Over the last three years I’ve made plenty of mistakes and errors in judgement as I’ve travelled around the world – I’ve stayed in yucky hostels, been scammed out of money at border crossings, packed too much in my backpack, stayed too long in some places and not stayed long enough in others. But through … More 33 Things I’ve Learnt From 3 Years Of Travel
Whether you’ve travelled the world twice over, or have never left your own country, everybody has a favourite place. A place that they love more than anywhere else in the world. A place where they feel completely comfortable in their own skin. A place they can call home. My place isn’t even my home in … More The Place That Changed My Life: Why I Keep Going Back To Summer Camp
Do you ever question everything you’re doing and whether you are living your life ‘right’? Are you one of the few who chose to go against the grain of society and what is considered a normal, respectable life, working a 9-5 job to save money for something you don’t even really want, and living for … More What’s Normal Anyway?
**Disclaimer: This started out as a very sensible post about how my attitude to travelling has changed over the years but somewhere along the way it turned into a brain splurge of thoughts and feelings about my travelling life. It may not make much sense. Also, it is long. Read at your own will. I’ve … More The Most Honest Post I’ve Ever Written: Help?! I Think I’m A Travelling Snob.
I’ve been blogging for the best part of 3 years now, and I still find it a little strange to call myself a ‘travel blogger’. Yes travel and blogging are pretty much all I do and all I think about, but It was just never something I thought I’d end up doing and a full … More 18 Things I Love & Hate About Being A Travel Blogger
In a recent post I talked about how long-term travel can affect your old friendships back at home, but what about those friends that you make on the road, or the friends from home that you go travelling with? Travel has a way of showing you just how solid your friendships really are, and bouncing … More How Travel Can Make Or Break Friendships
For all of my travelling life I’ve always stayed in hostels. The big ones, the small ones, the lush ones, the grotty ones, the chains and the independants. Hostels are cheap (-er than hotels), you normally get some kind of deal that includes a variety of meals or some other such incentive such as free … More Hostels vs. Apartments. The Verdict
There are so many reasons to travel. To see the world and get involved in other cultures. To experience things so far removed from everything you think you know. To become a bigger, better, more rounded person. To get lost in the sounds and smells and tastes of things and places you don’t even remotely … More The Fears of a Long Term Traveller
I’ve been away from England for a little less than 5 months now it’s got me thinking about all the things I miss (and don’t miss) about home. There are definitely certain comforts that come with sticking around at home, but on the other hand, sometimes home is the last place you want to be. … More 5 Things I Miss About Home (And 5 things I don’t miss)
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently, about how this long term travelling lifestyle can affect all the old friendships you’ve left behind at home. Friends who still mean the absolute world to you and who probably know you better than anyone else – they are the ones you grew up with, through primary … More Does Travelling Mean The End For Old Friendships?
Roo Around The World 