I chose to gallivant around the world, so I should be happy about it, right? Well yes, I am actually. But every now and again there are some things that really bug me. Here are some backpacker #firstworldproblems that in the grand scheme of things aren’t a big deal, but have a tendency to piss […]
As I sip my glass of white wine out of a plastic cup I gaze around at my surroundings. A pop-up bar along the banks of the Danube, made up of an old camper van, pallet furniture, and a couple of hammocks, it also boasts recycling for our cups, and a banging stereo system propped […]
There are many simple pleasures in life, that don’t require any technology, hard work or complicated designs. And for me, most of these can be found through travelling. I was planning to just do a top 5 list but there are just too many pleasurable aspects to travel! The sheer joy of discovering something new, […]
Time really does fly when you’re having fun. The last 30 days have whizzed by in a blur of mountains, Inca ruins and llamas. I’m not sure how I expected to feel after a month of travelling – seeing and doing incredible things, making friends with people from all over the World who you may […]
I wasn’t born to live in Britain. I have always yearned for travel and adventure, for more excitement than the usual kids’ activities of girl guides and piano lessons. From ice-skating to horse-riding and considering jumping out of a plane at 15 (as I was underage I needed a parent to jump with me, which strangely […]
So it turns out planning a nine month backpacking trip isn’t as easy as I thought. Or rather, trying to combine preparing to travel with working a 9-6pm job 5 days a week, a part time job 2 nights a week, trying to see all my friends & family before I leave, and putting something […]