As technology changes the way we live our lives, it is also making drastic changes to the way we travel. A few years ago when I set off on my first trips as a beginner to travel without my family, the thought of taking anything other than a camera didn’t exist. To communicate with people…
I have never felt so uniformed about a city’s most popular attractions than the morning I arrived at the Dubrovnik Backpackers Club (http://www.dubackpackers.com/). Instead of pointing out the usual iconic sites and stunning vistas that most hotels, hostels and tourist information stands throughout the world send you to, such as the Louvre, the Big Ben,…
At 3 am even the searing summer months of Croatia are chilly. Rolling over, I wanted to throw my alarm at the wall and keep sleeping – at least till the sun rose. Then I remembered what day it was. It was grape picking day! I rose quietly, quickly dress and headed out into the…
Lisbon is a vibrant city. From the moment I stepped foot off my train from Madrid, I experienced an instant burst of energy. I sensed the same energy pulse through all the other travellers, disembarking after the long overnight slog in uncomfortable seating for those who opted not to splurge the extra euros on a…
Arriving into the unknown in the dead of night is always an exciting experience. Our minds like to amp up everysense and next thing you know there’s talk of kidnappers, murder mysteries, the birthplace of a good travel/ghost story. Before getting on my bus from the Northern tip of Argentina, close to the Brazilian border,…
