Don’t Stop Living – a lifestyle of travel brings you ongoing travel tips from all seven continents!
Iceland isn’t so much a “backpacker’s gem” as it is a traveller’s gem. For a start, it doesn’t border any other countries, so there’s no chance of backpacking there overland. Most people fly in and out, though some get a boat up there. I visited in 2007 as part of a football trip and spent…
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Recently, Greenland was ranked as one of the world’s Top 20 Destinations by National Geographic. I remember backpacking in Iceland in 2007 and I read a travel brochure which would have allowed me to fly to Godthab or Nook (Greenland’s capital) for £200 return and to experience Greenland for two days. However at the time, I…
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In my ongoing series detailing all the jobs I have done, I’m slowly getting through the back catalogue. I have done quite a few volunteer jobs down the years and haven’t got round to writing about them all. They are a great way to meet people, help others, improve yourself socially and mentally and you…
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This post was posted by The Hipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 22nd November 2015. For anyone who’s been living under a rock, we’re here to break the bad news: In the U.S., Thanksgiving is the busiest travel period of the year—and if you’re planning to rent a car, the competition is going to be stiff. Over 40 million…
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This post was posted by The Hipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 19th November 2015. A TSA agent at New York’s JFK International Airport made headlines this week for stealing a $7,000 luxury watch that a passenger accidentally left in security. This isn’t the first time the TSA has been charged with theft. A 2012 ABC News investigation revealed that hundreds…
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“Take me back to the town where I was born, because I’m tired of being a stranger and I’m miles from home. We can hide by a lonely windowpane. We can walk the streets of my life while they still remain.” – Noel Gallagher. We have all had a ridiculously crazy journey on this planet. When we were…
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From the bustle of metropolitan Bangkok to the secluded beaches of the country’s many islands, Thailand has so much to offer visitors. Yet few first time travellers make it out to lesser-known provinces beyond the capital, it’s the PR machine for oh so cool Thailand running on overdrive. You can still go to Thailand but…
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When I was backpacking in Costa Rica, I was based mostly in San Jose and Alajuela. It was my last country of call on that adventure overland from Mexico City down to Alajuela. I was able to get a good mix of urban and rural life in Costa Rica. While staying at the Hemingway Inn in…
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While some enjoy visiting tropical locations with resorts or urban centres filled with malls and other tourist attractions, the diehards will always love backpacking across vast expanses, parks, and other more rural areas. Canada is a massive country and as such is loaded with experiences just like this thanks to its natural beauty and largely…
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A long overdue article on here today and one I have been buzzing about for a brace of years – Shabbat dinner in Jerusalem, Israel. One thing shocked me when I was in Israel – the food! It’s amazing, it’s healthy, it’s nutritious, it’s plentiful and it’s diverse. Which is completely the opposite from I…
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