Bus travel is rarely anyone's favourite from of getting from A to B, but generally it links more places overland than any other transport and is often your only option!
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Sunday Spotlight – Ephesus, Turkey
Take a look at an ancient city in Turkey on today's 'Sunday Spotlight', featuring destination: Ephesus!
Three Youtubers to Check Out!
Sharing the channels of two great bloggers now building a YouTube Channel!
Retro Vlog – Is this the BEST Baltic Country to Visit?
A little video as I explore the enticing Estonia!
Bridge of the Day – Stari Most, Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Here is a famous bridge for you, Stari Most which means 'Old Bridge' (not very imaginative, I know), from the town of Mostar. Mostar is named after the word 'Mostari' which means 'bridge keeper'. So how about that. And this below is the reconstructed Old Bridge of Mostar, from which it could be argued came …
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What Kind of Travel do I do?
Last week I wrote a post about how the most important and enjoyable part of travel for me is the ‘journey’ part, the ‘getting there’. There are so many aspects to travel, and what is en vogue these days is ‘slow travel’. That’s basically taking your time and staying long term in places. A month …
Rare Gems – Slovakia
Europe has so many beautiful countries, in different ways, with different people, cultures and languages. And some are well known, and some are less well known. In 2017 5.4 million people visited Slovakia, a record number up to that point. In contrast, it’s neighbour and ex-partner in the country formerly known as Czechoslovakia, received over …
Snorkelling on the Gold Coast
Hi all. Today I had two snorkelling experiences. It's been something I've wanted to do more of since I first tried it. The water here on the Gold Coast is around 25 degrees at the moment which is perfect for snorkelling. I went out on a boat early this morning to Wave Break Island, and …
Know Before you Go – Visa for Russia
If Russia is a country you are considering visiting, then you’re best to start planning as well before your departure date as you can. For the Russian Visa is not as straight forward to organise as most others. Whereas visas seem to slowly being phased out, or replaced with Electronic Visas which you can get …
Sunday Spotlight – Batumi, Georgia
Yes, another Sunday, another ‘Spotlight’, and today we’re heading to Georgia and its second (or maybe third) city of Batumi. It sits on the eastern edge of the Black Sea, and has a population of 155,000 or so (so not particularly big). However, it is pretty much Georgia’s second city, and it is by far …
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