Budapest may not be the first name that springs to mind when people look to travel in Europe. The picturesque and historic Hungarian capital city has a charm that’s left a lasting hold on me. I was fortunate enough to visit here to ring in 2020 and boy… talk about things going downhill from there! …
Congratulations on making through to 2021. You may have seen my recent article on how I believe that solo travel could be the remedy we all need after such a horrendous year. Many of you may have read this and thought, ‘That’s all well and good but with jobs being lost and money needed to …
Firstly I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! Thankfully, 2020 has now come to an end. A year that will go down in the history books for all the wrong reasons. At the time of writing this, the global Covid casualty count is just under 1.4 million. The world has …
Carbon neutral travel is something we should all be striving for. With the environment suffering as it is, we don’t need our travelling to further contribute to the issue. I often find it comical that some of the most environmentally conscious people I have ever met have been in hostels around the world, having flown …
An optical illusion is the most well-known and understood phenomenon created by our minds. However, did you know there are actually three types of illusion? These being literal illusions, physiological illusions and cognitive illusions. We emphasize on visual illusions because vision often dominates our other senses. A visual illusion is characterised by visually perceptible images that are misleading. This …
Well, we made it! Christmas has seemed a lifetime away and we all hoped it would be a covid free one. Unfortunately, the world has been unable to shake off the pandemic just yet but it leaves 2021 a window of opportunity after a year to forget. You may well have already heard the quiz …
“If I could offer you just one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it”. Wise words from the 1999 hit, Everybody’s free to wear sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann. The sun is vital as it provides us with light, warmth and well-being. However, sun exposure is also a significant risk factor for skin health as …
In this guest post, I’ve invited Meggie Tran, a travel and mental health blogger at mindfulmeggie.com, to share her safety advice for solo female travelers. Even though she has OCD and social anxiety, she believes solo female travel is enriching and fun! One of the most freeing experiences in a woman’s lifetime is traveling solo. …
Don’t be put off travel by a low budget. Read my top 9 tips to travel on a budget and how to make the most of your travel goals
Travel is the ultimate must of this era. There was always the innate need for man to explore, but today it is more evident due to the progress that has been made in transportation. People want to get to know the world as much as possible and at the same time, be filled with new …
