Travel Prep

What to pack for the TransSiberian railway trip

What to pack for the TransSiberian railway trip

November 11, 2019
Adventure Travel, Travel Prep
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Big trips often require big planning, yet it's bound to be worth it, right? In the case of the Transsiberian and Transmongolian railway journey, I can vouch that it will be the trip of a lifetime, one you read in the books about with almost too many experiences to take in. Preparing for it is a big task and it can seem daunting. From figuring out where you w[...]
How To Pack Like A Minimalist

How To Pack Like A Minimalist

August 22, 2019
Travel Prep, Travel Tips
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Travelling with only a few possessions for prolonged periods of time has permanently changed my outlook on what it is to live (and travel) in a largely materialistic world. I’ve discovered that actually, you really don’t need many things to live happily and comfortably. Though one of the smaller, and more practical lessons I’ve learnt from traversing [...]
How to spend 24 hours in London

How to spend 24 hours in London

August 14, 2019
Cities, Must do's, Travel Prep, Travel Tips
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The first time I visited London was on a stop-over from Australia to Rome and I had a measly 24 hours to explore the city. My quick stay consisted of frantically moving from one tourist attraction to the next in an attempt to jam as much into my one day in London as I possibly could. I left feeling overwhelmed and deflated, crushed by the hectic pulse of the[...]
Lessons from the world's most sustainable country: Slovenia

Lessons from the world's most sustainable country: Slovenia

August 3, 2019
Slovenia, Travel Prep
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Sustainable Tourism Sustainable travel is increasingly becoming an important theme, not just for travelers but also on a much more global scale. With the monumental dangers of climate change, environmental degradation and decreasing numbers of endangered species, the travel industry and tourists themselves have a big role to play in reducing our ecological [...]
How to avoid travel burnout

How to avoid travel burnout

May 16, 2019
Travel Prep, Travel Tips
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Travel burnout? I hear you cry. What a very privileged concern to suffer from. But let me set the record straight. There is such a thing as the well documented ‘rat race’ in the real world, so of course it exists in the travel world. ‘How could I ever get sick of travel?’ Yep, that’s a good question. I’m not necessarily saying you’ll get sick of trav[...]
10 Ways to Survive a Long Airport Layover

10 Ways to Survive a Long Airport Layover

April 15, 2019
Travel Prep, Travel Tips
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Personally, I love the airport. I get all excited like a giddy school child and have my little rituals such as drinking overpriced wine to calm my nerves and spending every last bit of currency on foreign candy and Dunkin Donuts. It always amused me what Dom Joly (Britsh comedian and author of The Dark Tourist) said of his airport ritual of parking himse[...]
7 Totally Underrated Cosmetics for Travel

7 Totally Underrated Cosmetics for Travel

December 18, 2018
Travel Prep, Travel Tips
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Beyond the endless Bastise cans and overpriced coconut oils of this world, lies a wholly underappreciated group of slightly odd essentials for your capsule cosmetics bag. Forget chic shower miniatures, deep nourishing gloop made from unicorn tears and those infuriating mini straighteners that tear much more then they straighten. As a person in a constant str[...]
5 travel mistakes I made, so you don’t have to

5 travel mistakes I made, so you don’t have to

November 16, 2018
Personal Stories, Travel Prep, Travel Tips
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It’s kind of hard to believe that I traveled for so long and came so far without any major hiccups. But then 2018 seemed to be a year of epic travel and epic mistakes. I don’t think I slackened my defenses. I guess some years are just luckier than others, and clearly, the more you travel the more you’re at risk of at least a few fails. We’ve all proba[...]