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You’re sitting in a taxi in Bangkok and realize the driver can’t understand where you want to go. You’re being followed by begging kids in Cusco. You’ve just used the toilet in your beachfront cabana […]
After four months on the road, I’m finally back home, jet-lagged and nursing a cold. (Sniff.) It’s only when my head finally hits my own pillow, after 30 hours of shuffling between planes and airports, […]
Many travel bloggers out there are on a perpetual trip. You may have noticed that I’m not. I have a permanent home base in Toronto (Canada) and I travel from there. Canada is a fine […]
When I was just starting to travel, 20 years ago, planning a trip looked nothing like it does now. There was no world wide web, no high speed internet, no digital cameras, and no cell […]
For the longest time I fancied myself a backpacker. It’s true that I was, and still am, travelling with a backpack. Well, these days it’s more like a large knapsack, small enough to satisfy carry-on […]
In previous posts I talked about different kinds of travellers and ways of travelling: vacationers vs explorers, sightseeing vs experiencing. Today I want to talk about two different types of trips: planned ones and unplanned […]
If you live in the northern hemisphere and north of the 30th parallel, you’ve probably noticed the days getting shorter, the weather becoming colder and wetter. Maybe you’ve started daydreaming about tropical beaches, or perhaps […]
Hi, I’m Marie! Welcome to BigTravelNut. Since 2013, my mission is to give YOU, the 40+ solo traveller, the means and inspiration to travel safely on your own, stray off the beaten path, and have unusual adventures, all without breaking the bank!
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