Tag: Top Tips
The 15 Safest Countries in Africa to Travel
Well well well the safest countries in Africa to travel, I have set myself up for a fall here haven’t I?! Because where do you start? And come to think of it, where do you end? And how do you risk not getting a backlash in the process? Well, I’ve given it a good go […]
The 12 Long Flight Essentials … For Those on a Budget!
If there’s one thing that living in Australia these last 4 years has taught me, it’s how to deal with long-haul flights. Yep from Perth it’s going to take me a whopping 22 hours to get to Paris when I jet off in a few days … and if I was flying from Sydney, Melbourne […]
How to Get Your Mozambique Visa in Cape Town
So you need a visa to visit Mozambique, but you’ve already left your country and while you’ve heard you can get them on the border, you’re either a) travelling with an overland tour that requires you to get it in advance or b) not happy about risking it until the last minute! Sound familiar? I’m […]
5 Top Tech Travel Tips You’ve Never Thought Of
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 […]
Why Everyone is Talking About Amazon Audible
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 perfect […]
Is Airbnb Still a Good Thing?
Now we all know about Airbnb (or least we should do… if you don’t, where have you been hiding?!) and we all know how brilliant it can be. Cheap accommodation, local hosts, homes away from home. Perfect! But as its popularity has grown, so has the criticism and problems associated with Airbnb and now, it […]
How to Bag One Way Flight Deals : A Pro’s Guide
It certainly used to be the case that one way flight deals were a fantasy in many independent travellers’ eyes. That dream of jetting off somewhere with an open-ended ticket was just not possible without paying a fortune for a single airfare, or paying nearly as much for a return flight you’d never use. I’m […]
What is Rideshare?
For those not yet in the know, rideshare, or ridehail as it’s sometimes called, is one of the best arms of the sharing economy for travellers… ever! Similar to Airbnb that allows you to rent locals houses and apartments, or WeSwap that allows you to swap money with those looking for the reverse currency exchange, […]
Everything You Need To Know About ETA Canada
They’re the one thing than can undo even the most experienced travellers and their well-laid plans causing chaos and disrupting itineraries like no tomorrow. Yes, we’ve all made that mistake of not checking the visa requirements of a country well enough in advance and for a few of us unlucky ones have even had it […]
The Best Quick Dry Towel for Travel
We’ve all had them, those awful travel towels that claim to dry fast and not smell, when in fact they do nothing but the complete opposite. And quite frankly there’s nothing worse than a damp, stinky towel in your bag when you’re on the move. Because I’ve been there and experienced that too! But now […]
