The Gower Peninsula in Wales is a stunning region that is well worth a visit whether you are from the UK on a short weekend break or you are visiting the UK on a longer trip.
Blog Archives
Sea Serpents, Smugglers And Lazy Pirates In The Gower.
Tagged with: adventure travel wales, exploring the Gower coast, Gower coast, Gower Coast Adventures, Gower peninsula beaches, Gower peninsula walks, Mumbles and the Gower, Swansea and the Gower, things to do in Gower when it rains, Wales, Wales Swansea and Gower, what do do in the UK, what to do in Wales
Posted in Destinations
Posted in Destinations
Surfing In The … UK?
The UK is a surprising but premier spot for Surfing with Wales having some of the best surf spots in the world, what better place to learn how to surf?
Tagged with: best beaches to surf in Wales, best bodyboarding beaches UK, best places to learn to surf UK, Caswell bay, Caswell bay surfing, Caswell bay Wales, gower, Gower coast, gower surfing beaches hells mouth surfing whitesands wales langland bay, how to surf in the UK, Mumbles and Gower, SurfGSD, surfing, surfing in the UK, surfing in Wales, surfing in Wales the best beaches for beginners, Swansea, Swansea Mumbles and Gower, top 10 UK surf spots, Wales, Wales best beaches, where to surf in the UK
Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
Real Mountain Biking And Cultural Awakenings In Tirol.
Adventure travel gets a visual boost as I mountain bike down the Kaiser mountain range in Tirol, Austria.
Tagged with: #ASW15, adventure sports in Austria, Adventure Travel, adventure travel in Austria, Alpine Sports Week 2015, Alpine Sports Week 2016, Austria, benefits of adventure travel, benefits of travel, canyoning, e Bike, e Biking in Austria, Elllmau, Gap Year adventure, Going, health and fitness travel, health and wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, Hexen Wasser, mental health awareness, mountain biking in Austria, mountain climbing in the Alps, mountaineering, Tirol, travel health, via ferratta, what can I do in Austria in the off season, what can I do in Austria in the summer, Wilder Kaiser, Wilder Kaiser Alpine Sports Week, work life balance
Posted in Destinations
Posted in Destinations
The Big Voluntourism Lie.
The gap year voluntourism industry is hardly a pinnacle of ethical, responsible tourism at the best of times, but now their dirty little secret is about to be exposed, and the lie they have been telling travellers for a long time will be laid bare.
Tagged with: against voluntourism, gap year, greenwashing, how do I volunteer abroad, is voluntourism a dirty word, is voluntourism a form of tourism, negative effects of voluntourism, problems with voluntourism and volunteering on your gap year, volunteer, volunteering, volunteering on your gap year, voluntourism, voluntourism bad, voluntourism benefit or harm, voluntourism benefits, voluntourism companies, voluntourism criticism, voluntourism debate, voluntourism destinations, voluntourism ethics, voluntourism experiences, voluntourism gap year, voluntourism industry, voluntourism more harm than good, voluntourism organizations, voluntourism pros and cons, voluntourism trips, white volunteers in Africa
Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
Why Employers Should Be More Open Minded About Annual Leave.
Annual leave is no longer fit for purpose, but travellers dreaming of a gap year don’t have to quit their jobs to travel the world, they just need a paradigm change, and more importantly, their employers do too.
Tagged with: achieving work life balance, annual leave, annual leave vs vacation, backpacking, balancing careers and a gap year, balancing work and travel, career break, career break on CV, career break on resume, career break secrets, career break travel, flexible working, gap year, How do you achieve a work life balance, How do you keep a work life balance?, How do you maintain a good work life balance, How do you manage your work life balance, how to ask for a sabbatical, how to negotiate a sabbatical, importance of balancing work and travel, is annual leave enough to travel, keeping a balance between work and travel, quit your job to travel the world, reason for sabbatical leave, sabbatical, sabbatical request letter sample, travelling the world while having a career, what is work life balance, why is work life balance important, work life balance benefits, work life balance tips for employees
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Experiencing the Wilder Kaiser Alpine Sports Week in Austria.
Experiencing the Alpine Sports Week in Tirol, Austria, one of the premier adventure travel destinations and adventure sport destinations in the world.
Tagged with: #ASW15, Adventure Travel, adventure travel in Austria, Alpine Sports Week 2015, Alpine Sports Week 2016, Austria, canyoning, e Bike, e Biking in Austria, Elllmau, Going, mountain biking in Austria, mountain climbing in the Alps, mountaineering, summer adventure sports in Austria, via ferratta, what to do in Austria beside skiing, what to do in Austria in the summer, Wilder Kaiser, Wilder Kaiser Alpine Sports Week
Posted in Destinations, Travel Health
Posted in Destinations, Travel Health
Revitalising My Health And Wellbeing In Tirol, Austria.
I needed to revitalize my health and wellbeing after getting burnt out, and some time in the mountains of Tirol, Austria gave me just what I needed.
Tagged with: #ASW15, Adventure Travel, Alpine Sports Week 2015, Alpine Sports Week 2016, Austria, benefits of adventure travel, benefits of travel, canyoning, e Bike, e Biking in Austria, Elllmau, Gap Year adventure, Going, health and fitness travel, health and wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, how can I go e biking in Austria, how can I go mountain climbing in Austria, mental health awareness, mountain biking in Austria, mountain climbing in the Alps, mountaineering, Tirol, travel health, via ferratta, what can I do in Austria in the off season, what is there to do in Austria besides skiing, what is there to do in Austria in the summer, Wilder Kaiser, Wilder Kaiser Alpine Sports Week, work life balance
Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
Wildlife Tourism Without Wildlife Harm. Is It Possible?
Wildlife tourism is coming under increasing scrutiny in recent years, and rightly so, but is all wildlife tourism bad? Does any attraction involving any animal always harm the animals involved? Or can some wildlife tourism be a positive force for good in the conservation chain? The truth isn’t as black and white as some people are starting to think. If you want to see or interact with wildlife on your travels, follow these simple steps for responsible wildlife tourism.
Tagged with: abta animal welfare guidelines, animal selfie, animal welfare tourism, backpacking, disadvantages of wildlife tourism, does wildlife tourism harm animals, elephant trekking, environmental impact of tourism on wildlife, ethical animal tourism, gap year, how much to tip on safari, how to interact with wildlife on your gap year, illegal wildlife trade, impact of wildlife tourism, importance of wildlife tourism, international guidelines for safari, international guidelines for wildlife tourism, orangutan spotting, safari, seeing wildlife in their natural habitat, short and long term impacts of wildlife tourism, Tiger Temple, types of wildlife tourism, volunteering with animals, wildlife conservation, wildlife exploitation in tourism, wildlife tourism, wildlife tourism benefits, wildlife tourism in Africa, wildlife tourism positive impacts, wildlife treking
Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
Hi, I'm Michael! I'm a former nurse turned published author and world travelling professional adventurer! I have spent over twenty years travelling over 100 countries and I want to inspire you to do the same! Want to know more about me? Just click here!
© Bemused Backpacker and the gecko logo is owned and copyrighted by Michael Huxley 2023. Unless stated, all blog and website content is owned and copyrighted by Michael Huxley 2023.
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from Michael Huxley is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Michael Huxley and Bemused Backpacker with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Bemused Backpacker 