Does this scenario sound familiar? It’s a beautiful day out and you’re taking a stroll through the woods, but within minutes you hear the awful buzzing sound of mosquitoes. You’ve forgotten to apply bug spray and before you know it the attack begins. You instantly feel itchy everywhere as you slap them away, running at [...]
While traveling and saving money may seem like polar opposites, this may not always be the case depending on the kind of travel you do. At the end of 15 months of travel and only 7 months of working part-time hospitality jobs, it looks like we should come home with nearly as much money as [...]
Whether its 6 months backpacking Europe or a few weeks holiday in a tropical location, travel has many intangible benefits beyond just rest and relaxation. Here are my top 5 reasons why everyone should travel, feel free to add yours in the comments below: Learn about other cultures – when you travel to other countries [...]
No matter how long you’ve been together, travelling with your partner is always a test of your relationship, especially if it is for the first time. I am sure we’ve all heard stories like, “Jake and Samantha were going out for such a long time, then they went traveling together and broke up within a [...]
Does this life story sound familiar? In grade school we are often asked, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” and most of us respond with jobs that are easy to grasp at the age of 7 or 8, doctor, fireman, lawyer, police man. Then by grade 10 you are already deciding [...]
Welcome to my brand new blog site exported from WordPress to here. All new posts at this point forward will live on this site only. I am still working out some of the kinks in terms of formatting, so you may notice lots of changes over the next few weeks. It is fully up and [...]
We are almost at the halfway point of our journey with 7 months now spent away from Canada, and 8 more months to go. And although I have overall truly enjoyed the experience of travelling, there are moments when I miss the familiarities of home. Australia has a lot to offer, but there are some [...]
So you’re travelling around Australia and decide you want to spend a few months on the Gold Coast. You have two options: 1. Spend two months showering with flip-flops and sharing a dorm room with 7 other flatmates, or 2. Look for an apartment to share. Getting an apartment is generally cheaper than a hostel, [...]
So you’ve packed up your bags and are moving overseas for a year. It might be a work contract, school, or just the desire to travel that has brought you to this new place. On the plane ride over you promise yourself you will see the sights, learn a foreign language, and embrace the new [...]
Being a backpacker, I am always looking for ways to save money while travelling. Since spending the last four months travelling around Australia here are some of the tips I have found on saving my hard earned cash: 1. YHA/Backpacker cards – these can be purchased at most tourist information booths in Australia or New [...]
