Happy New Year | My 2015 highlights and what I’ve learnt | 2015
Wow, I can't believe 2015 is finally at an end. It's been a hell of a year and I still can't quite believe I didn't dream some of it. It's safe to say, this has been the best year of
Backpacking | Top 10 most useful items I packed for travelling
Packing is one of the hardest parts of preparing to go travelling. In your mind you dream of gallivanting on a beach with your slender, tanned frame draped in gorgeous, floaty fabrics looking like something out of an advert for
50 Reasons Why You Should Go To South East Asia
By now, any of you who are following me on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook will know that I have been living it up in Australia since the end of May. I've had so many posts to share with you that
My Top Hostels in South-East Asia
I've been waiting a while to share this list with you guys, and I can't wait to tell you about my favourite hostels. I've now finished my Asian adventure, at least for now, and during my six months I stayed
Top tips for surviving a sleeper bus in Asia
About to take your first sleeper bus across Asia? Well this post is for you - before I went on my first one I had no idea what to expect and although my experience went horribly wrong, there are plenty
The worst possible welcome to Vietnam and my first sleeper bus experience
To say I didn't have the best first experience of Vietnam would be an understatement. It was a sad goodbye I said to my friends as I waved them off in their bus from Laos to Chiang Mai for Songkran
Traveller burnout: Don’t be afraid to say no
When you first pack your bags and head off into the big wide world on your travels, it's a pretty exciting time. It's been a long time coming and you've lost count of how many times you fantasised about being
The backpacker’s guide to tubing in Vang Vieng, Laos
On the face of it, tubing sounds like one of the most rubbishy, touristy things you can do - something for the uncultured among us travellers. You couldn't be more wrong, it's a rite of passage for backpackers, something you
Vang Vieng – A place for badly behaved backpackers
Dropped off at the side of a dusty road in Vang Vieng after the most traumatic journey through winding, mountainous roads, I won't lie and say my first thought wasn't "oh God this place is a hole." It looked like
Luang Prabang – Playing mermaid in the waterfalls
It's been a while since I had the opportunity to indulge my inner mermaid, so when we heard about the huge waterfalls in Luang Prabang, we simply had to make sure we went there. Now I have to clarify that
