On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Despite the fact I’ve only visited England twice in the last 5 years or so, I always have a fondness for it. I have lived, worked, studied, travelled and backpacked in England in a few different spots and I actually lived in 10 different flats there. I was living mainly in Bournemouth in Dorset but Read more about My Top 5 Backpacking Spots Not to Miss in England[…]
In my ongoing world borders series, I give you the best and easiest ways to cross borders all over the world, all from my personal travel experiences. The border crossing from Botswana to South Africa is a fairly straight forward one, so here’s an overview of my journey. You might have read how I went Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Botswana🇧🇼to South Africa🇿🇦(Tlokweng to Kopfontein)[…]
My latest World Traveller is a lady with a cool website – Nora Dunn AKA The Professional Hobo. The Professional Hobo is not only one of the best travel blog titles out there but the inspiration within is sure to make you want to venture further around the globe. Over to you, Nora… Who are Read more about World Travellers: Nora Dunn AKA The Professional Hobo[…]
Every now and then I love to write about Antarctica again. It still ranks as my number one travel trip to date. A pure Winter Wonderland. An untouched paradise and a total dream backpacking destination. I’ve told my story countless times, of how I lived cheaply in Tasmania working 12hour days and 7day weeks on Read more about Backpacking In Antarctica🇦🇶: My Top 5 Islands[…]
“Don’t be someone who they forget” – Melanie Chisholm. The Spice Girls were pretty big weren’t they? They were huge in fact. They were noticed. They won’t be forgotten. Neither should you strive to be the forgotten one. I hate anonymity. It grills me. It’s almost fake. Standing back and hiding yourself. Do you dress Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: 10 Ways to get Noticed (and the Day I…Scored a Hat-Trick)[…]
When life takes you back to the town you were born in after backpacking incessantly to 188 countries around the world, you do often wonder what sparkle your original home has left for you. Straight from my adventures in the Middle East (touring Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan etc.), I headed back with my Mum for a Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Morning Coffee and Scones in Knotts, Newtownards, Northern Ireland[…]
My recent visit to North Korea was with the cheapest North Korean tour company out there – YPT also known as Young Pioneer Tours (through my travel blog you get 5% off). The tours to North Korea have options of either flying or taking the train (except for US citizens who have restrictions and can Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Pyongyang to Dandong by train (North Korea🇰🇵to China🇨🇳)[…]
It would be a bit ridiculous to write Batumi in Georgia off completely as a mere “pass through town” and we almost made that the plan. The reason is, we only headed to Batumi in order to get our visas for Azerbaijan. In fact the odd thing is, this was also the only reason we Read more about Backpacking in Batumi, Georgia🇬🇪: 10 Cool Things to Check Out[…]
Driving is a regular part of most of our lives. We drive from home to work and from work to home on almost any given day – yes even I did that as a long term backpacker! For parents, there is the inevitable daily drive to school with the kids and also for sports and Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: 8 Things You Should Have in Your Emergency Travel Kit in Your Car[…]
The latest in my series of World Travellers was actually meant to be published last year initially yet me being the idiot that I am, I somehow lost the e-mail and eventually I am now delighted to present to you Carmen and Dave from Double Barrelled Travel. Who are you? I’m Carmen from Double-Barrelled Travel, a Read more about World Travellers: Carmen from Double-Barrelled Travel[…]