Once a prospering wool-trading village, nowadays Coggeshall is host to a few historical attractions, and the epitome of rural life in England. General Impressions Coggeshall is rich in history for it’s small size. It was once an important centre for the wool trade, and Coggeshall White cloth was sold as far as Constantinople. I doubt … Continue reading Travel Guide: Coggeshall
Poprad is the gateway to the Slovakian High Tatras – a small city, but excellent as a base for hiking, or exploring the small country of Slovakia. Also, there’s definitely a fair few activities in Poprad itself! General Impressions Poprad is not a city most people know about. Indeed, I doubt many people outside of … Continue reading Travel Guide: Poprad
The KwaZulu-Natal Interior Our time galivanting by the Ocean had come to an end. Now it was time to continue our quest up the Drakensberg mountains, and further into the hermit Kingdom of Lesotho. But first, our journey would take us deeper into the jungle, to the picturesque Oribi Gorge. Unfortunately, the weather was not … Continue reading From Beaches to Peaks: A Road Trip through KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, and the Free State Part 2
The Drive Down We woke up early one hot December morning, and got ready for a very long day of driving. Down the N3 from South Africa’s cosmopolitan metropolis of Johannesburg, to the barely tamed eastern coast of KwaZulu-Natal. We were 4 – Tayla and I in the back, Tayla’s grandma, Abbie in the passenger … Continue reading From Beaches to Peaks: A Road Trip through KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, and the Free State Part 1
We were treated with an unexpected Bank Holiday after the Queen’s death. However, I was in Bristol at the time, so I decided to find some activity that would be open on such a day. I settled on hiking. I asked one of my hostel buddies to come with me, and off we went, across … Continue reading Wandering Through the Meandering Wye Valley
I discovered this place on Google Maps almost by accident, and I’m very glad I did. There is very little information about this incredibly picturesque and Instragrammable spot in English online, so I hope this post sheds a bit more light on how to reach this amazing place. Part of the reason for this might … Continue reading Hiking to the Love Swing in Veliko Tarnovo
Bristol is a modern, multicultural, and extremely liberal city, both in the social sense, and the artistic sense. Street art lines the walls of many buildings in central Bristol, much of it is of a very high quality, and many of Banksy’s most famous works are found in Bristol. It’s also a very accepting city, … Continue reading Travel Guide: Bristol
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