Travel money tips: How to keep your money safe while travelling
Whether you’re going abroad to backpack long-term or heading out for a quick week in the …
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Tips & Giggles
This collection is to give you more general travel tips to help you to get prepared for a trip anywhere in the world.
How to meet travellers & make friends as a solo backpacker
The biggest concern I hear from prospective solo backpackers (especially female ones) is that they’ll find …
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Hostel etiquette: Rules for hostel living so your dorm-mates don’t hate you
Now, it’s been a long time since anyone has been able to travel properly, and people …
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How do travel bloggers make money?
Take a step into the curious world of travel blogging! There’s a common misconception that having …
9 bits of travel gear every eco-conscious traveller should pack
You know what I love? That even if we don’t quite have it all down yet, …
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12 reasons you shouldn’t worry about gap year travel on your résumé
Ooh, don’t go away for long, they said, it’ll look bad to have a gap for …
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A simple guide to the 4 best cameras for travel blogging in 2021
International travel may be more or less dead at the beginning of 2021, but is travel …
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14 effective ways to learn Spanish for adults: Learn a language from home
I can’t argue, by far the best way to learn Spanish for adults is to throw …
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Surviving your first Christmas away from home
Due to current travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus, there will be a lot of people …
Etsy’s 9 best gifts for backpackers in 2022
What I love about Etsy is that it gives small-time, hugely talented artisans a chance to …
The Downsides of Long-term Travel: 9 Realities to Prepare For
Thought you’d escape the rat race and skip carefree around the world for a year or …
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How I funded 26 months of travel: Saving hard & making money on the road
I won’t lie to you, I was lucky enough to earn a decent salary in my …
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8 photo editing techniques to take your travel photos to the next level
Fairly new to photography and not sure how to use editing to take your travel photos …
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How to create couple travel photos without a tripod: A Photoshop technique that always shocks
As the professional photographer in charge of content creation for Cuppa to Copa Travels, I’ve always …
8 hand luggage essentials for long-haul flights that I couldn’t travel without
Long-haul flights can really knock you for six sometimes. With most of your possessions tucked away …
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The Women’s Osprey Aura 50L: Backpack Review
Time for my first in-depth product review! After 26 months on the road in Latin America, …
9 things to do when you can’t travel: Quarantine ideas for travellers
Whew, what a world we live in! With coronavirus wreaking havoc across the globe, millions of …
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11 tips for remote working during Coronavirus (from a digital nomad)
Coronavirus is pretty much all everyone is talking about these days, and I wouldn’t judge you …
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When couple travel becomes solo travel; breaking up on the road
We broke up. We broke up in a stuffy, low-lit hostel room in León, Nicaragua, tearily …
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Essential UK life admin to tackle before you travel full-time
When you’re on your way to quitting your job and going full-time travelling, it’s likely that all you’ll be thinking of is trip-planning, destination-browsing and clothes-buying. However, there are a few life admin tasks before you travel full-time that we’re afraid need to be taken care of too.
Staying safe & comfortable on night buses in South America
Travelling on night buses in South America has many advantages. At first though, it can be a bit of a minefield, so here’s a guide to keeping safe & comfortable whilst travelling the continent using night buses.
What I pack for travel photography when backpacking
Want to make the most out of your camera on your next trip but not sure what you pack for travel photography? Aside from being quality, travel photography equipment needs to be as light and versatile as possible.
Typical dishes in each country: How easy is it to eat gluten-free in South America?
If you’re gluten intolerant or coeliac, it can be difficult to maintain a GF diet in South America. Here’s a brief breakdown of what to expect from typical foods in each country, & useful Spanish phrases.
What to look for in a hostel in South America
Never backpacked before and feeling a little overwhelmed by the huge number of hostels on booking …