The 2018 recommendations from Lonely Planet (countries and cities) and Rough Guides (destinations) make interesting reading as always, and in fact, I’m able to second a few of those for sure. As for my own list of where to visit in 2018 – it’s hard to start a new year without compiling more than one. […]
Most people like to compare or compete in the number of countries they have visited. However, I’m not the competitive type. So, I used to have to sit and count how many countries I had visited, each time someone asked me the question. These days I’m not inclined to share my ‘number’ unless someone particularly […]
Back in 2011, when I first visited Dubrovnik, in Croatia, it was much less touristy than it is today. Despite this, the number of visitors to this UNESCO site was still fairly high. Six years on and today, at 20 Euros, a climb along those same city walls is still the highlight of a visit […]
Not many people have been to Albania it seems. In fact I was surprised at how few seem to know where it is. Bordering with Greece, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia, Albania is often overlooked. Being so close to the likes of Croatia and Italy, it would be difficult not to assume some similarities to those […]
With a lifetime of adventure, south-east Asia is way up on my recommendations list. At this time of year as we start preparing to scrape ice off our windscreens before work, it’s the palm fringed islands that I would suggest if you are planning an escape. Throughout south-east Asia many islands are becoming so popular […]
I can’t believe it was just over ten years ago that I took my first big trip overseas! Back then I carried a mobile phone, just for emergencies. My only line of communication was the short spurts spent in internet cafes. I wrote a journal and my companion was a dog eared guidebook. I sent […]