World of Wilson

  Last month was my 5th visit to Italy and as it's becoming a big tourist destination again, I thought I'd share what I know from my experience so that your visit can be as great and trouble-free as possible. Italy is a fantastic country which has a lot to offer and there is so much to see. It is one of the best countries in Europe and possibly the world.  1. First Of All Italy Is Fairly Safe, Just Take Reasonable Caution If you go to Italy, you can rest assured that it's not wildly dangerous, there is no risk of being attacked or mugged. Even the city of Naples which is notorious for organised crime does not feel like there's any risk of getting attacked. In the cities (especially Rome) you must beware of the bracelet scammers who will approach tourists in the busiest sites, they'll come up to you and strike up a conversation, then they'll tie a bracelet on your wrist and expect a 'tip.'  They expect you to give them amounts of about 25 euros and if you...

  After I came back from Poland, I had received an email stating that I must stay at home, not even leave the house to go to the shop or walk my dog. The time I spent was really dull, only being able to go outside into my garden for fresh air. When my dad told me about the idea of going for a hike on the day I no longer have to keep inside my house, I said it was definitely something that we should do.  Our walk was the Brack and also connected is Cnoc Coinnich, these mountains are known as Corbetts which are Scottish mountains too short to be Munros. This hike is located right next to Arrochar and Loch Long which is at the very north of Loch Lomond and adjacent to Loch Long.  The hike started out nice and easy on a path lined with rows of pine trees, as we got more distance on the mountain, we found ourselves tackling a very steep climb. Even though the climb was painfully steep, we managed to reach the top of the Brack and found some insane views of the landscape above ...

  As a Scottish man who has travelled throughout the world, I am absolutely shocked at some of the things people tell me, even English people are hugely misinformed about what Scotland is really like. Some people I have met, don't even know that Scotland is its own country with its own culture and not just a province of England. Another thing that really grinds my gears is that people get us mixed up with Ireland, there is so much more to Scotland than what people who have never been think.  1. Myth: Glasgow is Just a Dump of a City That Isn't Worth Visiting and is Probably Full of Neds and Junkies The ideas people who thinking they knew about Glasgow are just ridiculous, even when I tell people from London that I'm from Glasgow, they are like "oh my god! Please don't stab me!" People also think that it's full of alcoholics and heroin addicts that will do anything to get money for their next fix and that the city is simply just an industrial wasteland. If ...

  I'm just back from a month backpacking trip around Europe, in April, the concept of even leaving your house seemed like an impossibility, the travel plans that I had planned this summer had to be cancelled completely and back then, I didn't know the next time I'd be leaving the UK. At the end of July I had decided that I wanted to spend my summer break backpacking so I could get a change in scenery and I'm sure loads of people will be wanting to go somewhere, but there is a lot to be thinking about.  What must first be addressed is whether or not it is the right thing to travel right now, the answer is yes, but you need to consider where you will be going and understand the restrictions put in place. On the UK government website, there is a list of countries you can visit that is deemed safe by the government and you won't be required to self-isolate once you go there or when you come back.  Many will ask how it is to travel right now? From my experience, it was f...

  This city used to be the capital of Poland and is probably the most well-known place in Poland to most people. Because of the fact that a pint in Poland is 1/5 the price it is in the UK, this means that it is the most touristy place in Poland and attracts people to come here for their stags. However, this city is home to some intriguing history of the Second World War and also some amazing European architecture.  All it took to get from Warsaw to Krakow was a simple 4 hour Flixbus journey that was an absolute bargain for £7, the bus journey wasn't too bad, however there wasn't a charging port for my phone. When I got to my hostel, I had to charge my phone. Later on, I met up with a guy I met in Naples and we got some Pierogi then had a few beers in the Old Town. I ended up meeting some English guys who had came to Krakow simply to get sloshed, they couldn't even notice that I was Scottish and thought that I was either Polish, Balkan or Italian.  The next day I made sure...

  After a good night's sleep, I went and headed to the bus terminal in Berlin, after some waiting, it was time to get on the bus, my seven hour bus journey was made bearable thanks to the fact that Flixbus had free wifi on the bus and I had a charging port. When the bus came into Poland, a soldier came onto the bus and checked everyone's passports and then I thought to myself, finally I am in Poland. When the bus finally arrived I headed to the nearby MacDonald's, I was really hungry as I didn't get to eat lunch that day and it was £3 for a Mcchicken meal. When I got to my hostel I went for a walk around and I had noticed that the city did not look European, it looked like Sydney or Singapore as there were loads of newly-built offices and skyscrapers. Warsaw is a very modern city as during WWII, it was shook to its core by both sides in an attempt to destroy Polish identity.  After having some breakfast I was walking down the main street and came across the Palace of Cu...