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Amman City Guide (Jordan)

Amman City Guide (Jordan)

The City Sprawl Amman in a word: Lame. Chance of Hooking up: 1.5 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3 / 5 Nightlife: 1.5 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $6 average per 330ml bottle. Bed: $30 for a private room. Board: $1 for a chicken brain sandwich. Budget other: The nightlife is horribly spread out so […]

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Damascus City Guide (Syria)

Damascus City Guide (Syria)

Central Souq Damascus in a word: Volatile. Chance of Hooking up: 2 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.75 / 5 Nightlife: 1.5 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $4 average per 330ml bottle. Bed: $20 for a private room. Board: $1 or less for a yummy falafel sub. Budget other: Old town is the perfect place to do some […]

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Beirut City Guide (Lebanon)

Beirut City Guide (Lebanon)

City Centre  Beirut in a word: Fine. Chance of Hooking up: 3 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.5 / 5 Nightlife: 3.75 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: $5 average per 330ml bottle. Bed: $40 for cheapest private room. $12 per dorm. Board: $3.50 for a killer street hot dog. Budget other: Clubs on Monot street are […]

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Debriefing: The Siege of the Levant

I’ve gotten a lot of interest about my latest Siege, considering I’ve been pretty much off the radar the last fortnight.  So I’ll debrief you guys…  Where were you? The Levant: an area that, historically, roughly corresponds to greater Syria. In the modern day, it encompasses: Lebanon Syria Jordan Palestine Israel Who were the crew? At […]

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Me in Umayyad Mosque, Damascus - yesterday.

Greetings from Syria!

Hey amigos, Sorry I haven’t posted in the last week. The internet over here is brutal. Sorry what has the Nomad been up to??? Well you know I love dodgy places so I’m in Damascus, Syria with two other crewmembers. This place is AWESOME!!! Ok the nightlife is kinda shit, and they’re are dozens of […]

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Malta Reloaded

Malta Reloaded

Some of you may remember last year when me and my crew stormed the island in the Siege of Malta. So last weekend the Naughty Nomad decided to pop in to see how things were going… The reason I returned? Well during the last Siege I sadly lost one of crew, Cut-throat, to the heart […]

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A Weekend Ramble in Cork...

A Weekend Ramble in Cork…

So since I’m back doing a Masters (in International Relations – fiitting eh?) I thought I’d make the most of the year back in university. I joined up to the inter-cultural society (aka the variety society). It’s a wonderful group where everything’s on the menu: Asian, Arabs, Africans, Latinas, Euros and everything in between. The best bit? It’s […]

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Nicosia City Guide (Cyprus)

Nicosia City Guide (Cyprus)

A flattering view Nicosia in a word: Divided. Chance of Hooking up: 3 / 5 Quality of Girls: 3.75 / 5 Nightlife: 3 / 5 City guide ratings explained Costs €$£ Beer: €4.50 average per pint. Bed: €40 for a private room. €10 per dorm. Board: €6.50 for a traditional kebab. Budget other: Some of clubs/bars outside old town require taxis. […]

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