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Should You Take A Gap Year?
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How To Eat Out Alone When Travelling.
Eating out alone when travelling solo is a big worry for a lot of first time solo backpackers, but it really isn’t that hard. I just want to give you a little bit of reassurance that it isn’t as bad as you may think it will be.
Backpacking VS Flashpacking.
What exactly is Flashpacking and why and how do I do it? Upgrading to more comfortable accommodation, eating out at nicer restaurants and splurging or spoiling yourself from time to time can be done on a backpackers budget, if you…
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The Best Destinations For First Time Backpackers.
Planning a gap year can be exciting, but it can be hard to choose where you want to go. Here are my picks for some of the best destinations for any first time backpacker, including a few surprising ones!
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Dealing With Reverse Culture Shock After Your Gap Year.
Reverse culture shock refers to the experience of isolation, disorientation and struggle to readjust after you come back from your gap year, and it can hit you hard if you are not careful and should not be ignored or underestimated as it can lead to a lot of serious mental health problems. Here are some ways you can deal with the shock of returning home from your travels around the world.
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How To Deal With Touts And Hassle In Egypt.
Touts in Egypt can be relentlessly annoying and aggressive in their attempts to extract money off tourists, and this can for many people ruin what should be an otherwise enjoyable experience visiting some of the worlds greatest historical sites and…
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Is Travel In Egypt Really Safe?
With so many travel warnings and media scaremongering a lot of travellers are simply afraid to travel to Egypt, but is Egypt really dangerous? Is it really not safe to travel to Egypt? Get the real story on how safe Egypt is from travellers who are actually there!
Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Visit Egypt.
Egypt is quite simply one of the oldest and most fascinating tourist destinations on the planet, but there has been no better time to visit this unique destination than now, and here is why …
The Importance Of Rest And Flexibility When You Travel.
After a ton of delays and cancelled flights I arrived in my latest destination almost 36 hours late, which was a timely reminder of just how important it is to be flexible with your backpacking itinerary and even more so to include some rest days in that time too.
Tagged with: flexible travel, health and wellbeing, travel, travel itinerary, travel slowly
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Should You Pre Book Acommodation On Your Gap Year?
With so many booking sites and aggregates around now, travelling is easier than ever! But is it really necessary to pre book all your accommodation in advance? Has the spirit of adventure been lost in backpacking because of this? And with all the recent controversies surrounding the ethics of booking sites, should you use them?
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