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Visiting the Jesuit Misiones in South America
When I first looked at backpacking in South America, back in around 2012, I noticed entries in the guidebook about…
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Vienna Christmas Markets
In late Autumn 2024, I was sent by Jet2 on one of their Christmas Market breaks weekends, to Vienna. I…
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Visiting Vienna
You may remember in the summer of 2023, Jet2 sent me off on a trip to an all-inclusive resort on…
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A Night At The Vienna State Opera
I’ve never been to the opera. In my head it was always one of those things ‘beyond my pay grade’;…
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Craft Beer Hipster Bars in Manchester City Centre
Obviously a city like Manchester has many places to drink beer, but where better to have a craft brew than…
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My favourite craft brewery-run bars in Manchester
Manchester may have a number of breweries with actual brewtaps, but not every decent brewery-led bar is a brewtap, or…
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My Six Best Brewtaps in Manchester City Centre
Manchester has a heck of a lot of places to drink, for sure, including a lot of hipster craft bars.…
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My Six Favourite Pubs In Stalybridge
Stalybridge isn’t a town on many people’s radar; it’s noted for being somewhere you pass through on the way to…
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All The Pubs In Central Salford
It’s possibly unlikely you’ll be doing a pub crawl of central Salford, because, I mean, Manchester City Centre is Just…
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Linn Park
Linn Park lies just south of Cathcart railway station, on the edge of Glasgow Southside. It’s about 80 hectares, and…
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Football History in Glasgow Southside
The Southside of Glasgow is fundamentally important for the history of the game of football (soccer). The Scottish Football Association…
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Pollok Country Park
Pollok Country Park, on the edge of Glasgow, is one of the most famous city parks in the UK. It’s…
Travel
I started this website believing I was a travel blogger, and, let’s face it, I’ve now been to over 100 countries so travel is still a fundamental part of my identity and why I write.
In this section are all my posts about my travels, and destinations I’ve been to across the world, as well as basic aspects of travel, like transportation, accommodation, food, and how to travel on a budget.
