Is Senegal safe to visit in 2023? My personal experience

Are you wondering is Senegal safe? Read on, as we go through safety in this African nation. The West African country of Senegal has just started to make moves on the tourist scene.  A once little-visited nation, it’s becoming increasingly well-known for its golden beaches, lush mangroves and action-packed wildlife reserves with several African beasts […]

Now is the best time to go on a Senegal beach holiday. Here’s why.

Sun, sand and not many other tourists make a Senegal beach holiday a totally underrated trip. Here’s what you can expect! Humidity enveloped us the second we stepped out of Blaise Diagne International Airport, despite it being two in the morning. We’d flown from Algiers, a seemingly short hop across northwestern Africa on the globe […]

What to do with your stuff when travelling long-term

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Travelling long-term? Ditching your home country and hitting the road is a liberating and enthralling prospect. But there are certain things to tie up before you go. In particular, managing your belongings while away can be daunting. What should you do with your stuff when traveling long-term? In this article, we’ll chat about practical solutions […]

Is Egypt worth visiting? Yes.. and no!

Claire standing in front of the pyramids of Giza which sit in the middle of a desert in Egypt

Is Egypt worth visiting? Here’s my completely honest opinion, after visiting Egypt four times.  Ancient pyramids rising sharply up into the sky, city centres brimming with a cacophony of horns, Red Sea beaches and the River Nile splitting the country in two; Egypt’s long been known as a traveller’s paradise.  But while Egypt has a […]