Has Indonesia stolen the backpacker crown from Thailand? As backpackers and gap year travellers abandon the increasingly package tourism focused Thailand for more independent travel friendly and off the beaten track countries, is Indonesia now the ultimate backpacker destination?
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Is Indonesia The New Ultimate Backpacker Destination?
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Posted in Destinations
Posted in Destinations
What Happens When A Backpacker Goes On An All Inclusive Holiday?
I have travelled the world now for over 20 years years, with over a hundred countries on almost every continent under my belt. It is safe to say I’m an experienced traveller. Yet in all that time, with all those countries, I have never really been on a traditional package holiday. Find out what happened when I accepted a challenge by Mark Warner Holidays and arrived at a package resort.
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
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Reassuring Parents About Your Gap Year Plans.
It is understandable that parents and loved ones are often apprehensive or nervous about you backpacking around the world, so here is a quick guide to help you reassure your parents that taking a gap year is actually one of the best things you will ever do, and help them come to terms with you actually doing it.
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Posted in Travel Advice
Posted in Travel Advice
Backpacking And The Hustle Burnout.
At some point along your epic gap year you will be burnt out from all the touts, the haggling and the taxi mafia. You will get the hustle burnout and you will need a holiday from travelling. That is where flashpacking comes in!
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Posted in Travel Advice
Posted in Travel Advice
How Travellers Can Make A Difference On World Elephant Day.
August 12 is World Elephant Day, a day designed to bring attention to the plight of the Asian and African elephant and the numerous threats they face, and raise awareness of how close we are to losing these magnificent creatures to extinction forever. Although travel and tourism has the potential to play a huge role in conservation efforts, unfortunately it still also plays a huge role in the negative impact on the elephant population and it is up to us as travellers to make sure that we play our part in having a positive impact instead.
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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.
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
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.
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
You Can’t Treat A Malaysian Mountain Like A Drunken Pool Party.
Travelling the world is an awesome privilege, but it does not give backpackers the right to get drunk and behave in any way they like.
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
10 Mistakes You Will Make As A First Time Backpacker.
10 of the most common mistakes made by first time backpackers on their gap year (and how to avoid them!)
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Posted in Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Lists
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