Day trip to Trakai from Vilnius As I had arranged to spend a few days in Vilnius (before heading to Riga) which is a there to the castle of trakai. little too much time for visiting this small city I decided to spend a day visiting Trakai Castle Vilnius. Trakai is a beautiful historic city located…
Koh Tao is a beautiful thai island on the east coast of Thailand. In this area there are 3 islands with Koh Tao being less popular than its neighbours Koh Samui & Koh Phangan. Koh Tao means turtle island and was named after its turtle shape. Koh Samui known for its luxury resorts and spa’s…
Most people who visit Ollantaytambo are just passing through to either get the train to Machu Picchu or as a last stop off to get walking sticks and snacks before they start hiking the Inca Trail. This was the first time I saw Ollantaytambo, when we quickly stopped and I bought a walking stick that…
One of the things I had dreamed of doing for years was visiting Iguazu Falls (In the Guarani language it means “big waters”). Finally while I was backpacking through South America and planning to visit the lost city in Colombia and Machu Picchu in Peru, I decided to book my return flight from Buenos Aires…
After I had visited Zion National Park I was up early the next day for visiting Bryce Canyon National Park on my road trip through Southern Utah. It was the 5th national park on this trip and one that I really enjoyed seeing. You can see most of it in one day, but if you…
I keep reading on facebook and in the news so many stories of people who are travelling without insurance or their insurance wouldn’t pay out. Having previously worked in the insurance industry and spending my days reading insurance policies, I understand the importance of checking to make sure you understand what you are covered for…
After 2 days in Miami beach it was back to the airport to pick up a car with a couple of girls from Spain that I had met the day before in my hostel. They had told me they were going to get the bus to Key West but as I had an empty car…
After 4 days in Miami Beach and driving from Key West I arrived at the Hoosville Hostel in Florida City, a hostel with a big outdoor area, pancakes for breakfast, free wifi and nice big dorm rooms, as I was out of season it was very quiet and on my second night I had the…
While I was in Spain I decided to visit my friends sister who lives in the Tremp Valley in the Spanish Pyrenees as I had heard that they lived in a stunning area and it just happened to be on the route I was taking to Andorra. 3 years previously they moved from the UK…
If you are planning a visit to Latvia and Riga, then these are the things you can do in 3 days in Riga. I decided to go in September and the weather in September in Riga starts to drop. I was there in the middle of the month and within a day the temperature dropped…