I‘m going to start this off by saying I’m a big believer in finding balance. I’ve gone on holidays, eaten junk food like a madman, gained 10kg in 6 weeks and felt like crud for it. I’ve also gone on holidays, denied myself delicious meals and booze and also felt like crud for it. For […]
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Planning a trip to South-East Asia? Maybe you’re spending a few weeks exploring Vietnam or soaking in the sun in Thailand. Maybe you’re off to beautiful Cambodia or heading to Indonesia for some much-needed rest and relaxation. Wherever you’re headed, you’re going to encounter the occasional scam. Some are harmless while others are far more […]
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Some of the best memories are waiting to be had on the road. Piling in the car with all your gear, inevitably forgetting to pack something important, stopping along the way, blasting your favourite music and laughing while scoffing down chips. Long summer days spent on winding roads, nowhere to be and nothing to do […]
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Photography is not my strong suit! I have really struggled with it. I’m always second-guessing myself, comparing my work to the incredibly talented travel Instagrammers and travel photographers out there, wondering why my image sucks so bad while their’s are amazing! Photography, my friends, is a tough gig. But here’s the thing, you can learn, […]
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It is my sincere hope I get to stay in each of the hotels in this list. It’s not that I’m super into hotels or anything creepy like that, it’s just these places are especially wonderful. They’re the kind of hotels you’ve seen in movies or in glossy magazines for years and thought, ‘One day […]
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If there’s one thing about travel that sucks, it’s getting caught up in long queues or big crowds. All you want to do is visit somewhere like the Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Grand Canyon or Great Wall, but so do a million other travel-lovers! While I can’t tell you how to make them all disappear, I […]
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When it comes to travel, we all make our fair share of mistakes. I’m pretty sure I’ve made every mistake on this list just about, but I’ve also learned from them and that makes me a better traveller! To help other people avoid my epic stuff-ups, here are 31 common mistakes made by travellers and […]
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The start of a New Year can mean only one thing – it’s time to stop focusing on work and start focusing on where you’re going to travel to this year! Yeah, that’s right, don’t sit there pretending to ‘work’ when you could be doing something actually valuable. Don’t worry, I ain’t no snitch, I […]
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Ahhhh yes, the good old road trip. There’s nothing quite like the buzz of loading into the car, putting on some great music and just driving. While the initial joy does tend to wear off a little after enough time in a confined space together (fight! fight! fight!) when you look back on them, road […]
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Thank you, Internet, for the bounty of gifts you have given us. Thank you for amazing apps, wonderful websites, terrific tech and all the other incredible things that help us travel the world like superstars. Why? Well, if you let your mind wander back to a dark time pre-internet, travelling was a LOT harder. You […]
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So, your bank account has been cleared out, eh? Maybe you had a little too much fun popping bottles on big nights out. Maybe you had a LOT of trouble sticking to your budget or maybe all those adult responsibilities (like paying bills) took over. Heck, maybe you’re just saving up for something great and […]
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One of the questions I’m asked regularly is about the camera equipment I work with. People love to know the type of camera I use, what lenses I shoot with and all the extra gadgets and gear I use to capture the photos and video I need for my blog and YouTube channel. (Shameless plug: […]
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