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Seven years ago, 21-year-old Emily was heading off for her first solo trip abroad (to Vietnam) when the word “travel insurance” was dropped ...
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The Coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic has not only meant global travel bans, but many of us are also being required to self quarantine ...
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Driving through Alexandria, there’s little to keep your eyes off the road. A blur of brick and mortar speeds by, just another suburb in t...
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At times of an outbreak, one of the first approaches to containing it is minimizing travel. For this reason, cities across China, Iran, Sout...
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There have been a few changes to the Travelettes team this year. Although Katja, Annika, Kathi, Caroline and Tabea have of course been writi...
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Back in 2012 when I packed my bags and left my home town, I never imagined I’d still be on the road 6 years later. That was always the ultim...
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Time is a funny thing, so fluent yet so steady, always the same but somehow not at all. Many days are gone in a heartbeat, while certain...
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Normally, she’s the expert in asking original questions. This time round though, I caught up with Karina Rozwadowska, who is best known from...
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Social media has caused a revolution in the travel world, and that’s a great thing. Literally any likes, follows, hashtags and reviews can p...
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Approximately 5 years ago my packing and unpacking routine would look something like this: a couple of hours before I had to rush to the air...
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To travel long-term with the love of your life might sound like the most romantic thing in the world... And it is. You'll watch thousands of...
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Here I am on the train, it's finally happening. I boarded this train in London - had a little trouble finding the platform at first, but a h...
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Spending over a third of the year traveling, I am often away from home for weeks and months at a time. I feel lucky that so far nothing bad ...
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Some people just like it hot, and I am definitely one of them. Anything below 30 degrees is not hot for me and put me somewhere below 25 deg...
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Greek islands are increasingly popular amongst travelers for their rich cuisine and picturesque landscapes. The largest of them, Crete, ooze...
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I know, I know - "Sweden" and "budget" is not a common combination. Sweden is famous for being one of the most expensive countries to travel...
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Seven years ago, 21-year-old Emily was heading off for her first solo trip abroad (to Vietnam) when the word “travel insurance” was dropped in one of the friendly emails from the adventure travel group I’d signed up with. Travel insurance? Huh? Wasn’t that a thing for old worrywarts? I had no intention of purchasing travel insurance, and I thought that was n[...]
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The Coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic has not only meant global travel bans, but many of us are also being required to self quarantine or isolate. It's a bizarre time, we know. But one thing is for sure, if you're one of the many people having to isolate, you're absolutely not alone (even though you may feel like it). You may not be able to travel ri[...]
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Driving through Alexandria, there’s little to keep your eyes off the road. A blur of brick and mortar speeds by, just another suburb in the city on the sea. However, if you do happen to cast your eyes to your surroundings, you may notice a steady flow of people hanging around one of the central parking lots. There’s little to assume from looking at the[...]
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At times of an outbreak, one of the first approaches to containing it is minimizing travel. For this reason, cities across China, Iran, South Korea, and Italy are currently imposing travel bans to minimize the spread of Coronavirus. However, tickets have been booked, time has been taken off work, and many flights are still ‘business as usual’. So should y[...]
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BTgoPBklhuq/ A little known term that you may very well have never heard uttered previously - the name “champing” is a cute abbreviation of “church camping.” And church camping is, well, camping in churches - perhaps unsurprisingly. But I don’t mean flinging up a 2 man pop up in the cemetery - champing means actually [...]
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You've decided that you want to travel Latin America, the countries that somewhat get overlooked when it comes to exploring, but you don't know where to start or how to go about preparing for such a cultural difference. There are so many little things to think about when making plans to travel so far across the world, but only a few that will really enrich y[...]
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The travel industry is constantly changing and as travellers, we try to keep up with it yet influence it at the same time. A new decade is bound to bring with a myriad of changes and it seems that they are already here. Planning your trips for 2020, there are a few of this year’s travel trends to keep in mind. Last year, it was all about chasing the night[...]
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