You can’t beat a good one-on-one with friends and family. In fact, one of the main downsides of travel is being far away from and out of touch with all those loved ones (well, mostly). When I’m travelling, I find the sound of a voice is the best way to connect with friends and loved ones. There are other options of course, from the ancient art of the letter, through to the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
In photos: Australian beaches
Australia has over 30,000km of coastline. By any standards, that is a fair amount. With all that coastline comes a lot of beach front – in fact, with over 10,000 to choose from, Australia has more beaches than any other country in the world!In this post I thought I’d share some of the variety that this massive coastline has to offer, from moody clouds, to giant sand … [Read more...]
Travel blogging tips from the experts: Hecktic Travels
Today I am delighted to be interviewing an awesome travel blogging couple, Pete and Dalene Heck of Hecktic Travels. See what they did there? Pete and Dalene came up with the plan of travelling the world way back in 2007, but it wasn’t until they managed to sell their house (and everything else!) in 2009 that they finally hit the road. They have a very leisurely approach … [Read more...]
A Six Week Australia Itinerary From Sydney
In this post, the second on travelling to Australia for around six weeks, I propose an itinerary for travellers starting their adventure in Sydney. This is partly to answer a question posed to me recently by some friends who are doing this very thing, and secondly because I think it’s a fairly common trip to take. If you missed the first post, that one covers things to … [Read more...]
Planning a trip to Australia – things to consider
I’ve had the privilege to have two quite amazing Australian holidays in my life – the first being a two week road trip around the state of Victoria, the second being a year long adventure that took in 60,000kms of this magnificent country. But what if I had less than the luxury of a year, and more than just two weeks? What, if like some friends of mine soon will, I … [Read more...]
Nontron – French town of the knife
Were I a knife aficionado, (of the pen knife, rather than the Crocodile Dundee variety), then I could not have picked a better place to locate myself in France than where I am now, near the town of Nontron. Because as it turns out, Nontron is home to France’s original folding knife creators, a cutlery making tradition which dates all the way back to 1653. I’m not … [Read more...]
Tips for a healthy cruise
Today’s featured post was provided by Sam Adkins, writing about the necessity for decent travel insurance when on a cruise. I believe that getting good travel insurance is important for any holiday, with cruise ships being no exception! Over to Sam to explain why travel insurance is so important for anyone embarking on an ocean based adventure… Travelling on a … [Read more...]
How to Deal with Bed Bugs when Travelling
As a traveller, one thing that is certain is that you are going to be sleeping in many different places. With this comes risk, one of which is to wake up one morning covered in tracks of red bites - the possible mark of bed bug bites! Of course, your initial thought may be that you’ve been the victim of a highly trained vicious mosquito squadron. But look a little closer – … [Read more...]
In photos: My life in France (so far!)
For today’s post I thought I’d share some of my favourite photos from my first four months of living in France. The surrounding area holds all kinds of attractions, plus the rural nature of our current living arrangement makes for all sorts of lovely shots. Here are some of them! The local towns and villages err seriously towards the cute. Old, plant covered buildings, … [Read more...]