How To: Make The Most of Your Hostel Experience

November 5, 2016.Reading time 16 minutes.

For many travellers, hostels are the preferred form of accommodation. There are a tonne of bonuses to hostel living, but there can be a few inconveniences and difficulties too. However, a little knowledge and a smidge of forward planning can make any hostel better. Here are a bunch of easy way to improve your happy little […]

Mirena’s, Moon Cups, Multi-Purpose Make-up and More: Travel Hacks for Women

October 6, 2016.Reading time 15 minutes.

To all my male readers, you may want to give this post a miss – this week I am writing a piece dedicated to making the lives of all my fellow female travellers just a little bit easier. IUD Contraception A common problem for female travellers spending extended periods of time on the road is […]

Packing List: Autumn In The Arctic

February 12, 2016.Reading time 18 minutes.

Ah, the eternal struggle. Upcoming trip on the horizon but what the heck do I absolutely need to pack and what can I leave strewn across my floor to be picked up upon return? I tend to over pack – worrying that anything I leave behind will somehow become a totally crucial item, and not […]

Packing List: European Winter

August 18, 2014.Reading time 12 minutes.

This week I was asked by one of my lovely readers if I was able to write a post about what I packed for months of backpacking through Europe in the winter months. So here goes! I wanted to pack enough clothes that I wouldn’t have to do laundry every week, but I had also […]