The Bus from Turkey to Bulgaria
Flashpacking Travel | April 26, 2013 | 0 Comments
We didn’t really want to leave Turkey, but plan to return once we’ve caught the backend of the ski season in one of Bulgaria’s top ski resorts, after a final stopover in Sofia. We decided to take the bus from Turkey into Bulgaria as this was the cheapest option. We will be spending a couple of […]
Sightseeing in Istanbul
Travel Blog | April 23, 2013 | 4 Comments
You can spend a week or more sightseeing in Istanbul, we only had a few days and have picked out a few highlights. A dervish ceremony and slow gentle trip down the Bosphorus on the local ferry should definitely make it onto any Istanbul must do list. Sultanahmet to Galata Our first full day of sightseeing in Istanbul began with a […]
Traveling in Aruba
guestpost | April 23, 2013 | 1 Comments
Aruba is a vacation destination that has no equal. It is located a few short miles north of Venezuela, and it is a genuine treasure that is situated in the enchantingly delicious waters of the southern Caribbean. Aruba is very well known for its exotic and extremely sensational white-sand beaches. Also, it has the […]
Things To Do In Brunei
Travel Blog | April 19, 2013 | 4 Comments
Sightseeing around Brunei Brunei is famous for its stunning sunsets, long days and beautiful mosques; however we’ve been told there is much more to do on a visit to the country. After our own brief trip to the capital city, Bandar Seri Begawan, we received quite a few suggestions from readers of our travel blog, about places […]
Turkey: Arriving in Istanbul
Travel Blog | April 18, 2013 | 4 Comments
We fly from Dubai on another late (but cheap flight), arriving in Istanbul in the early hours of the morning. We’d found an apartment to rent before arriving in Turkey on-line, but on checking-in we found the place had been occupied by someone else, to make matters worse we started to feel the cold chill of […]
My Travel CV: Travels of Adam
Travel Blog | April 16, 2013 | 2 Comments
In 2010 Adam quit his job as a graphic designer in Boston and went on a 15+ month trip around the world. The journey took him to places like North Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia. Since 2011 he’s been living in Berlin “Europe’s most hipster city”. Today Adam writes and blogs about […]
Dubai Budget Sightseeing
Travel Blog | April 14, 2013 | 2 Comments
In our last post we covered the basic costs of visiting Dubai on a budget, here we tell you how you can have fun Dubai Sightseeing without breaking your budget. Dubai Budget Sightseeing: Deira Old Town The Dubai Museum and the adjacent Grand Mosque of Dubai began our cheap sightseeing day. The museum entrance fee […]
Dubai on the Cheap
Travel Blog | April 10, 2013 | 12 Comments
We had never considered Dubai to be a flashpacking destination and it wasn’t very high on our must do list for this round the world trip. However with some very reasonable airfares from Sri Lanka to Dubai, and a fly Dubai bargain back into Europe, we decided to give it a try. By breaking up […]
Negombo Beach and Sightseeing
Travel Blog | April 5, 2013 | 5 Comments
The change in weather had spoiled our plans to go diving and sunbathing on the south coast of Sri Lanka so we decided to head back to Negombo to give this place a second look (it was our first stop in Sri Lanka) and to see if the clouds would clear for us. We decided […]
Why I Hate Taxi Drivers Around the World
Travel Blog | April 3, 2013 | 18 Comments
Now hate may be a strong word, but in this case I think the choice of verb is perfectly acceptable and its how I feel, I have had enough of them. After travelling for well over a year across Australasia, Asia and now into Eastern Europe I cannot think of a single group of traders […]