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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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So the South American part of my adventure has come to an end. On one hand it feels like a lifetime ago that I was…
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Hmm…how did we end up here? We were on our way to a Welsh teahouse and I was excited. (Why wouldn´t I be? I´m half…
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As a self-confessed tea addict I am absolutely fascinated by the tea situation in Argentina. Now I’m all for travelling with tea – teabags being one…
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I`m not sure whether the furore around Strictly Come Dancing in the UK had gone to my head when I added this challenge to my…
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I have always been a fan of New Year`s resolutions. Every since I was a little girl I remember waking up on January 1 and…