As a serial nomad and therefore a practiced returnee, let me tell you that coming back home after a long travel is never easy. Time and time again it is hard for us global wanderers to land back where we began – a sense of dread often proliferates as we seem to be venturing […]
Tag Archives: Independent Travel
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Jun
Jun
When visiting somewhere like the UK from somewhere like Australia, it seems mandatory to get involved in as much historical activity as possible. Whether it’s visiting museums, frequenting archaic tearooms or walking round relics and ruins, it seems that traveling from the “new world” to the “old world” unearths in many, the sudden and […]
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May
May
It all starts out with good intentions – let’s make some lasting, happy memories, adventuring the world together and catching up on some much needed quality time. Yet all too often, traveling with parents can quickly morph from one of the best ideas you’ve had into one of the worst! Stress, tension and disagreements […]
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May
May
As part of my series on how you can make your journeys round the world happier and healthier, I’m bringing you my list of the top 10 budget travel items for the health conscious. Make sure you’re fully prepared and able to have the best trip possible by including some of this great items on […]
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May
May
Every time we get a day off together, the boy and I make it a priority to explore somewhere new. Previously we’ve visited many of the national parks and towns of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and are great fans of this beautiful area on our back doorstep. You can read some of these adventures […]
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Apr
Apr
I’ve always been a big fan of budget airlines on the basis they offer cheap flights to some great destinations and therefore increase the possibility of me being able to travel there! Never one to mind about roughing it slightly, 9 times out of 10, I’m happy to remove the need for any frills […]
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Apr
Apr
The Travel Backpack Mission I’ve been on a mission to find a new backpack. My old 75l is way too big for anything and I’ve been looking to get a new, smaller model. Searching online however, it’s been really hard to uncover decent comparative reviews of backpacks for travel across a range of brands. […]
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Mar
Mar
It seems to me that mountain climbers and serious explorer folk largely dominate the ‘Buying a Tent Guide’ field online. So I thought I would branch out a bit and create a guide for those looking to buy a tent specifically for backpacking. Tents are such an awesome addition to any adventure, because they […]
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Mar
Mar
Welcome to the Big World Small Pockets guide to getting a TEFL qualification. In a nutshell, TEFL, or Teaching English as a Foreign Language, is a course that will qualify fluent English speakers to teach the language around the world. In order to sign up for a course, you do not need any prior […]
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Feb
Feb
Never one for travelling with an array of gadgets and creature comforts, I always try to make my luggage as light as possible. It’s very easy to get carried away with all the latest technical gizmos, but often one of the forfeits of being a budget traveller is having to do without. Nonetheless, there […]