Many people are surprised to learn that tourists to Australia – for any amount of time – need a visa. For many countries, it is a simple e-visa, no embassy visits required – but it’s important to remember to get it well before your trip, as they take a few days to get authorised. So, […]
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Aug
Scandinavian Sweden is a much-loved holiday destination for nature and cultured travellers. However, if it is your first time to Sweden, there are some things that you might want to know about the country. Don’t fret, because we’ll take you through all of the need-to-knows for planning a trip to Sweden in this blog post! […]
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Jun
Jun
When I returned to England in 2020 after getting a repatriation flight home from Mexico (we all know what happened there…), I moved back to the West Country. I’ve spent a lot of my adult life here – living in Bristol and Bath in my late teens/ early twenties and taking numerous trips to see […]
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May
May
By Sabrina Pinksen In December 2019, my life took some unexpected twists. I found myself on an island in Thailand, scraping together the last dollars from the bottom of my bank account in order to rent an ant-infested room in a compound on a hill. Outside my door, a horse was grazing in the grass. […]
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Mar
Last time I wrote on here, I was in Mexico, planning to self-isolate for a while, then once it all blew over, head out and see some more of this beautiful country. Just over a week ago, this was still my thinking. Now, I’m sitting on a sofa in my grandmother’s house (don’t worry, she’s […]
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Mar
Mar
A few weeks ago, I arrived back in Mexico for the 16th time. I’ve been to this country more times than any other – even France, which I can reach by car and train from where I’m from in just over 2 hours. The first 12 trips to Mexico weren’t really my choice – my […]
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Mar
Mar
I arrived in Byron Bay on a night bus from Sydney one September morning. The subtropical town had just come out of winter, so it was still jacket weather, but was starting to get warm. I remember walking down Johnson Street, ecstatic that I’d finally reached the town that I was planning on staying in […]
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Feb
Feb
Spain in winter? You might think that it doesn’t sound quite right. Spain’s one of the world’s most popular destinations, but most people consider it solely a summertime place. It’s a country with beautiful beaches and a laid back culture, but holidays should only take place there from May to September, right? Wrong. Spain in […]
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Malaysia is a really special place. It’s got a wealth of culture – due to its strategic position between east and west, and north and south, it has influences and many people from India, China and Britain. It also has some older influence from Portugal and the Netherlands. While this wasn’t always great (imperialism rarely […]
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Feb
Feb
An archipelago of over 7,000 islands, sitting to the east of South East Asia, tourism to the Philippines is increasing. But it still doesn’t get quite the same amount of tourist attention as Thailand, Indonesia or Vietnam. This is going to change though. People are starting to realise how wonderful the Phillippines is, and how […]