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This week’s If We Can Do It is with Jack Oldham aka the Rambling Northerner, who is currently on his grown up gap year in Australia….
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As I mentioned in a previous post one of the big differences I noticed about travelling on my 30b430 trip, compared to the ‘traditional’ gap…
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Setting a budget for my trip It’s all very well getting super-organised about your saving but how should you go about setting a budget for…
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There are countless reasons why 2012 was such a great year for me. Here’s 30 of them: You can find out more about my 30b430…
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As the clock struck midnight last New Year’s Eve I was on a rooftop in Buenos Aires, surrounded by new friends I’d met at the…
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I love this suggestion from my friend Ruth. When you’re on the road for a long time you have the tendency to forget about the…
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F is for Fraser Island You can read all about my trip to Fraser Island here. G is for the Great Barrier Reef Check out…
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Having overcome my fear of diving back in New Zealand, I was really looking forward to diving in Australia. Ever since I took my PADI…
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I’m sure most of the people who recommended Fraser Island to me probably experienced it in a very different way. But anyone who read my…
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At home among some of my friends I’m affectionately (at least I like to think so) known as Granny Annie on account of my love…