I said my goodbyes to Romania, with 4 bottles of cognac in my bag, and made my way on the night bus to Sophia, Bulgaria. I didn’t really know what to expect to be honest, after the surprising beauty of Bucharest and the grittiness of Chisin...
Bucket list time folks! After going to Finland and failing to catch the lights, I’m booked to go to Iceland in December for attempt number 2, now I’m researching every last eventuality in the hope that I can finally see my dream...
My European odyssey is about half way done now, and it’s been unreal. I’m currently in Croatia (Split to be precise) and it’s bloody gorgeous. I’ve been getting a lot of emails recently asking how much does it cost to backpack around Europe...
Thoughts from the Road: Getting Stuck in Places While You Travel Traveling with a plan is a great idea, but it never works out how you think. 3 days here, 2 days there can quickly become a week ‘here’ and never reaching ‘there’. Maybe...
I had heard a rumour that Borat’s home town (from the movie) was actually filmed in Romania, and with a rental car already sorted, in true tasteless fashion I sought it out with some serious vigour. After some online research we found out t...
Romania has really blown me away. Bucharest was a beautiful city, but I’d heard Brasov was possibly even nicer. I wasn’t having any of it, and then driving in to the city from the south, it looked industrial. This is how I expected Romania...
I knew Wandering Earl had been living in Bucharest, Romania for the past 6 months so I was expecting it to be a bit special. I met Earl for coffee one afternoon and after about an hour I could see why he’s spent so much time here – it’s stu...
Being on a tight budget when you travel is half the fun of backpacking, working out where to say, how to eat for cheap, what local booze you can procure. Having to spend half your daily budget on replenishing your deodorant, shower gel and...
Officially Europe’s poorest country, and one where your dollars stretch further than most, Moldova is a perfect spot to travel on a budget. And with its famous wine, the bustling capital Chisanau and the cave monasteries just an hour away,...
Nothing’s ever easy when you’re on the road, that’s for sure. My friend Ian and I had just come back to Kiev from my 2 day trip to Chernobyl, Ukraine and I wanted to take the 14 hour train to Moldova the following day. Straight to the train...
I remember being a little kid, watching movies of dudes out jogging, sweat patches on their back and under their arms, and I sat there thinking that’s pretty cool. It was manly, powerful, a show of strength. Wrong. Now I wish those patches...
I remember my economics professor at uni proudly declaring that there’s “no such thing as a free lunch”, granted he didn’t coin the phrase (we can think Mr Smith for that one) but boy did he love to sell it. I just never quite bought it tho...
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