14 Best Things To Do Colombo, Sri Lanka

14 Best Things To Do Colombo, Sri Lanka I always think of Sri Lanka as a more relaxed version of India, and therefore a great place to go as a couple, a family (I took my mum there!), or for an adventure. It’s cheap, easy to get to in...

The Top 16 Things to See in Hanoi

The Top 16 Things to See in Hanoi If you’re traveling to Vietnam, Hanoi is often the first stop. People use it as a base to check out Halong Bay, and as the entry point as they check out Sapa, Nha Trang, Hue, Nim Binh, Ho Chi Minh, an...

5 Things to see in Belgrade, Serbia

I had heard only good things about Serbia, and Belgrade in general, so I had big expectations. So did it meet expectations? Hmm, just about. Belgrade is cool, personally I preferred Sarajevo, but it’s still a fun place to hang out for a few...

5 Things to Do in Tel Aviv

Staying at the very awesome HaYakorn 48 hostel, undoubtedly the best hostel in Tel Aviv, I was struggling to drag myself away from the beach. Everytime you leave the hostel’s doors, you’re face with fine sands beaches and the crystal clear...

Backpacking in Athens, Greece; 5 Things to See in Athens

Backpacking in Athens, Greece; 5 Things to See in Athens With all the chat about Greek’s financial woes, you’d almost expect Athens to be a city full of destitute people and burnt out buildings. And whilst sadly there are certainly an incre...

Backpacking in Macedonia; 5 Things to See in Skopje

Quite simply one of the most beautiful countries you’ll ever visit, most naturally and architecturally. I am struggling to convey how positive I feel about this place. I don’t know too many people who have visited Macedonia (in fact I don’t...

A Day in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

When you travel around the Dominican Republic’s Santo Domingo you can feel the history oozing out of the cracks of this ancient city. Santo Domingo’s major claim to fame is that it is where the first whitey set foot in the...

Backpacking in Mozambique – My time in Maputo

Backpacking in Mozambique – My time in Maputo Maputo Maputo Maputo – cracking city! We arrived after an arduous journey from Swaziland crammed into a minibus with 20 Africans across a road bumpier than anything I had ever come across. I had...