Vlog Gallery from the Road 40 months of travel…
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
Second trip to Bangkok, entry March 9th, 2023, previous entry was December 10th, 2019… just before travel during coronavirus! Next… India… a country of significant monuments, population and a lot of dirt and trash… (but the photos turned out well!). I really hold a neutral opinion of the country but it does have pluses, such as the food, price, and weather forecast. Saudi Arabia stopover and Romania stopover, my second time and meeting an old friend! My original flight from Saudi to India got canceled so i decided to stay at the airport for 1 day, then take an earlier flight. Flight on Jan ..read more
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My travel history after leaving Albania in August… my stuff is still there… hopefully
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
Just to remind me and my few readers of where I’ve been and to do a recap since its been a little while since I have posted on this blog… I wanted to do a look back at my previous schedule/travel plan…. it might give me some insights into future trip planning. This trip on its own was kind of a mammoth for anyone, but for me its just a few months out of the past 3 years. I left Tirana, Albania on August 19th…. oops little mistake here it was July 19th, the end of my de facto month to month lease. My landlord over in Albania was acting a little wonky but hopefully he’s still going to hold my st ..read more
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Returning to south Tenerife from London/Krakow – Travel plan, itinerary, my experience with Ryanair!
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
Hello All, today, I’ll be blogging about my experience traveling on Ryanair to London, then transferring and traveling on Ryanair from London to south Tenerife Airport. I have to admit that yesterdays travel plan left me a bit frazzled even as an experienced budget traveler and I’ll tell you why, but otherwise it did go fairly smoothly. I also had the pleasure of meeting 3 good Samaritans along the way who helped me a little bit. I am now sitting in a coffee shop in Los Abrigos, south Tenerife near the airport, on the windsurfing side of the island. So what was my plan? Well first of all i usu ..read more
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My Favorite brand names for Travel Related Items/ travel related websites, companies etc
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
Travel related websites: For flights, hotels, and transportation. As a full-time budget leisure traveler, I use these as often as everyday. First flights, for travel within Europe, I most often use Ryanair because it is the cheapest airline and has a decent service level. I sometimes use Flixbus depending on the cost, and including inter-country transfers. Sometimes Ryanair with the cost of the priority carry on luggage can be a bit more than Flixbus so it really depends on the route. Below are some website i use to search flights. Flixbus – They offer a high service level for bus travel that ..read more
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Greetings from Skopje, Macedonia!
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
I made it via the Hak bus to Skopje from Tirana Albania. I booked the ticket through Flix bus website because that seems to be the easiest and most trustworthy. I was also concerned about insurance and I do know that Flix bus does offer some insurance for lost luggage! A few details about my trip… The bus route was pretty hilly but not as crazy as over in Montenegro. I left at 9am and we arrived about 5pm. I went over from here to the Hostel Valentin 2 near the bus station, in fact within about 3 blocks. A few things i first noticed about Skopje…. were all the monuments and statutes. Most of t ..read more
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My visit to Durres, Albania, bus trip from Tirana!
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
I spent one morning taking a bus from Tirana to Durres Albania beach resort. Durres, Albania is a coastal/beach resort city of over 100,000 that is about 30 miles from the capital Tirana. The best thing about it is that its easily reachable for a day trip from Tirana on a local bus for only 150 lek which is about $1.33, and the same price on the way back. The trip only takes about 35 to 40 minutes via highway. You can also watch the video i filmed in Durres on my Youtube Channel for more of a visual and audio tour here and read a little more of my life in another post on Albania, here. A few l ..read more
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Packing List Update, Eastern Europe backpacking tour, Summer 2022, and lighterpack.com
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
Hi traveling guys and gals, here’s an idea of what I’ll be bringing on my next adventure. In fact here’s a photo of my stuff so far (although some items are not pictured). I decided to keep the 45 liter bag since I’ll be bringing some new camping gear, which ill describe below. Note a few major changes. The target weight is a base weight of 20 lbs, while wearing about 8 lbs. I’m going to add a lightweight sleeping bag (not yet pictured). I am also taking a light jacket for camping in Sweden during summer, and the winter hat too! One change that I’m making is that I’m going to take 1 less outfi ..read more
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Planning a backpacking trip to Eastern Europe, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland…
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
Hello traveling guys and girls! Its now time to get down to brass tacks again and look at my travel planning and ill tell you what I plan on doing, when, and how, and by what modes of transport. This is for me just my personal travel plan to eastern Europe. It should be exciting and perhaps for you somewhat informative. Now you may have heard the news that travel this summer in Europe is really going through the roof, with a lot of Americans now visiting Europe because the coronavirus restrictions have been lifted. This has caused the price of accommodation to rise if you are looking for somet ..read more
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Planning a trip to Skopje, north Macedonia, backpacking summer of 2022
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
Hello traveling girls and guys! This week I plan on doing a little bit more research on the country of North Macedonia since that’s my first stop away from Albania later this summer. Let us look at the cost. Not unlike its neighbors, North Macedonia is really cheap as compared to the USA. I see on booking.com that there is a youth hostel that has shared rooms in Skopje for only $5 US. That’s really appetizing for me as a budget traveler, and while shared rooms might not be the most comfortable place to sleep for a 40s something non-partying male the savings is good enough for me for the s ..read more
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Trip to Bulgaria, Trip Planning and initial research on travel
World Backpacker Global Vagabond
by Solo Vagabond CEO
1y ago
Hello traveling girls and guys! Its time to get down to brass tacks on my interest in visiting Bulgaria. I personally have never been but on the map its close to my current location in Tirana, so I’m going to do some research and see what I can find out. I start by first looking at the cost, but I discussed this in another blog post related to travel expenses here, so the next few things I look at are geography, crime, and transportation, then after that the fun stuff we can do while there. Is it a safe place to visit? Too much violence esp. if anything is directed against tourists like over i ..read more
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