I’ve stayed in a lot of hostels in my life. In fact, I’m kind of all hostelled out to be honest. But before I park hostels in the space marked ‘stuff that I did when sleep wasn’t important to me’, I’m going to share what I’ve learnt. Read more…
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Spa-Francorchamps – The Little Community on the Hillside
“Why are you doing this?” my brain asked me as I attempted to wrench my face from the pillow at 5:30am. Read more…
Go to Rzeszów – It’s Really Rather Nice
People are always going on about how a certain town, city or village is amazing. But not everywhere can be amazing, and sometimes amazing also means amazingly full of tourists. And hence amazingly annoying. Read more…
The Agony of Large Denomination Banknotes
I want to talk to you about a problem that afflicts pretty much everyone in the world with a bank account, and even plenty without. It’s an extremely grave problem, and definitely not just a minor annoyance that I’m blowing out of all proportion. Read more…
San Marino – The Mini Guide to a Microstate
I went to the tiny country of San Marino recently, on a bit of a jolly. Here’s a list of things that relate to it. Read this and you won’t even have to go there. Though you still should. Read more…
Getting the San Marino Souvenir Passport Stamp
At the tourist office in San Marino – the tiny enclave within Italy – you can get a tourist stamp in your passport for €5. But is it really worth it? Read more…
24 Hours in Olomouc – One of Those Proper Travel Articles
I probably goof about too much, so I’ve decided for a change to write a proper travel article, like the ones you see in magazines and newspapers. Read more…
Why You Should Go Somewhere Cold This Winter
A couple of years ago I made a mistake. I decided to go to Poland for the winter. But that wasn’t the mistake – the mistake was losing my nerve and leaving. Read more…
When First-Class Travel Is Worth It [VIDEO]
I’ve spent a surprising amount of time in my life trying to get work done on public transport. And on a recent faff-tour of Poland I came to the conclusion that there’s a secret weapon which, if you’re willing to pay for it, makes a big difference. Read more…
The Polish Sleeper Train – An Insomniac’s View [VIDEO]
Wroclaw to Gdansk is nearly 400km as the crow flies. The crow doesn’t offer a sleeper service, though, so I’ve decided to take the sleeper train. Read more…
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