Tips for Visiting Angkor Wat: Cambodia’s Most Popular Tourist Attraction

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We (Dan and Bailey) visited the beautiful country of Cambodia two years ago on our Southeast Asia trip. One of the highlights of our entire trip was exploring Angkor Wat! Our friend from the blog “I Am Dan Elson” recently visited Angkor Wat himself and has written this guest post for us about all of the tips for visiting Angkor Wat that he learned while there! read more

Tips for Travelling With Kids: 9 Ways To Make Holidaying With Kids Easier

Travelling with kids can certainly be a handful – here are 9 simple tried & tested tips from well-travelled mummies that will make all that difference!

Travelling with kids includes so much more than just seeking out family-friendly resorts and places to visit. The planning and packing involved can begin as early as weeks and months before the trip. And that might just be the easiest part of the trip! read more

Tips for Traveling with Jewelry

What jewelry to bring on your vacation and how to pack it.

Travel plans are nearly synonymous with the summer months. Whether you’re planning a big trip abroad, a meandering road trip or plenty of adventures at the beach, you may have questions about what jewelry to leave behind, what to bring and how to pack it.

Don’t leave your accessory plan to the last minute. Instead, start by reviewing these travel jewelry tips. read more

Tips for Travelling Solo in Madagascar

Even though Jennifer Godden had experience of travelling alone (in South America), she was slightly worried about booking a trip by herself to Madagascar. From her initial research, she could barely find any information or blogs about solo travel in Madagascar and whether this was recommended or even safe. read more

Tips for those wishing to visit Africa for the first time

There are many negative associations about venturing to Africa for the first time. People from Europe or North America usually opt for other less controversial destinations in Asia or their own continents.

However, a lot of these perceptions are perpetuated by negative media coverage of certain war torn areas and there is also a grave misconception on the size of the continent which is, in fact, the second biggest only behind Asia. Popular travel writer of the book Triple My Travel Brendan Lee who has been to every continent on earth rates Africa as his favorite continent for various reasons including how friendly the people are. read more

Tips For Traveling To Mexico

Traveling to Mexico seems to evoke our deepest-seeded fears about the country. Built upon decades of negative press–because, let’s face it, good news hardly escapes–first-time visitors frantically search whether it’s safe to travel to Mexico or what are the latest travel warnings.

And they’re fair questions; the news reports, after all, are real. But what proportion of the locals see the horror blasting across your screen? Not many, in a country of 120 million people, in a geographical area almost half the size of the EU countries combined. As much as you wouldn’t go down a dark alley in any capital city, you don’t visit the states where the cartels operate (although, even locals still live there, quite fine). read more

Tips for Traveling with Photo Equipment

For more than ten years now, I have been working as a professional photographer and cinematographer. For the last few years, I specialize in travel photography and the time-lapse technique. This involves traveling to remote destinations, often by plane, and carrying expensive, heavy and bulky photo equipment. As a consequence, I have had some problems at airports, customs and with different means of transportation. However, those incidents have given me a great experience in the art of adapting yourself to the situation and finding ingenious and economical solutions. I hope some of the following tricks will be useful to you. read more

Tips for Traveling in Norway on a Budget

Despite its stunning beauty, Norway isn’t often included on travelers’ bucket lists. Backpackers and thrifty tourists usually don’t even consider it as a destination. It’s not because Norway’s not interesting, but because it’s among world’s most expensive countries. Travelling it isn’t cheap indeed, but if you’re willing to bare some sacrifices, do a bit of planning and be careful with your spending, it doesn’t have to be insanely expensive either. It is going to be striking though. Norway has a lot to offer, and it’s undoubtedly worth visiting. Here’s a list of practical tips to help you to organize an affordable trip to Norway. read more

Tips for staying cool in the summer in Athens

So, you’ve booked a holiday to go to Athens in the summer. This is cool, as our city is busy and vibrant then. However, it can also get hot, very hot! Here are some tips for staying cool in the summer in Athens.

What’s the weather like in Athens in summer?

Summer is by far the most popular time to visit Athens and Greece. This is the only time that many people can take time off work. With that said, you should have an idea of the climate in Athens in summer. read more

Tips for Travelling Solo for the First Time

April 30, 2022
You’ve decided to take your first solo trip! Congratulations! Travelling alone for the first time is not always an easy decision.

But there are a lot of reasons that people, women and men, choose to travel on their own.

It can be hard to find someone who wants to see the same places we do. It can also be really difficult to coordinate vacation schedules. read more