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New Year, New Start! Follow Your Dreams Of Travel!

A new year is traditionally the time for new beginnings and new starts, make this year the on where you finally follow your dreams of travel.

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Posted in Travel Talk

Avoid Travel Burnout And Indulge Your Inner Flashpacker.

Travel burnout is a very real thing, and there is no shame in upgrading to flashpacker status from time to time to rest and recover.

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Posted in Travel Talk

What I Wish People Had Told Me Before I Planned My First Backpacking Trip.

After 20 years of travelling the world independently, this is all the personal tips and advice I wish someone had given to me before I started travelling.

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No Great Story Ever Starts With ‘I Stayed At Home!’

Some of the best travel stories come from the worst misadventures.

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Posted in Travel Talk

Solo Female Backpacker Safety Tips.

Expert travel safety tips for all solo female travellers.

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Posted in Travel Safety

Gap Year Safety: The Ultimate Guide To Safely Travelling The World For Sale Now!

Worried or nervous about taking a gap year? Want to keep yourself and your belongings safe and risk free? Need real, practical safety advice from the experts? Then you need this book!

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Posted in Travel Books

Why Thailand Is The Ultimate First Time Backpacking Destination.

Thailand has been an established mecca on the backpacker trail for decades, and despite becoming increasingly touristy over the years there are still a lot of reasons why Thailand is still the ultimate first time backpacker destination on any gap year!

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Posted in Destinations

How To Haggle Successfully On Your Gap Year.

Expert tips on how to haggle and bargain your way around the world on your gap year.

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Posted in Travel Tips

The Unwritten Rules Of Hostel Etiquette.

There are many unwritten rules about staying in hostels on your gap year, and these are rules that every backpacker staying in a hostel should learn and live by if they don’t want to become that guest that everyone hates.

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Top Tips On Choosing A Good Backpacker Hostel On Your Gap Year.

How to find and choose the best hostels to stay in on your gap year

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Posted in Travel Tips

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!

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