Hi Folks. A couple of years back now, I did a top ten countries. Well, I thought now was a good time to revisit my top ten. I can’t say that much has changed, what is your top ten? I’m going to review the places in the Top Ten, and then in a few weeks …
One could consider this not just a first taste of Thailand for me, but a first taste of solo travel! I’ve been back several times since 1999 when I first stepped off the plane on my first stop of my first solo backpacker adventure, but in no way did any of the subsequent times capture …
Hi folks. Today I complete last week's 'Seven on Sunday' with the final three ways to budget for your backpack dream, whatever it may be. Here are points 1, 2, 3 and 4 from last week if you missed the original post! 5. Work out your daily budget Different countries …
Continue reading Seven on Sunday – Ways to Budget for your Backpacker Dream! [Part Two]
Tim Blight from Urban Duniya is back in the penultimate episode of Series Two of the World Journeys Podcast. We talk about Pakistan in this podcast, a country close to Tim's heart, and ask the question - 'what's it like to travel there now?' and talk about safety of course. Also, see how Tim blitzes …
Continue reading World Journeys Podcast – Pakistan with Tim Blight [Series 2 Ep 9]
Well, Flight Centre’s Melbourne Travel Expo has been and gone for another year. It certainly is a bit of fun – I do love to run around and collect brochures and fill my bag with them. Although this year I didn’t really. Although plenty did, I saw lots of full bags, I guess that some …
Continue reading Wednesday Review – Melbourne Flight Centre Travel Expo
Fancy a free trip to Antarctica on a cruise ship that lasts for thirty days and takes you from New Zealand to South America? I was approached by Matt from Oceanwide Expeditions to do a post about this amazing opportunity. Let’s be clear about it, this is the sort of tour I would never be …
Okay. Pakistan is probably not first, second or third on your list of places to go, but it is worth considering these days I’d say even if you just fancy a quick look there to see what it’s like. If you do that, you’re city of choice is likely to be the one that was …
So. You want to go on amazing ‘trip of a lifetime’ (I discovered quickly that you can have more than one 😉 ) and the biggest question is – how to budget for the darned thing? Today I present Seven Ways to Budget for Your Backpacker Dream! Sorry to split it into two parts again …
Continue reading Seven on Sunday – Ways to Budget for your Backpacker Dream! (Part One)
Vietnam, like a few South East Asian countries, is a rather long country but not very wide. In fact it gets pretty thin in the middle, but is such a long country from Ho Chi Minh City in the South to Hanoi in the north is over 1200, and that’s not the extremities of the …
Ahhh Accra. Like a pie in the face, it hits you with some serious humidity not dissimilar to Bangkok. I challenged myself to go to West Africa, and despite reservations (mostly revolving around diet) I ended up getting there for the first time in 2006. I’ve been back to the region twice since and back …
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
Andy's World Journeys 