Salar de Uyuni, or the Bolivian salt flats, is just one of the staggering sights we encountered during our 3 day trip through the deserts and mountains when entering Bolivia. Arguably one of the most beautiful sights of the trip, but undoubtedly the most iconic. (more…)
Planning
Essential Travel Items for Backpackers
A list of must-have travel or backpacking accessories to make your life easier on a round-the-world trip.
After our first three months of travel, we were so glad we did our research and bought along these items that we wanted to share a list with you guys. We have personally used each one of these items and so can give them our thumbs up for travel! (more…)
Travel Tips from Top Travel Writers Around the World
If you’ve been over to our About Us page you’ll know that one of the reasons we started this blog was because we found other travel blogs so useful when planning our trip, and we wanted to contribute something ourselves. (more…)
Why We Didn’t Buy Our RTW Tickets with STA Travel
Due to the nature of our trip and how much of an organised control freak I am, we knew we wanted to get a round the world ticket. We have tight deadlines to keep to meaning that all our flights are pretty much finalised, so rather than buy flights as we went we wanted to have them all booked and sorted (we will let you know whether or not this was a good idea once we have done it!). (more…)
A Guide to Getting Travel Vaccinations in the UK
I did a lot of research about travel vaccinations and I thought I was pretty clued up on what I needed, when I needed it by and how much it would cost. Although it is important to research your visiting destinations and the health risks, I would say that this is one of those things that you can’t rely on the internet for and you should always seek advice from your doctor. (more…)
Getting Outdoorsy
The first time I walked into an ‘outdoorsy’ store I was seriously out of place. When deciding on going travelling around South America I hadn’t really thought about the attire involved or all the equipment and random belongings I was going to need. So here I was, in a floral skirt, trying on walking boots. (more…)
