The Time I Was In A Country For 3 Days But Had A Passport Stamp In And Out On The Same Day!

“Johnny ‘crackers’ Knoxville” – Chris Bilsland. The Time I Was In A Country For 3 Days But Had A Passport Stamp In And Out On The Same Day! This has to be a nuts one. Doesn’t it? I arrived back in Tunis, Tunisia in December 2024 in what was an absolutely sentimental return…you see I Read more about The Time I Was In A Country For 3 Days But Had A Passport Stamp In And Out On The Same Day![…]

Departure tax - shocking Sierra Leone - nothing at the airport works - no Wi-Fi, no cash machines that work, no card payments.

Backpacking in Sierra Leone🇸🇱: Scrap Your Departure Tax and You Might Get More Tourists

“We are not born for departure, but we do learn to take it” – R.E.M. In the last 20 years of backpacking the world, only TWO countries charged me for departure tax to be paid in cash at the airport when leaving…and the shitlist reads… 1.New Zealand🇳🇿. 2.Sierra Leone🇸🇱. Of course they are not my Read more about Backpacking in Sierra Leone🇸🇱: Scrap Your Departure Tax and You Might Get More Tourists[…]

How to get Burkina Faso Visa Online

How To Get A Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Visa Online

“Last Minute.com” – Martha Lane Fox. First up, quell the fake news from fake tourists, extremists, unbackpacked governments and social media keyboard wizards. Burkina Faso is open, it’s friendly and it’s welcoming. Although, I almost called this post “How To Get A Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Visa Online (Just About!)” “I shot myself hoarse for your Read more about How To Get A Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Visa Online[…]

How To Get A Tourist Visa For Niger🇳🇪 At The Embassy In Berlin, Germany

How To Get A Tourist Visa For Niger🇳🇪 At The Embassy In Berlin, Germany

“Another night, another dream, but always you” – The Real McCoy. How To Get A Tourist Visa For Niger At The Embassy In Berlin, Germany When you’re suddenly on a lifelong quest to whackpack / backpack (in the old format) to every country you recognise, it just doesn’t get any easier. Visa blocks, visa failures, Read more about How To Get A Tourist Visa For Niger🇳🇪 At The Embassy In Berlin, Germany[…]

How to Travel Easily with an Irish Passport: A Guide to Visa-Free and Visa-on-Arrival Countries

As a fellow traveler who understands the freedom an Irish passport provides, I’ve mastered the art of spontaneous international travel. Here’s my comprehensive guide to maximizing visa-on-arrival privileges across the globe. The Power of an Irish Passport Irish passport holders enjoy remarkable travel privileges, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to over 180 countries. This makes Read more about How to Travel Easily with an Irish Passport: A Guide to Visa-Free and Visa-on-Arrival Countries[…]

How To Get A Cameroon Multiple Entry Tourist Visa Online

How To Get A Cameroon🇨🇲Multiple Entry Tourist Visa Online

“Round this town, you’ve ceased to be. That’s what you get for sleeping with the enemy” – Noel Gallagher. It was a childhood dream of mine to visit Cameroon. It was a long hard road since Benjamin Massing’s red card of 1990. It was easy for the Indomitable Lions to beat Diego Maradona’s mighty World Read more about How To Get A Cameroon🇨🇲Multiple Entry Tourist Visa Online[…]

I'm in Gabon on my Birthday!

Backpacking In Gabon🇬🇦: How I Fluked A Visa On Arrival🛂As A Birthday Surprise In Libreville

“Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise, dance all night, we’re gonna dance all night, dance all night to this DJ” – Paul Oakenfold. First up, I wasn’t even meant to be in Gabon. I need a visa for Gabon as a Northern Irish citizen, and even after booking connecting flights in a frenzy, Read more about Backpacking In Gabon🇬🇦: How I Fluked A Visa On Arrival🛂As A Birthday Surprise In Libreville[…]

How To Get A Guinea 🇬🇳 Visa Online

Guinea was the hardest visa to get for me, out of the hat-trick on my 2023 Christmas List – Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. They all border each other but to save time, I was flying in and out of the hat-trick on a fast trip which would also see me back in Senegal and Read more about How To Get A Guinea 🇬🇳 Visa Online[…]