Chips, Crisps, and Cuttlefish: My Funniest Food Fails While Travelling.
I know there are bloggers out there who specialise in the subject … but I suffer enough from imposter syndrome in so many areas, I’m not wanting to add food blogger to the mix. I think after reading this post you will think there is not much chance of that!
The good the bad and the silence … a music post.
I’m not sure if it’s because I am an old man now, but there is nothing I like better than a quiet place to eat and or drink.
Rookie full time travel mistake – the wrong train from Romania.
Do I get on it or not? A split second decision. I shouted, “Bulgaria, Bulgaria” to the station manager as I was trying to make sense of it, but she just smiled and ushered me to get on … so I did.
I don’t need to do the tourist stuff – being a full-time traveller in small town Romania.
I thought I would write a piece about how my life as a traveller differs from that of a tourist. Although I was in the tourist city of Brasov, Romania – I was not focussed on seeing the sights (or is it sites?) but instead on living a normal life whilst exploring the local area and interacting as much as I feel comfortable with, being an introvert.
Not like the video – the Chișinău to Bucharest train.
We left a lot of people on the platform and I worked out that they were waiting for a later train for Kyiv, Ukraine. I couldn’t help but feel that my journey in the opposite direction was going to be opposite in more ways than one.
Tea, trains and torrential rain, my time in Chișinău, Moldova.
On arrival at Chisinau it was like a scene out of a horror movie with the dark skies illuminated by lightning flashes and then the clap of thunder not far behind. As I slowly made my way outside I could see pools of water where a carpark should be …
A trip within and out of Iași – Romania’s second city.
With trees, trams and a quirky train … what is there not to like about Iași.
Making the best of it – a walk in Bacau, Romania
I know many people go to places because it’s on a bucket list or has a “must visit” reputation. My journey is about travelling around the world and trying to enjoy wherever I am and some times that can be challenging.
My latest challenge was Bacau, Romania.