Long term solo travel on a budget.
Hotels aren’t the only place to rest your head when travelling. Here are seven alternative forms of accommodation to consider that could add to the adventure. Stay in a hostel Hostels are favoured by backpackers as a cheap means of accommodation. You’ll find them all around the world – particularly in cities. You may have …
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When you are on the move it's hard (and often very limiting) to carry everything you need on your back. However, this can present a bit of a dilemma, you don’t want to waste money buying items you only need for a few days, but equally risking missing these experiences altogether isn’t ideal either. Well happily there now is a middle ground available, with peer-to-peer rental platforms like Fat Lama allowing you to borrow kit cheaply from people in the local area.
There are loads of benefits when it comes to something like solo travel. Having the power to choose exactly where you want to go and when you want to do it will be a big plus for some, while others will simply be there to relish some time alone. Either way, a trip like this …
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When you’ve spent months working hard, it’s understandable that when you book your vacation you want a luxury break away because let’s be honest, you deserve it. However, finding the luxury that you long for can be a task in itself because of mixed reviews on destinations, or even not believing what the brochures are …
When you travel to Australia, you will typically decide between two major destinations to visit and explore. The first is Sydney, and the second is Perth. You can visit both in the same trip however due to their location most choose one or the other. So which one should you pick? Sydney is mostly known …
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After spending most of last year hiking above 3000m; struggling to breathe, suffering from altitude sickness, carrying a 20kg bag and sleeping in tents when it's far too cold to be outside... a walking holiday in the hills of Scotland with the luxurious Gartmore Estate was exactly what I needed. If you love walking, but also love a little comfort and luxury at the end of a tough day, then this will be the holiday for you, too.
So after an amazing few months spent driving through southern Africa visiting nature reserves, national parks and doing our very own self-drive safaris, I thought it was only right that I re-watch The Lion King (for the hundredth time). I couldn't help notice how similar it was (song and dance numbers notwithstanding) to our real …
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