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My Armenian Adventure: Part I

I now look back at this map of my whereabouts during the three weeks I spent backpacking in the Caucasus over summer...

Taking on Hong Kong Solo

When presented with the somewhat catastrophic fact that I had just one week’s holiday remaining last year, I began to panic....

Climbing Kinabulu

To this day I question what part of my brain thought that climbing  Kinabulu would be a good idea. I must...

Why Booking A Last Minute Trip is Smarter Than You Think

I like to think I am an organised soul; I’m never late, I plan my weeks religiously according to wonderfully colour-coded...

Twelve Tips for Solo Travel in Hong Kong

Solo travel is awesome. Not convinced? I think it’s a real luxury in life to be able to stop and take in a...

The Wonders of Tanzania

There are so many fantastic countries in the west where you can take indulgent city breaks, but culturally they’re never too far from home....

Autumn in Paris

Whether you’re a solo traveller, heading on a getaway with your loved one, or you’re all about a group adventure; Paris...

Austria: A World of Adventure

You’re not to blame if any connotations you have of Austria relate back to your dear old nan who “went there...

My Caribbean Bucketlist

  I’ve always dreamed of heading to the Caribbean to bake myself in the sunshine, cocktail in hand, but I’ve never...

The Nightlife of Phuket

When you make up your mind to go backpacking, it’s first a realisation that you want to travel, and do so...

Review: Adidas Revenge Running Shoes

I do a lot of hiking in the summer months, with my most recent escapade being the Hohe Munde in Austria...

Beguiling Bali

I’ve got the bug. You know the one I’m talking about – the Bali bug. It’s the type of bug that...

A Trio of Indonesian Gems

Formed of over 13,000 sprawling islands – only 6,000 of which are inhabited – Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the...

7 unexpected destinations to consider visiting this year

The more places I visit, the more places I find to add to my travel bucket list, and then of course...

48 Hours in Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a city steeped in history. Just look around you. Cobbled streets, architecture older than the oldest of whiskies and historic...