Money belts are an almost ubiquitous piece of travel equipment, but should you wear a money belt on your gap year? I can’t stand them, never wear one and think they do very little to decrease the risk of becoming a victim or losing your important documents. Here’s why.
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Why I hate Money Belts (And Why You Shouldn’t Wear Them).
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Posted in Travel Safety
Posted in Travel Safety
Should You Learn Self Defence Before Your Gap Year?
s learning a martial art or a bit of self defence a good idea for your gap year? Will taking self defence classes really increase your chances of staying safe when you travel? Well the problem is the answer isn’t exactly clear cut. Staying safe on your gap year involves far more than learning just a few martial arts moves, so this article asks if learning self defence before travelling is really a good idea.
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Posted in Travel Safety
Posted in Travel Safety
Top 10 Solo Female Travel Safety Tips.
Top 10 expert safety tips for solo female travellers.
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Posted in Solo Travel, Travel Lists, Travel Safety
Posted in Solo Travel, Travel Lists, Travel Safety
Is Backpacking Around The World Safe?
ap year safe? These questions come up a lot among first time travellers, and there is often a lot of confusion between levels of personal fear and genuine danger, to the point the fear of travel becomes overblown. So given that it is such an important topic I just want to take a moment to discuss whether travelling the world or taking a gap year is safe or not.
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Posted in Travel Safety
The Downsides To Solo Travel That No One Will Tell You About.
Solo travel is one of the best ways to travel the world, and I will always advocate that every traveller try it at least once in their lives, but it isn’t for everyone and like everything in life there are negatives to go with the positives. Here are the 10 downsides to travelling alone that no one will tell you about.
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Posted in Solo Travel, Travel Lists
Posted in Solo Travel, Travel Lists
10 Things You Have To See And Do In Granada, Spain.
Granada in Spain is a huge cosmopolitan city with a ton of things to keep even the most ardent traveller occupied for weeks and no travel itinerary would be complete without at least a short stop here, so here are the top ten best things to see and do to help you maximise your time in this amazing, must see city.
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Posted in Travel Lists
Posted in Travel Lists
The Good And The Bad Of Elephant Tourism In Sri Lanka.
Elephant Safaris are a major part of Sri Lanka’s eco tourism industry, but are they all as responsible as they claim to be?
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
Dropping Out And Living The Yoga Life In Sri Lanka.
Ulpotha appears to be the ultimate yoga retreat, a health and wellness getaway in the middle of Sri Lanka. Is it all it is cracked up to be?
Tagged with: ayurveda, backpacking, destination tourism, gap year, health and fitness travel, health and wellbeing, health and wellness, healthy lifestyle, Sri Lanka, travel, ulpotha, what to expect on a yoga retreat, yoga, yoga in sri lanka, yoga retreat, yoga retreat in sri lanka
Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
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