Confessions of a Backpacker: I’m in Love

I’ve based myself in New Zealand for the past 22 months – give or take, that’s about 660 days. The time just slips away. They say that happens the older you get, and while I don’t doubt this is true, I’m confident the happier you are someplace and the more content you are with your [...]

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My 7 Links: The Best of the Journey

….oh, hey there! Sorry, I’m a bit late to the party. Things have been slightly crazy down here in Queenstown. Sometimes I forget that while I’m tucked away on the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island on the bottom of the world enjoying the start of winter, chances are it’s pretty warm where you are. [...]

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5 Places to Experience Quad Biking While Backpacking Around the World

One of the most expensive aspects of backpacking comes from the experiences and activities you take in along the way. Backpacking in New Zealand is an excellent example. A trip here isn’t complete without a bungy jump, a jet-boating tour, a skydive, or one of the many other extreme sports on offer. Each one of [...]

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Gran Canaria 360º: Driving Europe’s Miniature Continent

Thanks to its near-perfect circle shape, Gran Canaria is easy to drive. A drive down the highway connecting Las Palmas to Maspalomas will average one hour, and the central mountains are accessible by smaller roads. Through the drives, a jaw-dropping array of landscapes, flora and tradition abounds.

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Traveling For The Unexpected

When I first began backpacking almost three years ago, I very often explained my love of traveling and seeing the world by the following phrase: “I love experiencing the unknown.” I often find it’s the unknown – or certainly the unplanned – events in my travels that stand out the most. It’s these experiences and [...]

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5 Ways to Fund Your Travels Around the World Online

Many long term backpackers and budget travelers choose to document their journeys around the world through travel blogs. It’s an excellent decision for many reasons; you learn from fellow travel bloggers, meet others who are share your passions, and occasionally are offered free travel. One logical step for many who write travel blogs is monetization. [...]

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4 Reasons You Should Buy Travel Insurance for Your RTW Trip

Planning a big RTW (Round The World) trip? Considering dabbling in long term travel? Spending a couple months backpacking around Thailand? Congratulations on making the decision to escape your comfort zone and travel the world. Chances are you have heaps of things on your mind: What kind of backpack to choose? How to get the [...]

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New Zealand’s Top 5 Backpacking Destinations

New Zealand. The Land of the Long White Cloud. Aoteroa. Whatever you call it, NZ is a country that heaps of backpackers flock to each year. And for well deserved reasons. New Zealand is easy to travel around, offers up fascinating landscapes in a compact sized area (think glaciers, rainforests, and beaches within a twenty [...]

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7 Reasons You Should Write a Travel Blog

Are you planning a trip around the world? Or perhaps you’re already living overseas and considering starting a travel blog? Maybe you’re stuck in an office somewhere, considering a trip backpacking around the world – saving, and one day soon you’ll make it happen? If you fall into one of these categories, you should be [...]

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Puffin Watching: Isle of Staffa, Scotland

A trip to Scotland’s West Coast should include a visit to the beautiful Isle of Mull – a peaceful island home to the Tobermory Distillery. Tobermory itself is a quaint little village situated on a fishing harbor that is lined with brightly colored buildings. It’s a terrific village where you could very easily waste away [...]

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