adventures continued as I toured the North Coast of my home country on what is my longest stint in Europe for over 5 years. After staying in the Whitepark Bay Hostel near Ballintoy, I headed on a bus back to Bushmills to spend a night here. I chose the only Read more about Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Staying in the Bushmills Hostel, North Coast[…]
While backpacking in Costa Rica recently you might have read how I stayed in the inspiring Hemingway Inn in the Barrio Amon in San Jose. During my stay, not only did I meet traveller and author Deacon Blake, but I also met Michael Miller, who has written a guidebook on exploring the real San Jose. Read more about Walking Tour of San Jose, Costa Rica🇨🇷: Top 10 Sights[…]
My latest World Travellers interview is with Marissa from Mad Travel Diaries. I love interviewing a diverse range of people in this group, and Marissa is our first from Trinidad and Tobago to feature, a country I myself visited briefly back in 2011. Who are you? My name is Marissa and I grew up in Read more about World Travellers: Marissa from Mad Travel Diaries[…]
On my trip back to my homeland, backpacking in Northern Ireland in 2014, I lived out some childhood dreams as well as aiming to inspire everyone out there to visit Belfast and Northern Ireland. In my eyes, Belfast is the best city in “the UK” and is in the top 10 cities in the world. Read more about Staying in the World Famous Europa Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland[…]
A sure fire recent shock for me was backpacking in Andorra. This is a country renowned for ski-ing, mountains and cold winters. I went there simply to experience life here as a backpacker rather than a ski-er or a luxury traveller. While there is definitely not a hardcore backpacking scene here, there is one hostel Read more about Backpacking in Andorra: Top 10 Sights in Andorra La Vella (The Capital)[…]