Is it just me or does anyone else become way more patriotic when they’re travelling? At home I never really consider the fact that I’m…
I got thinking about this post after reading something a fellow traveller had written on Facebook about being laughed at by locals. Although this is…
Over the years I’ve done a number of voluntary placements in different countries around the world. Some have been organised in advance, such as working…
There’s nothing worse than being ill on the road. No matter how old you are when sickness strikes the first thing you want to do…
When you move away from a place there is always going to be stuff you miss. Mostly it’s your friends and family, occasionally it’s your…
When I arrived at university at the age of 19 I was quickly given the nickname Sandra Dee by my new friends. Unfortunately it had…
One of the things I’ve noticed a lot on Twitter lately is people saying that they “don’t have enough time” or they’re “too busy”. Not…
So far in the If We Can Do it series I have featured travellers who are currently on their grown up gap year or have…
My attendance at a geisha tea ceremony wasn’t something I really planned. During my visit to Japan I serendipitously happened to be in Kyoto during…