On Tuesdays, Don’t Stop Living highlights the top travel essentials as you backpack round the globe!
OK so I’m a budget backpacker, but remember I’m also a travel blogger and writer so my laptop is absolutely essential. Although I must admit that until 2009 I NEVER travelled with a laptop and indeed I never owned one until 2006. Now, I couldn’t do without one! I started writing about my travels back Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A Laptop[…]
Today’s Tuesday’s Travel Essential is a poncho – the traveller’s cheap and easy way to cope with torrential rain! No need to be carrying a raincoat – just bring a poncho with you! Advantages over a raincoat are so plentiful it beggars belief… – fits in your pocket – doubles up as a rainshield – Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A Poncho[…]
You arrive in a new town or city, what’s the first thing you need? A drink? a hostel? a taxi? NO – it’s a map!! Yes this simple and often free piece of paper with writing and drawing on it is the single most important first thing to have in a new town or city. Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Part 4: Maps[…]
Right so you’re heading to Africa with a laptop, an iPod and a camera. You’ll need to charge them. No problem? You’re staying in a hostel. Oops you forgot to check what type of plug sockets they have there, so unfortunately when you get there you then have to spend a few quid or dollars Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Travel Adapters[…]
Now let’s state the obvious here – if you want to be a budget backpacker you NEED a backpack! I have met a lot of travellers who don’t travel with a backpack, instead they carry a suitcase or one of those bags that you drag along. But it’s better to stay hands free and lump Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A Backpack![…]
On selected Tuesdays, I will aim to detail some travel essentials. Yes, these might be glaringly obvious but to be honest, sometimes I forget them and sometimes you will too. And we can never fit everything we want in one backpack or suitcase. I’ll hope to identify what to take, when to take it, how Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Insect Repellent[…]