packing
Health
Getting ill whilst you’re away can be one of the worst things to happen. All you want to do is be in a familiar place with your mum to come and bring you everything you might need. Instead you’re in a hostel bunk bed with strangers around you, making grumbling noises, and getting funny looks … Continue reading
Money and documents
Everyone knows it’s a complete ball ache to sort out their finances for a travel in a foreign place. There are several options out there as to how to carry it that it’s hard to know which ones are best. It really just depends on what works for you and where you are. Carrying cash … Continue reading
Valuables
On my very first trip to Europe, when it came to valuables, I didn’t take much of worth with me. My camera was a digital point-and-shoot that I have borrowed from my Dad, granted it was a nice one and not something that you could pick up for cheap, but it was quite old and … Continue reading
Backpacks
Any traveller will tell you there is nothing like a good backpack as a companion, and you do get seriously attached to it the more you travel around. My brother actually bought me mine as a birthday present before I left on my very first stint around Europe, so it has special significance for me. … Continue reading
Packing – the basics
So, it’s a couple of weeks before your trip and you have to start thinking about packing. No one likes to do it, there’s always a danger that you’ll forget something, and inevitably not everything you want to take will fit in. Obviously what you take on a trip will depend on the type of … Continue reading
