Tags archives: personal-experiences

Moving abroad during the pandemic: What can you expect?

Moving abroad during the pandemic: What can you expect?

11/02/2020
Germany, Personal Stories
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In March of this year, I was in New Zealand. I had landed after three months in Australia, ready to commence my working holiday via. Coronavirus was, at the time, a purely European issue - and despite being from the UK, I naively assumed it would never reach the Southern Hemisphere. Since we all lived through it, I'm sure you can guess what happened next.[...]
We Need to Stop Feeling Guilty About Travel

We Need to Stop Feeling Guilty About Travel

05/29/2020
Inspiration, Solo Travel
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Deciding to quit my London job and solo travel three years ago, was one of the best decisions of my life. I have seen incredible things, met amazing people and completely changed my priorities as a young woman. At university, I was desperate to escape to London in a corporate 9-5, attending client brunches and drinking cocktails at the weekend. Now, I've [...]
6 common expat misconceptions

6 common expat misconceptions

06/25/2019
Inspiration, Personal Stories, Work & Travel
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Back in 2012 I made the HUGE decision to pack up my bags and leave everything I knew to be normal behind. I waved goodbye to my mum with all my worldly belongings rammed into one 23kg suitcase and boarded a plane to…. Saudi Arabia! My move into the expat world, turned out to be the best decision I ever made and 6 years later I’ve flitted betwee[...]
Traveling in an era of terror: Overcoming Fear

Traveling in an era of terror: Overcoming Fear

06/13/2019
Personal Stories, Travel Tips
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Reading the news in today’s climate can be depressing. Sometimes I feel that the state of the world is in disarray and hostility has become so endemic in global affairs that the future of our society seems doomed. The repercussions of this cascade into various aspects of life, and I really feel it when traveling. Even the most experienced and passionate tr[...]
Luxembourg: The Loveliest Little European Country

Luxembourg: The Loveliest Little European Country

06/03/2019
Adventure Travel, Cities
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After living amongst the chaos of London for the last four years, I have increasingly sought out relaxing, calm and quiet holiday destinations to counteract my hectic lifestyle. One day on my morning commute, I read an article about Luxembourg which described the little country as a peaceful haven situated right in the middle of Europe with a population of j[...]
A Lesson in Dorm Sex Etiquette

A Lesson in Dorm Sex Etiquette

05/22/2019
Personal Stories, Travel Tips
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We’ve all been there, right? It’s 3.00am, and that pretentious fool with the guitar and dreadlocks is looking like a pretty great idea from across the beer pong table. We’re only animals, after all. A hot topic of debate amongst the backpackers of the world: is it okay to have sex with someone in shared a dorm room? And how, if possible, does on[...]
Ethical volunteering- Meet the skilled volunteer nurse swapping modern hospitals for rural operating rooms

Ethical volunteering- Meet the skilled volunteer nurse swapping modern hospitals for rural operating rooms

04/25/2019
People, Work & Travel
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The year is 2019 and the word ‘voluntourism’ is on every conscious traveler’s lips. The term refers to the growing phenomenon amongst the world’s traveling community. People packing up their bags and taking international flights to some of the world’s poorest countries to carry out volunteer work, often on assignments they’ve paid to be a [...]
What it's like to fly long-haul on low-cost carrier Scoot

What it's like to fly long-haul on low-cost carrier Scoot

03/26/2019
Travel Tips
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To say I was suspicious of booking a low-cost carrier to go to to a place that would require over 10 hours of plane travel would be a bold understatement. In fact, when news first hit that Singapore Airlines were launching Scoot, a low-cost airline that offered incredibly cheap deals to go to the likes of Singapore, Bali or Australia I had immediate horror v[...]
How Living Out of a Backpack Changed My Life

How Living Out of a Backpack Changed My Life

03/11/2019
Inspiration, Personal Stories
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It all started with a battered 35l backpack. Lugged through muddy fields at festivals, dumped in damp tents and stuffed to the brim with secret stashes of alcohol, my cheap £30 pack had been pushed to its limits for years. Before my first long-term adventure, I had deliberated about whether to ditch it and upgrade. However the sentimental memories assoc[...]

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