As I've travelled the world I've had a lot of fun discovering my favourite words in other languages. But I have to say that of many favourite words, one that's very high on my list is a Slovak word. It means ice cream, which of course is a very good thing to start with, and it is a crazy, fun …
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My version of budget travel (aka I’m a cheapskate traveller!)
Inspired by a piece on BootsnAll about travelling cheaply (or as cheap as possible) in five expensive countries, I have been thinking about what I'd like to call "cheapskate travel" - my version of budget travel. First up, you should know that I was raised by a bank manager father and a real estate …
How I use technology when I’m travelling
When I was travelling and living abroad full-time, I was basically a technology-free girl. This was pre-smart phones and tablets and although I had a laptop, it was way too heavy to lug in my backpack and usually stayed sitting on a desk wherever my home base was at the time. Not me, …