Before I launch into this I’m just going to mention a list of all the cities, towns, villages and remote places/settlements that we visited during our month in Iran, so you get an idea as to why I still haven’t even covered half of our time there and have at least 50 Iran articles still Read more about Backpacking in Iran: Lake Orumiyeh[…]
“Take me to the magic of the moment on a glory night” – Scorpions Moldova’s Chisinau (previously known as Kishinev) intrigued me, surprised me and overwhelmed me over a four day period in and out of the city, across the border into Tiraspol, Transnistria and a countryside jaunt to Orheiul Vechi and Butuceni. If you’re Read more about Backpacking in Moldova: Top 12 Sights in Chisinau[…]
Montenegro’s capital city of Podgorica was my final stop on my recent Balkans and Eastern European adventure. I had heard that it was very much a capital city with “not a lot happening” (quote from other backpackers). This reason alone sold the place to me and I found a great cosy hotel for my final Read more about Backpacking in Montenegro: Exploring the Capital City, Podgorica (Poddy, Monty)[…]
After travelling in Northern Macedonia, it was an obvious move to take the easy border bus north to Kosovo. The buses depart from Skopje in Northern Macedonia and within two hours you are in Pristina the capital city of Kosovo. I checked into the cool Buffalo Backpackers there and as well as drinking in 5 Read more about Backpacking in Kosovo: Top 12 Sights in Pristina, the Capital City[…]
I had been to Scotland around 20 times in my life – but mostly to Glasgow, Irvine or Stranraer. Growing up in Northern Ireland made that an easy option as a child and teenager. However i had never once been to Edinburgh until I turned 34. After checking into the cool boutique hostel The Baxter, Read more about Backpacking in Scotland: Top 10 Sights in Edinburgh[…]
“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[…]
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[…]
My recent travels in England took me to the town of Windsor (& Eton) in Berkshire for what I thought was the first time. However I realised that back in 2000 I had actually visited the Legoland nearby, so this on my return to the town of Windsor on another backpacking journey, was a chance Read more about Backpacking in England: Top 5 Sights in Windsor & Eton, Berkshire[…]