I knew very little about Albania until my visit in September. My knowledge was limited to a bunch of preconceptions built from sporadic research each time this destination made it back into my to do next list. Finally I was going to visit. Not yet part of the EU, one of the biggest exporters of […]
I had been wanting to visit Myanmar (formerly the British colony of Burma) for quite some time. Mostly, because I was curious to see for myself a country which had been unofficially closed up from the outside world, for decades; due to its military regime. The extent of recent changes was way beyond what I […]
Few people have heard of it, many can’t pronounce it and most have never visited it. Despite this the city of Brno has quite a lot to offer any visitor who chooses to head here as an alternative to the capital, Prague, in the Czech Republic. Much of the city can be covered on foot […]
Why are you going there? This seemed to be a recurring theme of responses from most people I mentioned my visit to Belfast to, other than those that had visited themselves. So, here are some of the reasons for my visit and recommendations for why you should visit too. 1. Home comforts – green and […]
Whether you have dreamed of long term travel, given it a try or will be embarking on that long awaited trip very soon, it’s good to keep an open mind. There are numerous blogs and articles written by long term travellers, which often make it sound like long term travel is what we should all […]
“Ok chichos”. Our Tour Leader was busy greeting the rest of the group as I stumbled out of the doorway of the Hotel Presidente with my rucksack. As I settled down in the bus, I mentally waved good bye to Havana for the next 10 days. This was one of the lasting impressions from my […]