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Archive for category: Planning tips

How to plan a trip, from making your own bookings, to packing, to health advice.

  • How I travel with my phone
     

    Here’s how I use my phone when I travel

    18th September 2019 / Plan, Planning tips / 2 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 […]

     
     
  • 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? […]

     
     
  • Group tour in the Galapagos
     

    How to find the best group tour with TourRadar

    29th August 2018 / Plan, Planning tips / 5 comments

    I’m a big fan of independent travel, but there are times when group travel makes sense. The main benefits of group tours are: You don’t have to plan your itinerary, make hotel reservations, book individual […]

     
     
  • Finding travel buddies online
     

    12 ways to find travel buddies online

    21st March 2018 / Plan, Planning tips / 37 comments

    (Updated April 2020) Not all solo travellers travel alone by choice. I’ve talked to enough people and received enough emails by now to realize that although a lot of people make the decision to travel […]

     
     
  • Me and my travel companion on the Inca Trail, Peru
     

    5 things to look for in a travel companion

    10th January 2018 / Plan, Planning tips / 7 comments

    Have you ever wished you could find a travel companion? One of the reasons solo travellers enjoy going on their own is the freedom to do whatever they want, when they want, without having to […]

     
     
  • Chicago O'Hare airport
     

    My best air travel tips

    29th November 2016 / Plan, Planning tips / 0 comments

    I just got back from Los Angeles on a red-eye flight yesterday morning. Despite the fact that I was very tired when I arrived, it was a relatively short and painless flight (only 4 hours […]

     
     
  • Reed boat on Lake Titicaca, Peru
     

    5 itineraries in Latin America without Zika

    6th October 2016 / Plan, Planning tips / 0 comments

    (Updated: July 2018) If you were thinking of going to Latin America for a fall or winter vacation, and are now reconsidering because of the Zika virus, you’re not alone. This map from the CDC shows […]

     
     
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