Four easy steps to plan the perfect day trip
Whether travelling or on your home turf, you can’t beat a day trip for exploring more of your surroundings. We tend to forget how many new experiences are within a few hours’ drive away. There might be a specific attraction that you want to see, or maybe you just want to explore an area of the city, with different food, architecture and shops than you usually frequent. Follow these four simple steps below to make the most of your day trip: Step 1: Activity overload What do yo
White Christmas in the Rockies. – How to make the most of Christmas away from home.
Sometimes it’s hard to be away from your loved ones on Christmas, here is how I overcame the Christmas blues by planning the ultimate white Christmas. It was my first Christmas away from home, somehow up until that point; I had managed to stumble back to NZ from wherever I was in the world for Christmas. This time however, I was stuck in Vancouver but it was snowing! Actual ice was falling from the sky. For this Kiwi girl, an actual white Christmas was a novelty not to be pas
Evolution of a travel blog – 2-year report & exciting announcement.
My yearly blog report and some new and exciting things that are on the horizon for the Ann K Addley travel blog. The year is winding to a close but it’s all go for Ann K Addley and I’m amazed at how different the plan is than it was last year. About a year ago I wrote this post about where I was at with the blog I had been blogging for about 15 months and was disillusioned by the lack of progress I was making. Despite this, I decided to buckle down and developed a six month p
10 things to not do while travelling – learn from my mistakes
To make your travels just a little bit easier, here are 10 things I learnt the hard way - are never a good idea when travelling. There are many articles out there on what to do while travelling, best practices and backpacking tips. I thought today I would write from a different perspective. Below are 10 things you shouldn’t do while travelling. I have done every one of these, sometimes on multiple occasions and can personally attest to the fact that these practices can ruin a
Practical travel clothing – how to not look like a tourist
Tips for neutral dressing while travelling. To help you blend in, have more authentic experiences, and avoid negative attention. There are a lot of travel articles on how to dress stylishly while travelling and I’m all for encouraging confidence and self-expression. There is a time and a place for cute summer dresses and strappy heels but for me backpacking is not it. When I dress for a backpacking trip my number one goal is to be invisible. I want to put a disclaimer here, w
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