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The awesome problem

Published: 11th February 2011 by Laurence Norah - 29 Comments

I have a problem. Well, it’s not really a problem. Ok, it’s a bit of a problem. The thing is, I’ve been travelling for a while. But even when I started travelling, the problem raised its ugly head. Allow me to explain. I was in Australia, with my travelling buddy at the time. We had […]

Carrots, waterfalls and Gollum

Published: 3rd February 2011 by Laurence Norah - 6 Comments

I have been doing my homework recently on this whole blogging thing, with particular focus on the mystical world of SEO. SEO, for those of you not in the know (turns out I can rhyme too), is the art of optimising a site so that it is friendly to search engines, and by search engines, […]

Travel blogging tips from the experts: As We Travel

Published: 1st February 2011 by Laurence Norah - Leave a Comment

Another travelling couple take centre stage for this weeks travel blogging tips interview: Nathan and Sofia of travel blog aswetravel.com. Nathan and Sofia have maintained a travel blog under various guises for a number of years now, with aswetravel.com launched a year ago. The main focus of the blog is to provide travel tips for […]

5 Highlights of Kakadu

Published: 28th January 2011 by Laurence Norah - 14 Comments

If there is one place you must visit when in Australia’s Northern Territory, it is the Kakadu National Park. Here you will find stunning outback scenery, gigantic waterfalls, 5,000 year old aboriginal rock art and all manner of wildlife, in a park spanning an area the size of Slovenia. Given that Kakadu is so big, […]

Travel blogging tips from the experts: yTravelBlog

Published: 25th January 2011 by Laurence Norah - 19 Comments

This weeks travel blogging tips interview features two awesome travellers: Caroline and Craig Makepeace, authors of travel site yTravelBlog. Craig and Caz, originally from Australia, have spent oodles of time travelling, between them covering over 35 countries in ten years on the road. Now they have returned to Australia, where they have a daughter, and […]

Caves and glow-worms

Published: 24th January 2011 by Laurence Norah - 4 Comments

New Zealand is well known for its caves. Perhaps the best known of these are the Waitomo Caves, where you can abseil, black water raft and peer at mystically glowing glow worms until your head explodes with contentment. These caves are where most visitors to New Zealand get their caving fix. Me being me however, […]

Photo theme – clouds

Published: 23rd January 2011 by Laurence Norah - 4 Comments

Ah, clouds. Giant fluffy bits of candy floss floating leisurely in a perfect sky. Or rain filled destroyers of beach holidays. However you feel about clouds, they pretty much always manage to provide ample opportunity for photography, from sunny days to sunsets, thunderstorms to odd shapes. Here are a few of my more favourite cloud […]

What is a DSLR Camera in Photography – Everything you need to know!

Published: 21st January 2011 by Laurence Norah - 15 Comments

For many people, the decision to buy a DSLR camera is the point where they start to take their photography a little bit more seriously. In this article, I’m going to tell you first of all what a DSLR camera is in photography terms, followed by the reasons you might want to consider purchasing one, […]

Travel blogging tips from the experts: foXnoMad

Published: 18th January 2011 by Laurence Norah - Leave a Comment

This weeks travel blogging tips article features Anil, author of tech-centric travel blog foXnoMad.com. As well as providing excellent travel advice, Anil publishes all sorts of information about travelling with technology. On top of running foXnoMad Anil also finds the time to run three other sites of a travel themed nature, including one focusing on […]

Why you should travel with the WHV

Published: 17th January 2011 by Laurence Norah - 4 Comments

Let’s face it, travelling can be expensive. Travel in developed countries even more so. Once you’ve added up the transport, the insurance, the food, the accommodation – well, the number at the end can be pretty scary. Even when travelling on a serious budget, if you want to see everything, you’re still going to end […]

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