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27 Best Eco-Friendly Travel Products That Will Change Your Life [2024]
Travel is, by its very nature, pretty unsustainable. Just think about how much you are increasing your carbon footprint each time you step foot onto a plane. Oh, but don’t worry. Don’t panic. I’m not here to put you off travelling for good. Of course, your travel habits are not solely responsible for…
15 Romantic Travel Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day
Christmas is behind us, that New Year cheer is starting to fade, and what’s that poking its head around the corner? Oh, yep, there’s Valentine’s Day. Like Marmite, some people love it, some people hate it. Because I am sickeningly romantic and loved up, I fall into the former category. Whilst I don’t think that you need one day of the year to…
Packing a Suitcase Like a Pro: My Top 10 Packing Tips
It’s safe to say I’ve spent a fair portion of my life living from a suitcase, whether that’s going back and forth to and from university, visiting Gaz every month (#LDRproblems), studying abroad, or on weekend trips away. Over this time, I’ve had enough experience to master the art of packing a suitcase. This hopefully makes me the tiniest bit…
An Introvert’s Guide to Group Travel
When I found out I’d be travelling around New Zealand for two months with a bunch of other students this summer, my first worries were not money, hostel living, homesickness or anything of the sort. My first worries were how the heck am I meant to be surrounded by people 24/7 for two months straight. Now for other people, this may seem baffling. Or perhaps to some, it is a dream…
What to Pack for Two Months in New Zealand’s Winter
Planning a trip to New Zealand in winter, but not sure what you need to pack? I’ve put together this New Zealand Packing List to help you. Quite like the UK, where you can also experience the infamous “four seasons in one day”, New Zealand’s weather is temperamental all year round. This means you kind of need to pack for any weather…
Interrailing on a Budget: How to Save Money Travelling Europe
Let’s face the cold hard facts: Europe is expensive. For many people, interrailing is a far flung dream but it can be done on the cheap if you’re willing to sacrifice some luxuries. It may not be as affordable or exotic as South East Asia but travelling around Europe is certainly possible on a student…
How to Travel as a Student: 11 Cheap, Easy Ways to Travel [2024]
So, how to travel the world as a student… This is a topic I could go on about until the cows come home. Since I’ve got a heckuva lot to get through, let’s just jump straight into it! The most blatantly obvious way to afford to travel as a student, behind relying on the BoD (Bank of Dad), is to…