Amy On The Road is a new fiction series I’m starting on the blog to share some travel stories in a journal format. You’ll get to know “Amy” and her travels quite well! Don’t worry, I’m not getting rid of my travel advice posts, this is just a new project I’m adding to the rotation. Please let me know what you think of this new series and as always, feel free to share the link to this blog with any friends you think might enjoy it. Hey everyone, Just a quick update from paradi

Nowadays it seems like we have a camera stuck to our hand everywhere we go, from cell phones and point and shoot, to DSLR and beyond. What was once a split second in your travels, can now be preserved for all time. If we are going to preserve our travel memories to share with friends and family, it makes sense to put some thought into it. To take photos others will find engaging, photos that will help trigger memories in the years to come and of course photos that make us loo

One of the few things I regret from my time travelling is the day I stopped keeping a travel journal. I have never kept a diary and after four months on the road writing every little detail and then transcribing bits onto Facebook for friends and family back home, I realised that my journal was keeping me instead of vice versa. So I stopped. As much as I treasure the memories from the years of travel that followed, I often wish I had recorded the little details, the best stor

Do you travel often, or perhaps you’re headed out on an extended trip? Well, here are some tips on creating and keeping healthy habits to make the most out of travel and life. Healthy habits are great! However, when you are on the road there are a myriad of things that can disrupt your normal routine. Changes in venue, equipment and time restraints can throw all your good intentions out the window. Despite the difficulties there are some very good reasons to create good habit