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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Bucket list locations: Robot restaurant, Bangkok
The robot restaurant in Bangkok is a 'must do' destination for travellers in Thailand.
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Bucket list locations: Oasis, Huacachina, Peru
The tiny desert oasis of Huacachina, Peru, has some of the most breathtaking sand dunes in the world.
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5 Kick ass female bloggers
It’s National Woman’s day! The female blogging community is bursting with talent..so go check out some of my fave literary sistas… Tattooedtravelertribe http://www.tattooedtravelertribe.com/ The perfect stomping ground for the modern day hippy traveller. Tattooed covered artist Caroline takes you on her adventures with short, sharp, well-written posts with cool and inspiring photos. Travelettes http://www.travelettes.net/ The first travel blog I ever followed, pulling together knowledgeable female travellers from all over the globe to give you the run down on different locations. Their site is super easy to search and (so far) has had posts to get me excited abut every place I’ve searched for. Wardrobe Conversations http://www.wardrobeconversations.com My only non travel…
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24 hours in Puebla, Mexico
Puebla is one of Mexico’s biggest cities, located just a couple of hours South East of Mexico City. Usually missed out in favour of some of the better known tourist locations, Puebla is only a 3 hour bus journey from the capital. I was fortunate enough to be taken on an overnight trip to find out what was so special about this Spanish colonial city. Here’s why you should too… Mexican Street of Colour Situated near the zocalo (centre), this little street was lined with cafes, antique stores and pretty painted houses. Locals stand in the doorways to their shops, and will happily chat away to you, given the opportunity. Casa…
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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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The stories behind the 2016 photos
I’ve taken so many trips in 2016, that I’ve actually lost count (sorry!). I clocked in 4 new countries, and a good few new cities and towns. This post is dedicated, not to the photos that got the most likes, but those that served as my best 2016 stories and memories… Edinburgh For a capital city, I always feel like my home town doesn’t have the same volume of cool new architecture that some bigger places have to offer. The structures around the newer parliament buildings are still up for debate, but I always think they look pretty cool. I also wrote my first post about the city this year, highlighting some…
