Every backpacker makes mistakes when they first start out, here are just 10 of the most common ones, with tips on how you can avoid them too! (Aren’t I good to you all?)
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Top 10 Most Common Rookie Backpacker Mistakes! And How To Avoid Them!
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Posted in Travel Video
Posted in Travel Video
10 Backpacker Rules It Is Totally Okay To Break.
Being a backpacker means travelling around the world a certain way, in a certain style and with a certain budget. Or does it? Here are 10 backpacker rules you are totally allowed to break.
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Posted in Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Lists
Should You Pay To Volunteer On Your Gap Year?
You are planning your gap year and want to give something back while you travel the world, you want to volunteer. You want to help someone and do something good! That is a good thing, right? But they are asking you to pay? What the hell is that about? Should backpackers pay to volunteer on their gap year or is it all a con?
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Posted in Volunteering
Posted in Volunteering
How Travelling In Your 30s Is Different Than In Your 20s.
Is taking a gap year different in your 30’s than it is travelling around the world in your 20’s? Read on to find out.
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
5 Of The World Best Backpacker Diving Spots.
Getting a PADI certificate and diving some of the world’s most beautiful – and sometimes scary – seascapes is one of the all time great bucket list items for any backpacker. But where do you go? Checkout my top 5 list of the world’s best diving locations.
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Posted in Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Lists
Why Travel Insurance Is Essential On Your Gap Year.
Planning your gap year is an exciting process, full of opportunity and wonder, and the last thing you want to do is think about anything going wrong. The problem is, you need to. It is essential that you spend at least a little bit of time ensuring that you have the right insurance cover for your backpacking trip just in case the worst does happen.
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Posted in Travel Tips
Posted in Travel Tips
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