How to never travel solo – 4 ways to find the perfect travel companion
Is fear of being alone the thing that is holding you back from making your travel dreams a reality? Here’s how to find a travel buddy to share your adventures. So, solo travel is not for you but your dream adventure is being held back by the lack of a travel partner. Well here are four different ways to find a travel partner and make your travel dreams a reality. Friends and family – I know it sounds obvious, I’m sure you’ve asked your best mate or your older sister without s
Part 2 - 17 More Ways to Beat Homesickness While Travelling.
Welcome to part two of my blog on techniques to beat homesickness while on the road. Don’t worry everyone feels down sometimes. Check out part one of this blog to understand what homesickness is and why it’s so common among first time travellers. Or scroll down for 17 more techniques to help you process all the new and foreign information that is thrown at you in your first month or so away from home. Communication: Keep a diary, a diary will help you process all those intens
One thing that will make you a better traveller – The importance of paying it forward.
Everybody needs a hand at some point. This is a few stories of people who helped me out, without expecting anything in return and why I am the first one to offer to help a lost looking traveller. This post is dedicated to the lady who checked me into the Air New Zealand business class lounge last week. I was working on my laptop waiting for my flight (I was super early for possibly the first time in my life) and a professional looking women stopped mid-stride on her way past
3 easy hacks to have a stress free flight
Some common sense tips to help you have a stress-free flight. Do you dread flying or even put off booking a holiday just so you don’t have to deal with the stress? We all know that feeling in the pit of your stomach on the rush to the airport. That little stress grove in your forehead that never seems to go away no matter how often you fly. Imagine a world where you rock up to the airport happy and carefree, the only thought in your mind being how great your tip is going to b
How to stay connected to your family and friends when travelling
Below are some tips to stay in contact with your friends and family during long-term travel. Once upon a time, going travelling meant being cut off from your loved ones for long chunks of time. In our modern world, with constant social media access, it’s easy to check-in and stay up to date with all the coming and goings online. I remember being worried my friends would forget I exist and my mother definitely thought I would die without her advice but even before there was fr
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