

25 Signs You Have Been Travelling Too Long
We have all met someone who has just been out on the road for too long, you know that person who doesn’t have a story that is not about a...


25 of the Most Surreal Places on Earth
I’ve seen some pretty surreal places in my travels. Steam rising from a hot waterfall in Java Indonesia, rice paddies to the horizon in...


Amy On The Road – Bad, Good Manners In Jakarta
Amy on the Road is a travel fiction series following Amy, a young Aussie on her first forays into backpacking. Follow her misadventures...


15 South East Asian Travel Scams to Avoid
No one likes to be taken for a ride and when you’re in a foreign country with limited resources it can be downright maddening. Scams in...


How To Make Travel Look Good On A CV
So you’re back from a year backpacking around South East Asia - you need some cash but the job boards have you stumped. How do you...


Descending Dragon – The Magical World Of Ha Long Bay
Legend has it that when Vietnam was newly formed they were forced to fight an army of invaders. The Gods sent a family of dragons to...


How to not be THAT clichéd backpacker - Six Stereotypes To Avoid At All Costs
I hate to tell you this but you already are THAT tourist. Now don’t get all offended and close the blog - hear me out. It has come to my...


Amy on the Road – Finding My Feet In Bandung
Amy on the Road is a travel fiction series following Amy, a young Aussie on her first forays into backpacking. Follow her misadventures...


20 Weird Travel Products I Can’t Live Without
Packing is never going to be fun, let’s face it you’re going to be able to carry less than half of the stuff you actually want to take....


A Guide for Beginner Bookclubers – find unusual book clubs to suit modern readers
Say book club and you get a mental picture of a bunch of suburban house wives sitting round, sipping pinot noir and gossiping over the...