Slovakia is an adventure travel paradise. Filled to the brim with sparsely populated national parks, rugged mountain peaks and glacier lakes, Slovakia is tailor made for adventure travel, and provides an endless playground for any intrepid traveller wanting to test themselves with some epic adventure activities.
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Confessions Of A Travel Blogger. I Ate Fast Food!
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…
Tagged with: backpacking, comfort food, comfort food when travelling, food, foodie, gap year, street food, travel
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Visit Egypt.
Egypt is quite simply one of the oldest and most fascinating tourist destinations on the planet, but there has been no better time to visit this unique destination than now, and here is why …
The Importance Of Rest And Flexibility When You Travel.
After a ton of delays and cancelled flights I arrived in my latest destination almost 36 hours late, which was a timely reminder of just how important it is to be flexible with your backpacking itinerary and even more so to include some rest days in that time too.
Tagged with: flexible travel, health and wellbeing, travel, travel itinerary, travel slowly
Posted in Travel Video
Posted in Travel Video
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!
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Travel Is About More Than The Destination.
When you are travelling the world visiting awesome tropical islands and majestic mountain ranges, glittering megalopolis cities and mysterious jungles, take some time to appreciate the journey too, because the journey is what real travel is all about.
Top 20 Film Locations To Travel To Around The World.
The Top 10 movie tourism destinations around the world
Top 10 Tips For A Stress Free Trip.
Travel can be stressful, especially if you are heading off on a long term gap year or backpacking trip, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are my top tips for staying stress free on your next trip, most of which have been learned the hard way!
Tagged with: backpacking, flashpacking, flexible travel, gap year, gap year stress, independent travel, slow travel, stress free travel, stress free travel tips, stress while traveling, stressed when travelling, tips for stress free travel, travel, travel slowly, travel stress, what to do when things go wrong on your gap year
Posted in Travel Lists, Travel Tips
Posted in Travel Lists, Travel Tips
Travelling For Treatment, Everything You Need To Know About Medical Tourism.
Medical tourism is an increasingly growing trend amongst travellers on a gap year. If you are considering having any treatment done as part of your travels, then here is everything you need to know before you go.
Tagged with: destinations for medical and health tourism, gap year, gap year medical emergency, health and wellbeing, health tourism, medical tourism, medical tourism countries, medical tourism industry, medical tourism on a gap year, medical tourism statistics, medical tourism when backpacking, medical tourism when travelling, travel, travel health, travel health clinic
Posted in Travel Health
Posted in Travel Health
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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