Snapshot – Tequila

In honour of International Tequila Day.

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Snapshot – Machu Picchu

Early June morning at macchu Pichu, Peru. Cheap labour employed to take care of the grass.… [more]

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Snapshot – Lake Titicaca

Chilly July morning in Copacabana, just before a cruise around the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca.… [more]

Snapshot – Lake Titicaca Snapshot – Lake Titicaca

Costa Rica Do’s & Dont’s

Don't hang out in San Jose Allegedly there are some nice areas and cool sights in San Jose. I wouldn't know because I was too busy trying to fend off muggers,… [more]

Costa Rica Do’s & Dont’s Costa Rica Do’s & Dont’s

How not to lose a kidney in Mexico

“Welcome to Mexico City. There are 5 rules you most obey to make this a memorable visit for you"

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Road tripping Northern Thailand

A last minute road trip I couldn’t refuse.

Road tripping Northern Thailand Road tripping Northern Thailand

The Backpacker Cliques

Backpackers sometimes get a bad rap. We’re considered lazy, dirty bed bug riddled floozies that fill up all the seats on the chicken bus with our backpacks, float between tourist slums... [More]

The Backpacker Cliques The Backpacker Cliques

Australia’s Hottest Travel Destination

Over 15,000 people can’t be wrong. That’s the number of holiday makers that have attempted to reach Australia by boat in the past few years.

Australia’s Hottest Travel Destination Australia’s Hottest Travel Destination

A night in the Djemaa el Fna

The square of Djemaa el Fna sprawls out haphazardly, a big area that early on in the day can seem a bit vacant, but fills up completely come nightfall.

A night in the Djemaa el Fna A night in the Djemaa el Fna

Snapshot – Tequila

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In honour of International Tequila Day. ¡salud y pesetas!

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Snapshot – Machu Picchu

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Early June morning at macchu Pichu, Peru. Cheap labour employed to take care of the grass.

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Snapshot – Lake Titicaca

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Chilly July morning in Copacabana, just before a cruise around the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca.

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Costa Rica Do’s & Dont’s

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Don’t hang out in San Jose Allegedly there are some nice areas and cool sights in San Jose. I wouldn’t know because I was too busy trying to fend off muggers, not step on heroin shooting junkies on the sidewalk, all while pretending not to look at the hookers literally earning their money in the [...]

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How not to lose a kidney in Mexico

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“Welcome to Mexico City. There are 5 rules you most obey to make this a memorable visit for you. Uno: You will be at your hostel soon, because I drive fast. Muy fast. But you cannot make any Speedy Gonzales jokes. I mean this. The last man to break this rule lost a kidney. Dos: [...]

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Road tripping Northern Thailand

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A last minute road trip I couldn’t refuse. Jeff from Have Pack, Will Travel had a just over a week in Thailand, visiting the northern city of Chiang Mai – a place I hadn’t been to in my previous trips to Thailand.  He was gracious enough to invite me to tag along. I rarely need [...]

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The Backpacker Cliques

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Backpackers sometimes get a bad rap. We’re considered lazy, dirty bed bug riddled floozies that fill up all the seats on the chicken bus with our backpacks, float between tourist slums so we can drink cheap beer and tick off another place on our itineraries. We’re called cheapskates; spending as little money as possible to delay having to go back to the real world and do real things, like getting a job.

And it’s sort of true.

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The Webs Best Travel Blogs

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Have you noticed how many travel blog sites are out there? Heaps is a gross understatement. On Twitter alone I must follow at least 150 really interesting and informative travel blog writers. I’m always on the look out for new blog to follow – it’s such a joy to find a hidden gem full of interesting facts and travelogues on cities I want to visit or compare trip notes with.

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Australia’s Hottest Travel Destination

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Over 15,000 people can’t be wrong.

That’s the number of holiday makers that have attempted to reach Australia by boat in the past few years.
Most never make it to the mainland, instead their short detour to Christmas Island turns into a permanent stop over. But can you blame them? Christmas Island has it all.

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A night in the Djemaa el Fna

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The square of Djemaa el Fna sprawls out haphazardly, a big area that early on in the day can seem a bit vacant, but fills up completely come nightfall. At one end of the square there are restaurants and cafes, At the other -beginning of the Souqs, and if you venture that way can see the fine art of selling in overdrive as storemen press T-shirts and jewellery into your hands.

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