Nagasaki One thing comes to mind instantly when you think about Nagasaki. Destruction. A city left in ruins after the devastating atomic bomb was dropped on it on August 9, 1945. It was the final straw for the ailing Japan who were already on their knees following a similar attack on Hiroshima three days earlier. …
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Dubrovnik… much more than a set for Game of Thrones
Dubrovnik When you think of Dubrovnik, many may not think beyond it being set dressing for the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. The image of Dubrovnik is synonymous now with that of the hit TV show. One look at the city transports you to the fictional world of King’s Landing. But there is so …
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Skopje… the forgotten city of ex-Yugoslavia
Skopje North Macedonia (formally known as Macedonia (FYROM) until February 2019) is probably – alongside its smaller neighbour Kosovo – the least visited of the seven nations that made up Yugoslavia. Yet while its more prestigious ex-partners take up much of the spotlight, there is a great deal of enjoyment a visitor can have from …
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Stockholm… a smorgasbord of fun
Stockholm First thing to say is that I really love to travel to Scandinavia. Previously I’ve visited all of the other main Scandinavian capital cities (Oslo, Reykjavik, Copenhagen and Helsinki) so I really wanted to see what Stockholm had to offer. The answer is plenty! The city of Stockholm itself has a long and complicated …
Kiev and Chernobyl… Ukraine’s best and worst kept secrets
Kiev Ukraine has always been a fascination of mine. Perhaps it’s the lure of the unknown or perhaps it’s proximity to the world’s worst nuclear disaster that sparked my imagination. All I know, however, is that for as long as I can remember I wanted to go there and see it in all its raw, …
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Easter Island… enjoy the middle of nowhere
Easter Island I thought I would start this blog as far away from home as I possibly could. And it doesn’t get much further away than Easter Island; deep in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I travelled to Easter Island from Chile back in October 2017 as I thought it would be absolutely incredible …
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Introducing… me!
Hello! Firstly thanks for stopping by. Hopefully this blog will give you a few useful bits of info and, if I do my work correctly, make you smile once or twice. As a keen traveller (well when money allows) I love to see the world. My aim is to get to as many countries out …
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