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So Christmas is over (boo!) and if you’re anything like me thoughts are probably now turning to New Year’s resolutions. If you’re planning to make some which include travelling…
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When the table first started to shake at my hostel in Huacachina it took a second for me to process what was going on. At…
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The great thing about a grown up gap ‘year’ is that it can be as long or as short as you want. I’ve always enjoyed…
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I don’t know what is the most “it could only happen to me” moment of my visit to the village of Pan Kam in Burma….
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Featuring in this week’s If We Can Do It, So Can You is Alan Curr. I love his story! After working as a travel agent…
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When I signed up for a horse riding trip in Tupiza I’d had a romantic vision of being carried leisurely through countryside which wouldn’t look…
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When you’re travelling long-term it’s inevitable that you’re going to have a few bumps and scrapes, along the way. Plans don’t always run smoothly, things…
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I’ve never been a fan of packing and I’m always a bit jealous when I meet those people on the road who are travelling with…
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“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” Henry James, The Portrait of a…
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Exactly one year ago today I woke up in a hostel in Lima, Peru, on the very first day of my 30b430 trip. I described…