So you’re back from a year backpacking around South East Asia - you need some cash but the job boards have you stumped. How do you explain a year of beach bumming to potential employers? Well the answer to this one depends a lot on what industry you’re in. In fact some people advise if you have relevant work experience and qualifications, to keep travel off your CV all-together. Personally I don’t agree, travel I’m sure has taught you many valuable lessons, that will help you

Legend has it that when Vietnam was newly formed they were forced to fight an army of invaders. The Gods sent a family of dragons to protect the Vietnamese. The mother dragon and her children incinerated their enemy’s with a fire of emeralds and jade. These jewels transformed to islands as they hit the water of the bay, creating a great wall to wreck the invaders ships. After the battle the mother dragon and her children stayed on in the human world, in their honor the bay wa

I hate to tell you this but you already are THAT tourist. Now don’t get all offended and close the blog - hear me out. It has come to my attention that backpackers in particular get a bum rap; hell let’s face it, if you've spent a lot of time on the road, there are times even you can’t stand other travellers. So I started a list of the backpacker stereotypes that get up most people’s noses. I guarantee you that one of these phrases has passed your lips at some point - hell I

Amy on the Road is a travel fiction series following Amy, a young Aussie on her first forays into backpacking. Follow her misadventures from the beginning at www.annkaddley.com After the slowest ferry ride in the history of the world, I made it to Java and my bus west, I had overcome my fist solo traveller hurdle and was feeling cautiously optimistic about handling this travel business. This was the first time I encountered a strange phenomenon that was to continue through al

Packing is never going to be fun, let’s face it you’re going to be able to carry less than half of the stuff you actually want to take. I’m not going to attempt to tell you everything you will need for your trip that depends on you and where you’re headed. You can check out these links to some online packing lists if you want somewhere to start. Independent traveller Codeq Travelsmith I do suggest you write out your own list as a first time traveller, though this will soon be