Day:33 Km travelled: 500km Steps: 10,276 October 12th, 2017 The Scottish Highlands have so much to offer that its impossible to take it all in with only 1 day. Therefore, my second day in the place of the Gaels was spent exploring the western coast. GLENFINNAN Located midway between the towns of Mallaig & Fort William ( Read More
Day: 32 Km travelled: 155 km Steps:11,444 Location: The Highlands, Scotland October 11th, 2017 Fàilte!It means ‘welcome’ in Scot Gaelic and that’s exactly the sentiment that’s evoked when entering the Highlands. A historic region of Scotland, The Highlands are an area north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, effectively dividing the country in two. It Read More
Day: 30-31 Km Travelled: 674.76km Steps: 20 322 Location: Glasgow, Scotland October 9th-10th, 2017 Three cheers for cheap European flights! For less than the price of a meal at a restaurant, I flew from London, England to Glasgow, Scotland. An hour bus ride later and I arrived to my tartan-themed room after dark (I Read More
Day: 24-30 Km travelled: 42.54km Steps: 65 000 September 30th – October 9th, 2017 London has always been near and dear to my heart, even before I ever stepped foot on the island. While most North Americans dream of visiting romantic Paris, I longed for historic London. It was therefore an obvious destination choice when Read More
The third and final post of the series ‘The Best Things In Life Are Free – including British Museums!’ Day: 24-29 Km travelled: 42.54km Steps: 65,900 September 30th – October 8th, 2017 I didn’t set out to have a ‘Victoria and Albert’ themed day, it kinda just happened. It’s a popular misconception that my, let’s say, Read More
Day: 24-29 Km travelled: 42.54 km Steps: 65,900 September 30th – October 8th, 2017 (part 2 of the series on the wonderful British museums) Have you ever looked at a painting and thought: “Really? It’s worth how much?” or even still “That’s art? It looks like a 5 year old’s drawing”. And let’s not forgot Read More
Day: 24-29 Km travelled: 42.54km Steps: 65,900 September 30th – October 8th, 2017 A major advantage to visiting London, an expensive destination for any backpacker, is that most national museums are free! During my previous visit years ago, I had not had the opportunity to visit these world-class museums – I had been too busy Read More
Quinta da Regaleira Sintra, Portugal
Day: 22-23 Km travelled: 477.3km Steps: 27,081 September 28th-29th 2017 While the concept of traveling to exotic new places for an entire year was certainly thrilling and highly anticipated, there was one thing in particular that I was most excited about: my visit to Buckingham Palace! And not just to Buckingham Palace, but inside Buckingham Palace! Having stood in front Read More
UK border control exchange: I present my passport and my completed landing card to the custom agent at the Paris Eurostar terminal. The agent takes my card, looks at it, gasps loudly and bolts upright Custom agent: “OH MY GOD!” Me: *sweating profusely * “Oh sorry, did I not fill it out properly?” Custom agent: “Oh my goodness Read More