Without a doubt, the biggest question that plagued me before I embarked on my first solo adventure 3 years ago was how will I meet other travellers? I was so shy when it came to approaching new people that to…
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This is a guest post by Amy Louise Stevens. Amy went to the same university as I did in Salford, England, but she now lives in Tarragona, Spain, and works as a freelance translator. In this post, Amy shares…
This is a guest post by Pauline Davis. After years of travelling the world, Pauline has had to succumb to a 9-5 life due to a long list of responsibilities, although that certainly doesn’t stop her dreaming of her…
It has come to my attention that a significant number of traffic to this blog comes from Poland. I don’t know why this comes as a surprise to me. I’ve spent a hell of a lot of time in…
For so many first time travellers, the idea of staying in a hostel is daunting. For many, the film Hostel comes to mind (thanks Eli Roth), alongside The Beach, where Leonardo DiCaprio is staying in a hostel in Bangkok with dodgy electrics, cardboard…
Ever wondered how to start a blog? After creating a new WordPress site and spending a few months halfheartedly posting about my travels through Southeast Asia, I realised that if I wanted my new venture to succeed, I would…
It’s that time of year again, and while gift shopping for anyone can be tough, buying unique travel gifts for girls is even tougher. What do you buy somebody that is rarely home? What gift can you give to a female…
Sometimes, you don’t always notice the subtle ways in which you change as you grow older. Small changes take place over time, and oftentimes, it is those around us that notice a difference first. Since I’ve been travelling long…
I have written before about what I say when people ask me how I afford to travel, and although I still mean everything that I said in that post, I wasn’t very specific about just how I manage to save so much…
When I first told people I was going to travel through South-East Asia alone, they were shocked. A lot of people told me that while they thought that it was great that I was doing it, solo travel was something that…
