The Thoughtful Travel Podcast returns after a break to deal with changing from a network to just lil' ol me and we are talking all about first trips. I explain what I remember of my first trip abroad - to Hong Kong, en route to Europe - in some detail in the early part of this episode, but what I …
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Becoming a backpacker: My first budget trip in Australia
When I interviewed Laura recently about how her travel plans for her first big trip have changed from a long-term trip starting in Asia to a short-term trip close to home (which, for her, is Europe - lucky thing!) her comment about being a first time traveller reminded me of my first independent …
Why Tunisia rates as one of my best trips ever (via Instagram)
Visiting Tunisia was my first time on African soil. Of course, it wasn't anything like the safari-Africa I read about in books at school, yet it was still very different from anywhere else I'd ever been. When people ask me that horrible question about the "best place" I've ever been, I always …