Belgrade – The White City

See, I’ve been to Belgrade now three times (I have a penpal there), and each time…

Laibach and think of Slovenia

Ahh, Laibach. But I’m not here referring to the Industrial/Experimental music group/culture founded in the late…

If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belg…oh, hang on…

Luxembourg isn’t a country I knew that much about, in all honesty, before I realised it…

Put Some Clothes On! – Street Art In Brussels

Brussels is full of public art, and in fact walking around the city exploring it is…

Brussels – Europe Central

Belgium is a very odd, quirky, ‘off-the-wall’ country. The whole place has the feel of several…

Flanders – … But there *are* no poppies!

Flanders. And no, nothing to do with Ned. I’m sure you’ve all been subjected to the…

In Bruges – Trying to avoid the tourists

The thing about Bruges is that it’s got a reputation for being one of those tourist-traps;…

The £800 travel mistake

As I write this today (30 April 2015), it is exactly a year since I ventured…

The Other Dead Sea

The Aral Sea shoreline. It’s pretty cold; I’m even wearing socks. The sky above, coupled with…

Why I kicked off my sandals in West Africa!

As you may have no doubt noticed by now, I have a slight ‘quirk’ – my…

Why I don’t want to holiday in Australia again!

First, let me get something out of the way. I love Australia, I really do. Obviously,…

How not to cross the Benin-Togo border

Barefoot and bagless, lost at an international border with just my passport and some money; I…