Travel helps you to develop skills that can be highlighted as transferable when applying for your dream job. Here are some of the best ones.
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Picking up hitchhikers
Ever hitchhiked/picked up a hitchhiker? Here's why I recommend you do...
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Backpack relationships
Holiday relationships. So many of us have had them, right? But does the significance of them change when the holiday isn’t a holiday, but a backpack trip? I wrote this post a day before learning that a man with whom I’d had a very short backpack ‘fling’ had died, only a few days before. After returning from the trip on which I met him, we kept in touch for over a year. This June he was supposed to visit me as an add on to a family trip. A month before, he cancelled. Turns out, he knew about his illness but was too stubborn to tell anyone. I dedicate this…
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Travel Sunday spotlight
I was asked to write a spotlight post about myself and my travelling for #TRLT (The road less travelled) chat. In case you missed it, here's what they asked me...
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5 Kick ass female bloggers
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24 hours in Puebla, Mexico
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Things to know before you visit Havana, Cuba
Taking a trip to Cuba before it gets completely devoured by tourism? After a little stint in bustling Havana, this is what I found out… You won’t get the Cuban exchange rate the web tells you The Cuban currency is a closed one, meaning you can’t buy it outside of Cuba, and you need to get rid f it before you leave. This gives the Cubans a lot more power over what rate you get. The web told me I’d get 1.24 CUC to the pound. The airport gave me 1.19. There was nothing I could do but accept it to get my transport into the city. I was also told…
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How to plan your first solo travel
“I’m thinking about quitting my job and going travelling by myself, can you help me?” I wish I had a pound for every time a newbie solo traveller said this to me! Travelling by yourself for the first time is terrifying. I remember sitting on the plane thinking “god what am I doing?”, frantically trying to identify people that could be my potential new friend as we landed. The key to getting rid of your nerves (or at least calming them), is to plan. These are my top solo travel tips, for helping to feel less stressed. Your first solo travel destination is important I always recommend Bangkok as a starting point…
