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Bunbury, Herentals, Wolfville, Tamborine Mountain. These places probably don’t ring a bell to most people, including seasoned travellers. What do they have in common? They’re all places that I discovered through house-sitting! Discovering new destinations […]
“You could hitchhike…” said the lady at the Korean restaurant. “A lot of young people here do it”. She seemed to imply that even though I wasn’t particularly young, there was no reason it shouldn’t […]
Since I was only spending one day in Christchurch (New Zealand), I didn’t expect to have enough material to write a blog post about it. I vaguely remembered hearing about an earthquake a few years […]
Most international visitors enter New Zealand in Auckland, the country’s largest and most populated city (but not the capital – that’s Wellington) with 1.5 million inhabitants. I spent several days here during my last trip […]
As the plane made its final approach for landing in Halifax, I couldn’t believe how green everything was. Not only green, but mostly forested, with not a single road in sight. Ten seconds before we […]
The valleys around the city of Oaxaca are home to several villages that host markets on different days of the weeks, artisan workshops, mezcal factories, and ruins of pre-hispanic civilizations. Many of these sites can be […]
Over the last couple of weeks, I made three trips into the mountains around Oaxaca. It can be tough going once you start to drive up the narrow and twisty mountain roads, but the reward […]
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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