When I meet people from all over the world, in hostels all over the world, I love telling people I’m from Ireland. Those who have travelled to Ireland speak fondly of their memories here, while those who haven’t regularly tell me it’s top of their bucket list. I’m lucky enough to have seen most of…
Category: Travel Tips
Five of Israel’s natural wonders
What are the best places to visit in Israel ? Our latest guest blogger is Ben Julius of TouristIsrael.com, an independent website providing information about things to do, places to visit, and events across Israel. In his post he tells us of five of the country’s natural wonders. To keep up to date with Ben…
Five important things you’ll learn travelling solo
In her latest guest post, Janice Waugh, author of The Solo Traveler’s Handbook, tells us of how you learn important things when travelling solo. Janice speaks regularly on solo travel and has been the go-to person on the subject for CNN, the Oprah Blog, the LA Times and more. To keep up to date with…
Getting off the beaten track in Southeast Asia
In the latest of a series of guest posts from Matt Kepnes of NomadicMatt.com, Matt tell us of the different places you can go to in Southeast Asia that haven’t succumbed to mass tourism. Instead, here you might even find a beach to yourself. To keep up-to-date with Matt you can follow him on Twitter…
10 things to do in Reykjavik
Our latest guest post is from Cailin O’Neil from TravelYourself.ca, a travel blog that is best-known for its travel web series of the same name. Check out the site to see videos from South Africa, Costa Rica, Indonesia and more (there’s a new episode added every Thursday!). To keep up to with Cailin you can…
5 of the Best Food Courts and Hawker Centres in Singapore
Our latest guest blogger is Edna Zhou of travel blog Expat Edna. She’s a self-confessed serial expat who first moved abroad at 18. Since then she has lived worked in China, Singapore, and Australia. Currently based in Paris, she writes about her travels on her blog, while you can also follow her on twitter or…
5 ways to make the most of the Khao San Road
Our latest guest blogger is Emma Sparks, founder of up and coming travel blog Sparky Sees the World. Check it out to read about her love/hate relationship with London and why she travels. You should also follow her on Twitter to keep up to date with all things Emma. Seen as the ‘backpacker capital of the…
Nomadic Matt Tells Us His Favourite Destinations in Europe
In the first of a series of guest posts on our blog, Matt Kepnes, founder of top travel blog NomadicMatt.com gives us a rundown of his favourite destinations in Europe. To keep up to date with Matt you can follow him on Twitter and facebook. I fell in love with Europe when I backpacked…
Working on organic farms while travelling
Contrary to what some may believe about our generation, we aren’t completely ignorant when it comes to farming and growing organically. Many of us our generally interested and concerned about the food we put into our bodies, and this motivation stems far deeper than being seen as trendy and oh so cool. More and more…
The Khao San Road – the backpacker capital of the universe
I love Bangkok. I love it for many reasons. It has an energy that many cities in the world can only dream of. It’s got some of the friendliest people you will find anywhere in the world. It’s great for shopping too. Plus, it’s also got the only street in the world that is frequented…