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Learn English in Australia While Exploring the Outback

February 23, 2012 – 4:10 pm | No Comment
Learn English in Australia While Exploring the Outback

If you need to brush up on your English language skills, try mixing your backpacking experience with a little bit of learning…

10 ways to be the perfect London housemate

February 13, 2012 – 10:00 am | No Comment
10 ways to be the perfect London housemate

The key to a successful London flatshare experience is to understand some peculiar English habits. Here are 10 ways to appear the perfect housemate…

Top 5 Summer Festivals of Tuscany

February 5, 2012 – 2:32 pm | No Comment
Top 5 Summer Festivals of Tuscany

Tuscany is a fantastic holiday destination and during the summer it plays host to hundreds of traditional festivals and events. Here is a top 5 of them.

Traveling Across Europe On Your Own: Travel Tips

January 26, 2012 – 9:29 am | No Comment
Traveling Across Europe On Your Own: Travel Tips

Traveling in Europe is always fascinating – The first thing to be sure of is – does your temperament fit with being a solo traveler?

Getting from A to B in London

January 23, 2012 – 9:30 am | No Comment
Getting from A to B in London

London has a lot to offer and as the London 2012 Olympics are just around the corner it might be a little bit more tricky to get around this amazing city

How to get around Europe

January 9, 2012 – 10:17 am | No Comment
How to get around Europe

Getting to Europe is one thing, but getting around it is quite another. The great thing about Europe is that once you’re there, you’re able to say goodbye to long haul flights for the duration of your trip

Seven Tips For Planning a Trip to Europe

November 22, 2011 – 9:21 am | No Comment
Seven Tips For Planning a Trip to Europe

If you’re planning an independent trip to Europe, then read these tips to ensure that you have a great trip. One: Do not try to see and do too much. You may end up actually seeing very little. It’s always better to see more of fewer countries/regions and see them properly. You may not want [...]

Aussie Rules: 8 Things That’ll Confuse Europeans Backpacking in Australia

November 8, 2011 – 10:46 am | No Comment
Aussie Rules: 8 Things That’ll Confuse Europeans Backpacking in Australia

Most round-the-world tickets will stop in Australia, or at least Sydney, at some point. If you’ve spent a fair bit of time backpacking in Europe, then there are a few things worth knowing before you head off to the land of Oz in search of that dream job. It’s massive. Sounds obvious, but if you’re [...]

Travel Europe, Travel Smart – With Rail Passes

November 3, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Travel Europe, Travel Smart – With Rail Passes

Travel in uttermost comfort using soft polycotton travel pillows. European travel is a dream for many budget travelers. Even though the costs of European travel have increased in recent years, Bargain Holidays can still be found which cater to every kind of traveler. European rail passes are available at reasonable prices, and vary in type [...]

8 things guaranteed to irritate you on your trip

July 30, 2011 – 1:00 pm | No Comment
8 things guaranteed to irritate you on your trip

There is no denying life back home is fairly dull and full of little annoyances. Even your last moments before getting on a plane are full of delays, with last minute traffic jams and a queue for check-in with far more people in than there could possibly be space for in the entire airport parking [...]

The TENT commandments, an infographic

July 6, 2011 – 9:59 am | 2 Comments
The TENT commandments, an infographic

Here’s a great infographic about camping courtesy of the guys at www.outdoorworlddirect.co.uk   Via: OutdoorWorldDirect.co.uk

7 things your life will depend on – an essential packing list

July 5, 2011 – 4:50 am | No Comment

Padlocks. You’ll need them for hostel lockers, dodgy guesthouses and your backpack on long journeys. Invest in about four different sized ones. If you’re one of those people who can’t hang on to a key without losing it, buy locks that use a combination code instead. Remember that some UK travel insurance policies won’t cover [...]