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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.

  • Impromptu tango
     

    Are you a good traveller?

    8th September 2013 / Plan, The art of travel / 4 comments

    The way I see it, there are two main categories of travellers: the vacationers and the explorers. The vacationers travel abroad to rest from their jobs, their responsibilities, or to escape bad weather. They take […]

     
     
  • Trogir, Croatia
     

    5 great pedestrian towns

    8th September 2013 / My picks, Plan / 3 comments

    I don’t like cars. There, I’ve said it. I’m both nervous and uncomfortable driving them, and annoyed by constantly having to dodge them and breath in their fumes as a pedestrian. In most countries, drivers […]

     
     
  • Group tour in Africa using an expedition truck
     

    To tour or not to tour – Part 2

    29th August 2013 / Plan, Planning tips / 1 comment

    How do you pick a tour? So you’ve read Part 1: When does it make sense to go on a package tour, and you’ve decided that you want to go on a tour. There is […]

     
     
  • Near Christchurch, New Zealand
     

    My favourite country

    25th August 2013 / My picks, Plan / 12 comments

    When I tell people I have visited over 50 countries, they often ask me: “So, which one is your favourite?” Sorry to disappoint you. There isn’t just one. In fact, I would re-visit most countries without […]

     
     
  • Meal at Tir Nan Og
     

    Review of Tir Nan Og (Kingston, Canada)

    16th August 2013 / Food, Plan, Reviews / 1 comment

    A sudden rain shower chases me into the nearest restaurant and, as luck would have it, it is none other than Tir Nan Og, an Irish pub occupying one of the oldest buildings in Kingston. […]

     
     
  • Tour group in Namibia
     

    To tour or not to tour – Part 1 (when to go on a package tour)

    16th August 2013 / Plan, Planning tips / 6 comments

    When does it make sense to go on a package tour? One of the aims of BigTravelNut is to encourage you to travel independently, and show you how to do so economically. However, there are […]

     
     
  • Patzcuaro, Mexico
     

    7 great fall destinations

    15th August 2013 / My picks, Plan / 2 comments

    If you didn’t get to travel this summer, don’t worry. Many great destinations are at their best in fall. (If you live in the southern hemisphere, this should read “if you didn’t get to travel […]

     
     
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