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A guide to Cappadocia: The magical, dream like, out of this world landscape that we flew above!

Published on: October 12, 2016October 30, 2016 by Nicola Hilditch-Short 10 Comments

When we decided to head over to Turkey again there was one place so high on our bucket list we knew we couldn’t miss it out this time: Cappadocia! The surreal lunarscape of this fairytale destination really captured our imagination, waking up from our night bus in the middle of this strange land it felt […]

Bucket list: Hot Air Ballooning over the surreal and stunning landscape of Cappadocia

Published on: October 8, 2016January 7, 2017 by Nicola Hilditch-Short 14 Comments

When we decided to take a detour and head down to Turkey, a country we are more than familiar with after visiting year upon year whilst growing up, we made a pact to tick off our bucket list dreams this time. Instead of just heading back down to the stunning beaches of the south coast […]

Backpacking through Europe: Month 3! A detour, holiday, jumping off a mountain and a new love affair!

Published on: July 21, 2016October 25, 2016 by Nicola Hilditch-Short 1 Comment

So, we greet you from month 3 of our backpacking trip. Month 3 and you are still in Europe you might ask! Well yes and no really! We actually ended up taking a 3 week detour to Turkey to see family, two weeks of that was technically in Asia! But the 3 month time scale […]

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We are Nic and Paul, The Roaming Renegades! A married couple who are quitting the 9-5 for a life of travel & adventure. We are leaving behind the "normal" way of living in which we are conditioned into giving away our best years for a retirement which may never happen. Live for today we say! Our travelling style is to see the world through alternative perspectives, getting off the beaten track, going on wild adventures and participating in some "Dark Tourism!" Follow our crazy adventures around the world! Read more if you are intrigued!.

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