Money saving tips – on the road
We have talked about the pre-travel saving tips (Money Saving Tips!) to get you on the trip but if you’re still wondering how to best utilize money while on your trip, keep reading on. Realistically, the first few weeks or even months of your trip you won’t be listening to any of this advice, I…
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Colombia Travel Guide
*Repost!* This was written for another blogger to feature on their guest blog but as it’s part of a series, it’s only right to repost my Colombia travel guide! To start, many people will ask ‘why Colombia?’. It’s capital city Medellin was once known as the most dangerous city and I (along with many others)…
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A Guide to Backpacking Nicaragua
Putting aside my personal opinions mentioned in Backpacking Nicaragua, here is my guide to backpacking Nicaragua! Where you start will be dependent on which neighboring country you come from, a friend and I got a 22 hour bus from Guatemala (slight stop over in El Salvador) and arrived first in the city Leon but if…
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My thoughts on Backpacking Nicaragua
Now I didn’t love Nicaragua and so in this post I will write about the highlights and low-lights of my time here. I do not want to put anyone off visiting as it does have some great things to offer, each traveler will have their own experience of every country and there are so many…
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A backpackers guide to Guatemala
I spent around four weeks in Guatemala and still feel it was no where near enough time. As mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, it’s a country that utterly stole my heart. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out Guatemala – you stole my heart (ft. Stranger who now has pictures of me). Firstly,…
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Guatemala – you stole my heart (ft. Stranger who now has pictures of me)
I honestly don’t know where to start with this post, Guatemala stole my heart for so many reasons. I met the best people, saw some incredible places and felt so safe and at home (most the time – stay tuned for some funny stories). Much like Mexico, I will do this in two parts. This…
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A guide to backpacking the Yucatan – Mexico
2 week itinerary For context and me chatting away, check out Backpacking Mexico – Isla Holbox Day 1-4.! Mexico is huge and I was somewhat limited on time so stuck to two weeks backpacking the Yucatan Peninsula. There are so many places you could visit outside of the Yucatan and this is by no means the…
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Backpacking Mexico – Isla Holbox Day 1-4.
The start of a series of my guide to backpacking Central & South America. This blog post will summarise my experience and there will be second which is more of a guide/itinerary Mexico was never actually a place I had wanted to visit. I only heard of the fantastic all-inclusive resorts and that isn’t my…
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The ‘f**k it’ approach & how I got to Mexico
For years I had dreamt of backpacking through South America and set myself some ‘must do’ locations to visit by the time I was 25. For me, the time pressure gave me motivation to stop coming up with excuses on why not to just up sticks and go. After all, most of us know how…
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Solo Female Travel – South America
One of the most common reactions I received from family, friends and clients when I announced I was quitting my job to go travelling around Central and South America solo was ‘but it’s not safe’. This was all I was ever told from a young age when I mentioned my desire to travel the two…
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Ultimate Colombia travel guide
This was written for another blogger to feature on their guest blog but I’m posting here too! By way of introduction, I am Lucy, a 23 year old solo traveller who fell in love with Central and South America during a 6 month trip! This blog post will contain personal stories, tips, recommendations and some…
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Let’s talk safety…
I’m pretty certain that when planning a trip to South America, safety is one of the biggest concerns. Let’s face it, horror stories from travellers and news articles are going to stick in your mind more than the typical ‘OMG it was the best trip ever!’ stories. If you look at the published statistics on…
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Another hot topic once you’ve decided to go backpacking is ‘what on earth am I going to pack’. I googled variations of this search so many times and from personal experience, my first bit of advice is to bring as little as possible! I opted for osprey 45l backpack and although I had a very…
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