Tags archives: backpacking

The only 3 things you need to know about Bacalar- Mexico’s secret paradise

The only 3 things you need to know about Bacalar- Mexico’s secret paradise

01/15/2019
Mexico, Off the beaten track, Places
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When I first started planning my trip to Mexico here’s what I imagined. Enjoying the white beaches and washing down Modelos in Playa Del Carmen and Cancun. A quick break in a luxurious resort on the Riviera Maya (if I could get a good deal). Checking out some Mayan ruins in Tulum and finishing my trip in the notoriously dangerous Mexico City (just b[...]
San Andrés Island: Colombia’s Little Secret

San Andrés Island: Colombia’s Little Secret

12/26/2018
San Andres, Travelettes Guide
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A little guide, for a little island... As my extended stay in Colombia edged towards a close, I found myself in the same position I had found myself in all too often; desperately trying to squeeze six months worth of activities into two hectic weeks. I had wanted to visit San Andrés Island ever since I’d first heard it mentioned over the clinking of cock[...]
7 Totally Underrated Cosmetics for Travel

7 Totally Underrated Cosmetics for Travel

12/18/2018
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

11/16/2018
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 a[...]
Managing Your Mental Health on the Road

Managing Your Mental Health on the Road

10/21/2018
Solo Travel, Travel Prep
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I must confess, on many a sun-filled day I’ve sat alone in hotel rooms, skimming mindlessly through stations, desperately in search of Animal Planet. AC on, curtains closed and Pringles crumbs scattered carelessly about the bed… probably. This is the side of travel that people don’t talk about, don’t blog about; the days that aren’t spent living yo[...]
Everest Base Camp Trek- The Ultimate Packing Guide

Everest Base Camp Trek- The Ultimate Packing Guide

09/11/2018
Travel Prep
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Trust me when I say that when you’re at an elevation of 5335 metres, having trekked about 65 kms, with another 65 kms to get back down, you 100% want to be travelling as light as possible. Every last ounce feels 100 times heavier when your oxygen levels are at 75% and you can barely string two sentences together. I have been camping since childhood when[...]
Why Cyprus is a perfect backpacking or solo travel destination

Why Cyprus is a perfect backpacking or solo travel destination

06/28/2018
Beaches, Cyprus, Solo Travel
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Contrary to popular belief, Cyprus’ tourism product is not designed only for 18-year old partying or for elderly couples’ long term retirement holidays. Just like other countries such as Spain, Greece, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey and many South East Asia countries, you can design your trip around your interests and budget without any limitations. Distance [...]
10 great tips for backpacking Europe

10 great tips for backpacking Europe

04/05/2018
Solo Travel, Travel Tips
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As much as my generation may have been defamed for being so obsessed with the social-media, and being termed everything from twit to ditz to social-media whores, it would be imprudent to overlook the plethora of benefits this very same social media offers, other than instant gratification of course! Another ingratiating vice which my generation has provid[...]
Why long-term backpacking sent me spiralling into depression

Why long-term backpacking sent me spiralling into depression

03/23/2018
Personal Stories
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Just because you'e on the other side of the world, it doesn't mean you can't be depressed. When I went traveling for the first time, I was excited to flee the country and immerse myself in new sights, sounds and experiences. Little did I know that traveling would plunge me into the depths of depression. Let me start by saying that I absolutely do not tak[...]
10 tips to backpack with comfort & style

10 tips to backpack with comfort & style

10/29/2017
Travel Tips
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Last time I went backpacking in Asia - I mean properly with no plan or time-limit and only the idea that this was to be the start of something new -  I was 18. It was right after I finished school. I got butterflies in my stomach whenever I saw a surf dude, my mum had forced me to buy a terribly ugly pair of Ecco sandals and my backpack was so big that I [...]

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