Travel Blogger – Svetlana from Maverickbird

Today's Travel Blogger series sees my interview Svetlana from Maverickbird. Hers was one of the first travel blogs I ever started following religiously. It's full of beautiful photos and exotic places, but I think the BEST thing about it is the content. The writing is so in-depth and carefully thought out. It will make you …

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A Day in Croatia

Let me tell you about a day I had back in 2004. I had been in Montenegro for the best part of the week on the cost in Budva, and visited Kotor from there, and let me tell you, it’s so beautiful and a wonderful place to go and I had a brilliant time. 30 …

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First Taste – Luang Prabang (Laos)

Ahhh beautiful Laos. Gentle Laos. Kind Laos. Of a similar size to neighbours Thailand and Vietnam, Laos has only a fraction of their populations at somewhere around 6.8 million people. This makes Laos a country with far more space per person. So it’s the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of …

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Re-blog Saturday – Dubai or no Dubai?

Hi everyone. I've decided to do some reblogging of a Saturday. I'm going back in time and pulling out interesting old posts from my old blog back before I publicised or anything like that (so they haven't been read by many people!) It's interesting as an exercise and serves as a bit of a time …

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First Taste – Douala, Cameroon

I once was planning a trip to West Africa and was telling a friend about it. He told me he really wanted to go to Cameroon, which was not one of the countries I had originally considered. This was back in the early naughties. I didn’t go until my third venture to Cameroon. I’m not …

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World Journeys Podcast – Melbourne Travel Expo [Series 2 Episode 10]

It's the series finale and today I head down to the Flight Centre Travel Expo in Melbourne and grab some interviews from the people at hand. Andrew chats with Natalie from Contiki, Julie from Rocky Mountaineer, Mana from the Tonga booth and Renee from Wendy Wu Tours. They talk about the amazing countries and tours …

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Seven on Sunday – Ways to Budget for your Backpacker Dream! [Part Two]

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 …

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