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Madrid, the capital of Spain, the cultural and physical centre of the Iberian peninsular and home to some amazing oddities. We all know about the crazy Gaudi architecture in Barcelona, but lets’ explore Spains largest city. The Devil The only known statue of the devil in the world holds a glorious position in the impressive […]
Read More Weird Madrid – 7 Things You Wouldn’t ExpectContinued from here. Valladolid may have my destination, but the best thing about travelling, and staying in hostels, talking to other backpackers, is that you hear of new places, things to see that you could’ve so easily missed. Some of them turn out to be the best spots, others a bit dud. Izamal was somewhere […]
Read More Mexico – A Blissful Holiday Pt.2 Valladolid, Near good thingsUsing a bit of time off from the Busabout Greek Island Hopper I visited Rhodes, one of the largest of the Greek islands, closer to the Turkish mainland than Greece but only a short (and cheap) flight away from Athens. I arrived in the morning, and immediately jumped on the bus into Rhodos, or Rhodes […]
Read More Rhodes, Islands of Castles Pt.1With the time off I get in Athens, it gives me a lot of chances to see more of Greece, so I decided to do an actual tour. I wanted to see some of the real history of the country, so Delphi and Meteora were a must do. Epic scenery and some great stories as […]
Read More Delphi and MeteoraThe first part of the Siem Reap article is here The Lady Temple (Banteay Srei) was the next stop off, a much less spectacular stop, but the gardens make it impressive in a very different way. Much more peaceful and relaxing than the other temples. It’s quite a long way from the others, so you […]
Read More Cambodia Pt2: Siem Reap Pt:2As always, the bus through from 4000 Islands in Laos down through half of Cambodia is pretty horrendous, definitely in the top ten of worst trips. We won’t bore you with the details, it’s always the same story. But arriving was a rather more pleasant experience.
Read More Cambodia Pt1: Siem ReapCambodia is an amazing country surrounded by amazing countries. But what makes it our favourite? Simply, it’s the balance of tourism, temples, history, beaches, exploration and pure unspoiled natural beauty. It has something to offer for a lot of people, with Siem Reap and Phnom Penh drawing in huge crowds for the epic temples and […]
Read More Why Cambodia is our Favourite SE Asia destinationHue is one of the larger cities on the route up through Vietnam, and the backpacker area is nicely placed over a few streets in the centre of the town. It has a large citadel near the town, and then lots of little(ish) tombs out in the surrounding countryside as well. We decided after a decent […]
Read More Vietnam Pt9 – HueHoi An is a gorgeous little town, maybe not as exciting as some, but definitely very pretty. I’ve seen photos of the town during Chinese New Year/Tet, which is very impressive, but getting through Vietnam on public transport is an absolute nightmare at this time of year. Unless you’re on a pre-planned tour it’s very […]
Read More Vietnam Pt8 – Hoi An and the Hi Van PassNha Trang is the first of the really commercialised touristy areas we hit, but very different to the commercial areas in Thailand and Cambodia because this town is geared to Russian Tourists not Europeans. While you may not think it would be very different, seeing restaurants with names in Russian lettering, with unknown themes mixed in […]
Read More Vietnam Pt7 – Nha Trang
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