June 19, 2019
As a solo female traveller, it is important to feel supported while you travel to new and exciting destinations. I remember my first international trip — to Vietnam — and how nervous I was. Because I was travelling alone, I had no idea about immigration processes or airport security, or long haul travel, let alone what to do when I…
June 17, 2019
When I travel alone, people often ask me: don’t you get lonely? To which I reply: absolutely not! Far from it. There are always people to chat to, even if it’s just for a couple of minutes. Being an English speaker means that I get to speak to people from all over the world — travellers like myself — some…
April 5, 2019
I recently wrote about things I used to hate about travelling, but now love. Actually, it’s more in line with “hate less” than “love”. One of these things is travel planning. I used to leave it all up to my travel agent and tour companies, but now — after Bali, where I first organised my own travel — I plan…
December 5, 2010
Inspired by my Twitter friend @_kerrym I have decide to make a list of where in the world I would like to go. These are in no particular order, by the way: The UK, with special emphasis on Ireland and Scotland Italy Spain & Portugal (Cruise 2012!) Northern Africa: Morocco and Egypt South America: Chile & Patagonia Northern Vietnam China…