I’ve been thinking a lot about how much we used to take for granted while travelling. How the smallest inconvenience would become such an annoyance. I…
I’m sure I speak for a lot of people when I say that now more than ever I’m finding myself wanting to escape from the…
If you’re looking for a book that provides a totally different view of Japan, I hope my review of The Only Gaijin in the Village…
The question of “how will travel change after Coronavirus?” is something I’ve been thinking about since lockdown began. For those of us for whom travel plays…
You know that feeling when you start something new and it takes a while to find your tribe? Like when you first start travelling and…
I met the lovely Lucy from Absolutely Lucy via Twitter and was immediately swept away by her enthusiasm for her upcoming trip (and, ok, I’ll…
This week’s interview is with Johanna from Travel Eater, whose story is a little different to most. She isn’t taking a gap year, rather a ‘gap-rest-of-her-life’. She…
As I often say, every grown up gap year is different. Some people choose to give up their jobs completely and travel long-term; others opt…
As I often say on the grown up gap year, making the decision to go travelling isn’t always easy. When you’re a bit older there…
This week’s If We Can Do It interview is with Jacomijn Heupink, a police officer who went on a three-month trip though Asia. 1. Why…