No denying London is one of my fav cities for waking and green spaces. It helps that I lived there for 3 years of course, but honestly, I think I’ve fallen more in love with this city now that I don’t live there and I get to visit like a tourist as well as catch […]
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Mar
Mar
I heard Namibia was good. In fact I’d heard it was really good. But honestly, nothing prepared me for the unending spectacle of adventuring through this remote desert country in a huge overland truck with Absolute Africa. As an aside, I loved my trip with Absolute so much that I’m currently offering all my readers […]
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Mar
Mar
It’s incredible how technology has changed the world. It’s certainly changed how we travel. We can check in online, use our devices as a boarding pass and have almost entirely ditched the tour guide for our friendly iPhones. But we’re also most definitely using tech when travelling to the absolute max. There are dozens of […]
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Feb
Feb
Looking for a list of the best things to do in Cape Town? Then you’ve come to the right place! After a hiatus of 15 years (I first visited this city at the tender age of 19!), I can unequivocally say that this incredible South African city remains one of my favourite places in the […]
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Feb
Feb
They say it’s a brave woman who travels in Africa by herself, but these 11 best places for solo female travellers makes it easy! Personally, I don’t think it’s necessarily braver to travel in Africa than anywhere else by yourself as a woman, but nevertheless, Africa travel seems to carry with it a certain hushed […]
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Feb
Feb
Tango, empanadas, glaciers, the Andes, and spectacular wineries – those are just some of the many things that will tempt you to come to Argentina. And on top of that, the country’s diverse landscape and varied climate make it a great place to visit at almost any time of the year. Head to some of […]
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Feb
Feb
Travelling to Ethiopia’s capital and looking to enjoy some day trips? Then you’ve come to the right place! More and more travellers I met on my most recent trip to Ethiopia are spending longer and longer in its capital Addis, exploring under the skin of this city and getting to know its people and its […]
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Feb
Feb
We all know London can be an expensive city – if you don’t know how to see it like a local that is – but what about getting out of the capital to discover some fabulous places around? Well, just like the locals know how to do London cheaply, so they also know the best […]
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Feb
Feb
As always in Ethiopia, the answer to a lot of questions ends either with “I don’t know” or “it depends”. And so it is with Awasa. Or at least the spelling of it. Because whether it’s really Awassa, Hawassa or Awasa, I don’t know and it also depends! So first thing you need to know […]
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Feb
Feb
If you weren’t yet in the know, Amazon Audible is amazing! An audiobook app managed, unsurprisingly, by Amazon, this is the service that allows you to download a huge range of fiction and non-fiction books that have revolutionised the way I “read” when I travel. Taking up zero space, offering incredibly good value and […]