WHAT ARE THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD?

A phrase that goes around a lot in the travel community is the ‘7 wonders of the world’. I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly hearing people refer to different monuments and structures as one of these ‘wonders’. I even see people referring to sites that haven’t made the list as the ‘8th wonder’Continue reading “WHAT ARE THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD?”

PROS AND CONS OF A TRIP WITH A TOUR GROUP

Last September my boyfriend and I went on our first ever tour with Intrepid Travel to Morocco. We chose to do this instead of planning it all on our own because we had only travelled to a few European cities together and felt that Morocco was very much out of our comfort zone. On topContinue reading “PROS AND CONS OF A TRIP WITH A TOUR GROUP”

WHAT TO DO IN CAMBODIA FOR A WEEK

Until I visited in the summer of 2016, Cambodia was a country I knew nothing about. Not one single thing. Upon arriving in Bangkok with my friend Ella, my backpack and a rough outline of a trip we wanted to do until our budget ran out, we decided pretty much straight away that we wouldContinue reading “WHAT TO DO IN CAMBODIA FOR A WEEK”

UPDATE ON LIFE IN CHINA

Hi everyone, I’ve been receiving quite a lot of messages recently about life in China during the coronavirus epidemic, so I thought I’d post a little update now that it’s March (!!) and around 6 weeks since the whole situation blew up. For those who don’t know, I moved to China at the beginning ofContinue reading “UPDATE ON LIFE IN CHINA”

8 THINGS YOU MUST DO IN BALI

At the end of our gap year adventure around Southeast Asia, we decided to treat ourselves to a bit of R&R in Bali after high-tailing it around Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos for almost 3 months. We spent 10 days in Bali and didn’t manage to squeeze in everything we wanted, so I’m planning toContinue reading “8 THINGS YOU MUST DO IN BALI”

HO CHI MINH CITY TO HANOI BY BUS

One of my favourite countries I’ve ever visited is Vietnam. Ironically, it was the country I was least interested in visiting in Southeast Asia. I had no expectations, and I think that’s why it ended up being so enjoyable and memorable. As I hope to return to this beautiful country within the next year orContinue reading “HO CHI MINH CITY TO HANOI BY BUS”

ULTIMATE GUIDE TO 2 WEEKS IN THAILAND

With some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, temples, lush jungles, delicious food, and vibrant nightlife, Thailand could be explored for months and you would still feel like you’ve barely scratched the surface. This guide is a more compact itinerary of what you could sample of this wonderful country in just two weeks. Spend aContinue reading “ULTIMATE GUIDE TO 2 WEEKS IN THAILAND”

HOW TO SAVE UP FOR TRAVELLING

So many people put off travelling for years or never end up going simply because they think it will be too difficult to save up the money to go. Others scoff at young people who want to travel and assume that they are privileged or their parents are paying for them to jet off toContinue reading “HOW TO SAVE UP FOR TRAVELLING”

TOP 10 BUCKET LIST DESTINATIONS

My dad has a bit of a map obsession and I think it must have passed onto me because I spend so much of my time sitting staring at my scratch map, his huge Europe map, or spinning my little copper globe. While I want to visit as much of this beautiful earth as IContinue reading “TOP 10 BUCKET LIST DESTINATIONS”