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The Home Advantage

I have mentioned before how great travelling (and, particularly, travelling solo) is for meeting people and making new friends.  As my travel experience and the number of trips I have taken has grown, I have seemingly developed a knack for spotting potential friends.  The kind of friend I would like to stay in touch with after spending some time travelling with them for a bit or sharing some kind of travel experience with that person via…

Top Tips for Solo Travel

Solo travel can be daunting.  I read comments on travel forums laced with panic from people who are about to venture on trips to South East Asia and South America all on their lonesome.  I was like that…and, to some extent can feel like that now when I travel solo.  I want to calm nerves, the soothing balm on your upcoming travel adventure; whether that be a week touring Eastern Europe…

Travel Inspiration

I spotted this video a few years back and must have watched it hundreds of times!  I find it really inspiring and it acts as a brilliant reminder why travel is so great (plus the music, by Kelsey James, is pretty cool too).  The different places, the people and the experiences are what make strapping on a backpack so much fun.  The video was made by STA Travel, as…

My First Time

Back in 2005, I had just secured what I thought was going to be the job of a lifetime.  This was my first graduate position (after many unsuccessful job applications) and was to my mind a job where I could forge a long-term career.  My initial reaction was one of joy at getting the job, but then came the mild panic.  My problem?  I hadn’t travelled to the…

Going Solo

Going solo…a scary prospect for most of us.  The thought of being the only person, the singular, the solitary can often be viewed in a negative way.  Never more so than when that lone traveller grabs their backpack or hefty suitcase and decides to explore somewhere new.  I want to change that.  I want ‘alone’ to be seen positively; the single traveller to be viewed as the trailblazer,…