The best day-trip backpack should perform a surprisingly complicated balancing act. It needs to carry everything from a water bottle and camera to an emergency snack, without making you look as though you are tackling Everest rather than catching the train to Winchester! I tested the BAGSMART Faro Light Backpack on a full day out […]
Tag Archives: Reviews
04
Dec
Dec
There’s a certain thrill to stepping off a plane alone – that heady mix of independence, excitement, and mild panic when you realise your roaming data costs more than your flight. As a 40-year-old woman who’s been adventuring solo for nearly two decades, I’ve learnt that travel freedom is glorious… but reliable internet access is […]
AUSTRIA, Europe, Western Europe
Holafly + Austria: How I Travelled Without Internet Connection Worries
21
Nov
Nov
There is nothing like arriving in Austria, ready to dive into strudel, Alpine lakes and Mozart-heavy playlists, only to realise you have no internet connection and not a single clue where your hotel actually is! I have been that person before. A twenty-year-old traveller wandering around Vienna Hauptbahnhof pretending to be calm while secretly praying […]
10
Feb
Feb
It’s not often that a tall couple enjoys staying in a small space! At 6”4 and 5”10 (+ a 30kg dog), it’s definitely fair to say we qualify as a tall trio! So if truth be told, it’s got to be a pretty amazing small space for us to enjoy a comfortable break. Brilliantly, our […]
15
Jun
Jun
If you’re looking to experience the bouji side of Tenerife, then can I kindly point you in the direction of the GF Victoria! This super swanky, ultra modern, expansive property is one of the latest top hotels to grace the fancy Costa Adeje strip in the south of the island… and it’s certainly upped the […]
04
Aug
Aug
Honestly, I’d forgotten how fun festivals can be. With 2 years of covid buzzing around and the many subsequent pandemic cancellations, festival fun has been pretty far from my mind over the last 24 months. So far, in fact, that I’d actually totally forgotten just how much joy festivals bring me! But thankfully, passing through […]
19
May
May
So I’m interrupting the current line of Portuguese content, to bring you news from one another of my latest trips, which you’ll know if you follow me on Instagram, was an incredible ski trip in the French Alps! I know, totally amazing! This was actually my first ever time on a ski holiday but, […]
12
Sep
Sep
It’s a funny old thing when, after you’ve been backpacking for over 15 years, you find yourself looking to purchase a carry on suitcase, instead of a tattered old rucksack, and realise, with an alarming alacrity that you’re suddenly getting older! I guess it happens to the best of us! Because let’s be honest […]
05
Sep
Sep
It’s a big problem. And it’s growing. It’s a problem that’s affected me, as well as countless other digital nomads, remote freelancers and long-term travellers I know. And that is the question of insurance. Travel insurance for nomads to be precise. If you’ve ever tried to take out insurance when you’re not in your […]
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Apr
Apr
I started getting into my wines when I lived in Australia. I mean I’d always been a drinker of the stuff, just never really a connoisseur; yet in my life prior to travel blogging (when I managed restaurants around the world to fund my adventures) it became increasingly important that I learnt what I was […]