Borderline Backpackers

Matt 🇬🇧 and Ally 🇨🇦. Exploring and trying to find a place to live together 🌏 Join us on our journey around the world📍 Bournemouth, UK

[Louise Rawlings @LouiseRawling12]

So excited about Line of Duty Series 6! Here's a little poem for you....no idea if you'll be able to read it all - I've never added screen shots before.....
#LineOfDuty #LineofDuty6 @jed_mercurio

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

❤️ Happy 7 years ❤️

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@JimAdams105 @adxllbaker I’m already back in Canada and never had symptoms. The point is that we took 2 PCR tests and came back negative, which should suffice, regardless of if we had a mild cough or not

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

Attention anyone travelling to Canada (and some other countries) from the UK. You need a negative covid test to fly, but most airlines do NOT accept NHS tests. We’ve learnt from our mistake and missed our flight, but don’t want anyone else to have this happen! ✈️ 🗺 😷

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@adxllbaker No idea, the Air Canada manager said it’s because you should only be getting an NHS test if you’re sick. I said that I had a mild cough but tested negative. He said if I had a mild cough I shouldn’t be flying, even if it’s negative. LOL 😂

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@JustUsTwoTravel So pick somewhere else, there’s thousands of other places you could go 😊

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@RoadBudget I know they announced this in December but it doesn’t explicitly say NHS tests aren’t valid. AirCanada did not tell us anything, and the people at the airport said it’s not their job to, and that it’s our obligations to research the requirements, even though NHS wasn’t mentioned

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@RoadBudget It changed the morning of our flight, as we were the first flight back to Canada since the 2 week ban. It would’ve been impossible to get a test that morning and get results before the flight, such a poor system. They probably turned about half the passengers away with no remorse

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@adxllbaker Seems to only be a paid for PCR and LAMP tests for Canada, but there’s no guarantee it won’t change. They just said no NHS tests so do a paid one if you can. We’ve just done the Express drive thru test at Heathrow and got our results in less than 24 hours

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@davetravelthing I know right, who knew!? No one told us they weren’t accepting NHS tests. Staff representing @AirCanada were incredibly rude to everyone they were rejecting. Didn’t take time to explain the situation, just told us “you’re not flying today”.

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@ValSantosOnAir Wine! 🍷

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@TheFearlessFor1 Unfortunately not. We’ve been trying to get Matt’s PR in Canada, which has taken up all of our time, money and energy. Now with the virus, we’re both technically unemployed. Luckily we’re both freelance writers so we’re too busy writing for clients to write for ourselves 😔

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@nomadicmatt This is where we want to be 🥺

[Romain Revert @romainrevert]

Due to less air pollution the sky is so clear ! I can see the Universal logo !

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@veggievagabonds Mosquito net/hammock? 😅🤷🏼‍♀️

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@suzystories Thanks Suzy! At the end of the day, we're together ❤️ so we aren't travelling right now (actually crying inside as I type that), it'll happen again soon!

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

LIFE UPDATE - Where we are now and what happened to Borderline Backpackers? https://t.co/TxZTeAD80u

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

@Boulder_Sam Thank you, we appreciate that. We always knew our hand would be forced eventually, it just came as a shock when it finally happened. Oh well, it's for the best long-term!

[Borderline Backpackers @BLbackpackers]

What would you say is on your travel bucketlist? Is it an experience or a location? I just remembered I went skydiving in Australia! That was always on my list.

@suzytheexplorer @markandkylee @CatHiggyTravels @MadHattersNYC @Average_Tourist @_SpudontheRun_ @highlands2hamm