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Archive for category: Plan

Commentary on the art of travel, tips on how to plan a trip, round-ups (my best picks) and reviews.

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    Travelling post-COVID: a 10-step checklist

    1st July 2021 / Plan, Planning tips / 1 comment

    Do you still remember how to travel? It’s been almost 16 months since the world was told to avoid “non-essential” travel, and probably longer since you booked your last flight and accommodation, bought travel insurance, […]

     
     
  • Romania Peles Castle
     

    5 travel bucket list ideas for the post-pandemic era

    3rd July 2020 / My picks, Plan / 5 comments

    During March and April, while I was trying to come to terms with the new “normal”, I didn’t even dare think about travelling, let alone a travel bucket list. I was hunkering down, keeping my […]

     
     
  • How I travel with my phone
     

    Here’s how I use my phone when I travel

    18th September 2019 / Plan, Planning tips / 4 comments

    I bought my very first smartphone in May 2016! Nope, I’m not a millennial. Up until then, I was still travelling around the world with paper maps and phrasebooks! Now however, I find it hard […]

     
     
  • Message in a bottle
     

    Keeping in touch while travelling … in the 90s

    19th December 2018 / Plan, The art of travel / 1 comment

    Picture this: you’re halfway around the world, on your own in a foreign and exotic land, and you see something amazing. Whether it makes you laugh out loud, gape, or cringe, you just want to […]

     
     
  • Rome Spanish Steps
     

    Overtourism: what, why, and 11 alternate destination ideas

    8th November 2018 / Plan, Planning tips / 2 comments

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock these past couple of years, you’ve probably heard of overtourism and seen angry locals protesting against tourists in their city. What is that all about? What is overtourism? […]

     
     
  • Colourful Guatape, an easy day trip from Medellin, Colombia
     

    The 7 best countries to teach English as a foreign language

    10th October 2018 / My picks, Plan / 12 comments

    Have you ever considered teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL)? If the idea of living in another country has entered your mind, teaching English is one of the best ways to support yourself and […]

     
     
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    6 reasons why road travel in the US is better than flying

    4th October 2018 / Plan, The art of travel / 2 comments

    (This is a guest post by Trevor McDonald.) According to the Airlines for America air travel survey, Americans traveling by air have doubled since 1977. Sure, flying is considered the safest mode of travel, but […]

     
     
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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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