travel tips
Top Five Things I Love About Solo Travel
Many of you will know that for the past few years I have been going solo on my trips abroad. When I was younger I never imagined that I would be capable of doing something like this, but now it’s just become a way of life and I’ve found some serious love for going it … Continue reading
Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd – Five Tips for Successful Group Travel
I write a lot about solo travel as most of my adventures have been alone, but that’s not to say I’ve never travelled with anyone else. On my first adventure back in 2009 I interrailed around Europe with a friend of mine from home, before I would have even considered going anywhere alone. A year … Continue reading
Why I Won’t Let the Media Change the Way I Travel (and Neither Should You)
Due to recent events covered by the press, it seems that tourism is taking a bit of a beating at the minute. Earlier this year a woman from New York was found dead in Istanbul, and back in March the tragic story of a Swiss woman raped in India was all over the headlines. These … Continue reading
Travel Safety Advice – Is there really a difference between male and female?
I sat down today to write a post about travel safety tips for women, to add to my section on female solo travel. I started out like I always do, with a list of the main points I wanted to address. It didn’t take me long to then look down the list and realise that … Continue reading
Put That Junk Back in Your Trunk! Clothing Tips for Female Travellers
Many of you reading this post will probably be sat in a country where you’re allowed to wear pretty much anything you want, wherever you want. When you’re on the road, however, you wardrobe might change a little, not just in terms of practicality or weather, but, depending on where you go, decency. As a … Continue reading
Go Hard or Go Home – My Journey to Find Love for Solo Travel
In 2008, at the age of 20, I took my first trip travelling alone. I wanted to get away for a week I had free before I went back to university for my final year, but had no one to go with. I decided that not being able to go because I didn’t have someone … Continue reading
Public transport
Public transport is such a vital thing for all you budget backpackers out there as a lot of you will be using it whilst you’re on the road. It can be difficult to get to grips with, as different countries have completely different ways of doing things and when you’re not familiar with local customs, … Continue reading
