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City Rumble – Bangkok Versus Ho Chi Minh City!

On 11 Mar 202114 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn South East Asia, travel11 Comments

We head to South-East Asia to see two cities there face off against each other as the City Rumble Challenge moves into it's next phase! Who will come out on top today?

City Rumble – Cairo Versus Prague!

On 4 Mar 202113 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel8 Comments

It's Cairo and Prague going head to head in this match up between the home of the Pyramids and the Heart of Bohnemia!

City Rumble – Rio de Janeiro Versus Budapest

On 25 Feb 20218 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel15 Comments

Yes! Another City Rumble and today it's Rio de Janeiro facing off against Budapest. Which is best!?

City Rumble – Quito versus St Petersburg

On 18 Feb 20215 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel10 Comments

Quito, the capital of Ecuador and St Petersburg of Russia go head to head to see which is the better destination!

City Rumble – Bishkek Versus Melbourne

On 21 Jan 202118 Nov 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel5 Comments

Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and Melbourne in Australia may be very different cities, but it's still on when they face off in City Rumble!

City Rumble – The New Challenge!

On 7 Jan 202110 Nov 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel6 Comments

City Rumble over the years has seen many cities face off against each other to determine in my mind at least – which is the better destination? Now the challenge is lifting up a gear or two, to determine which city is the ultimate!

The History of City Rumble!

On 28 Dec 202030 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel2 Comments

Check out the history of one of my most popular blog series!

Why I was Impressed by Minsk

On 19 Jan 202018 Jan 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Europe, travel4 Comments

Hi all. Today I want to look back at perhaps the ‘odd place out’ of my 2019 itinerary, which was the city of Minsk, capital of Belarus. For me, I took the opportunity because in the change in visa laws which made a country difficult to enter because of a series of bureaucratic procedures needed …

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That Time I Went to… New Orleans

On 15 Sep 201914 Sep 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn America, travel, travel stories, travel tips2 Comments

I don’t seem to write much about my travels in the US of A. It’s been an awful long time since I was there – 2004. It’s a place that certainly warrants a return at some point, but I’m just so interested in so many different places to visit in the world, and most of …

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Cities to NOT Return to

On 24 Mar 201924 Mar 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel, travel tips5 Comments

Last week I resented a list of cities that one visit is simply not enough. I hate to go negative, but this week I thought I would go to the other end of the spectrum, and look at cities where one visit may well be MORE than enough! Lagos, Nigeria With over 21 million people …

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