I am a backpacker and proud of it. I have travelled the world for over twenty years, immersed myself in local cultures, travelled slowly and ethically, I am proud of that traveller status, yet on a recent trip I committed…
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Confessions Of A Travel Blogger. I Ate Fast Food!
Tagged with: backpacking, comfort food, comfort food when travelling, food, foodie, gap year, street food, travel
Posted in Travel Talk, Uncategorized
Posted in Travel Talk, Uncategorized
How To Make Your Travels Deeper And More Meaningful.
Travel has changed drastically in the last decade, with the rise of social media and Instagram fuelling the shift to a ‘look at me’ and selfie focused way of travelling, as if travel itself is only real if it is…
Tagged with: gap year, how to make your travels meaningful, Instagram, meaningful travel, responsible travel, travel, what is meaningful travel
Posted in Travel Lists, Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Lists, Travel Talk
How Travel Styles Can Change. And How That Is Okay.
For any backpacker who has travelled for any length of time they may have noticed that the way they travel changed over time. I travelled the world throughout my twenties, then my thirties, and had an amazing time doing it. But as I approach travelling the world in my forties I am starting to reflect more and more on how different my experiences were from when I first started travelling to now, how the way I travel has changed, and how that is okay!
Tagged with: backpacker, backpacking, backpacking in your 30s, backpacking in your 40s, career break, gap year, gap year in your twenties vs thirties, grown up gap year, how to take a gap year as a career break, how to take a gap year in your thirties, taking a career break to travel, taking a gap year in your 30s, travel, travel style, travelling in your 30s
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
How To Include A Gap Year Or World Travel On Your CV.
For anyone dreaming of travelling the world, having that huge gap in their CV or work history is a huge worry, but it doesn’t have to be. Taking a gap year to travel the world can make your CV look great and even help your career. If you know how to spin it right. Here’s how you can include travel on your CV to your benefit.
Beat The Fear And Travel Anyway.
So many people want to travel the world and take a gap year, but a huge number of those people are held back by one thing. Fear. Fear is one of the most common reasons people give up on their dreams of travel, and it really shouldn’t be. Fear is never a good reason not to do anything. Here is how you can beat that fear and follow your travel dreams.
Tagged with: backpacking, backpacking around the world, bucket list, bucket list excuses, can I go backpacking, can I go on a gap year, can I take a gap year?, dreaming of a gap year, excuse, excuses not to travel, fear, gap year, Gap Year adventure, gap year advice, gap year inspiration, gap year travel, going on a gap year, how do I take a gap year, how to plan a gap year, how to plan a round the world trip, how to take a gap year, making gap year dreams a reality, planning a gap year, pre trip planning, reasons not to travel, reasons to go on a gap year, should i take a gap year, should i travel the world, steps to take a gap year, travel bucket list, why do people make excuses, why should I go backpacking, why should I go on a gap year
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Is Solo Travel Safe? Essential Gap Year Safety Tips For All Solo Backpackers.
Solo travel is an amazing way to see the world and countless backpackers head off on solo gap years every single day, have a life changing adventure and have the absolute time of their lives, but is it safe to travel solo? Is backpacking or taking a solo gap year really too dangerous? Especially for women? Let’s look at the absolute facts and see if solo travel really is safe or not with expert safety advice for all solo backpackers.
Tagged with: backpacker murder, backpacker safety, backpacking, backpacking safety, backpacking safety tips, gap year, gap year safety, gap year safety advice, gap year safety tips, Grace Milane, Koh Tao, solo backpacker safety, solo backpacker safety tips, solo backpacking, solo female backpacker, solo female backpacker safety, solo female backpackpacker safety tips, solo female travel, solo female travel safety, Solo female traveller, solo male backpacker safety tips, solo travel, solo travel tips, solo traveller, solo traveller safety, travel safety, travel safety advice, travel safety tips
Posted in Travel Safety
Posted in Travel Safety
Should Backpackers Travel With Tour Groups or Organised Tours?
Backpacking is all about independent travel, but is backpacking solo all it is cracked up to be? should backpackers take a step back from that and travel with tour groups?
Tagged with: backpacking, backpacking vs organised tours, benefits of escorted tours or independent travel, benefits of independent travel, disadvantages of independent travel, gap year, group tours, independent travel vs package holiday, package tour or independent travel, solo travel, solo travel vs group tours, using a local tour operator on your gap year, which is better a package holiday or independent travel, which is better a tour group or independent travel
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Hi, I'm Michael! I'm a published author, qualified nurse and world travelling professional adventurer! I have spent 15 years travelling over 100 countries and I want to inspire you to do the same! Want to know more about me? Just click here!
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