Aruba is famous as being an all inclusive tourist paradise, and with good reason, but don’t make the mistake of thinking that is all it is. For those intrepid travellers willing to look beyond the surface Aruba will reveal a deeper, wilder side that is perfect for independent backpackers.
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Aruba Left Me Black, Blue and Very Red, But Loving Every Minute!
Aruba is well known for being a beach filled Caribbean paradise and most visitors come here to rest in one of the islands luxury resorts, but I had no plans for rest and relaxation. This trip was all about discovering Aruba’s adventure filled heart instead, and it left me black, blue and very red!
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Posted in Destinations
Posted in Destinations
Child Beggars And The Travellers Dillemma.
To anyone who has travelled the world the sight of young children running up to tourists and travellers, palms outstretched in expectation of a small trinket or a few coins is a familiar one, but should travellers be giving anything to child beggars at all?
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
How To Deal With Anxiety And Fear Before Travelling.
Backpacking around the world can be an exciting and genuinely awesome experience, but for many it can also be extremely daunting, and for some – even though a gap year may be a dream – it can actually cause a lot of fear, worry and anxiety. Here are a few expert tips to dealing with that fear and following your gap year dreams anyway!
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Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
A Slower Pace Of Life On The Nile.
Egypt is far too often seen through the lens of a tourists camera on a whistle stop tour of it’s major sites, before being whisked back to their air conditioned resorts and all inclusive drinks, but to truly see Egypt you have to match her pace.
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Posted in Destinations
Posted in Destinations
Top 10 Things To Do In Belize.
Belize instantly brings up adventurous ideals of thick, impenetrable jungle that only the most fervent of Bear Grylls enthusiasts can visit, but there is so much more to this almost hidden tropical paradise than that. Here are just 10 of the most popular things to see and do.
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Posted in Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Lists
Is The United Airlines PR Debacle A Line In The Sand For Passenger Rights?
A video of a United Airlines passenger being dragged off flight 3411 against his will has gone viral and has left United Airlines with yet another PR disaster in an ever increasing line of them, but will this incident bring into question the practice of overbooking? And will it make passengers question just why they are getting such bad service across the board from all airlines in the first place?
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
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