Serious backpacking question, how do you roll a taco wrap, properly? I end up ripping the shell with my massive claws and then everything, including my shame, spills out onto the plate. I’ve witnessed, in awe, those wrap masters or wrapsters, as some may say (no one but me), in fast food places that do […]
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No one ever asks me what I pack when I go travelling, which is rude but probably a good call. Once, I told my friend that she should pack, and then bring half of what she was planning to bring. I think I read this advice on a tea bag label or something. Turns out,
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Here is my beef with published travel lists. Now I adore lists more than the average person. They are inspirational, ambitious and such a great way to organize your thoughts. Written down on a crisp, clean piece of notebook paper… Ahh, I just got shivers. So how can I have beef with such a thing
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There are many different options when booking accommodation. I am now ole Miss Fancy Pants (when I decide to put on pants) so I prefer to stay in a hotel. Don’t hate. Apart from Couch Surfing, I have pretty much stayed in every possible type of lodging. I have slept in multiple airports, overnight trains,
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What I thought would happen: I had this idealistic scenario in my head, where I show up at the airport with a packed bag. I pick a flight off the departures board and then I hop on the plane to where ever. Hair blowing in the airport breeze, my smile radiating sunshine… am I gliding like
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On more than one occasion, I may have set my camera to rapid shutter speed, stuck my hand out the bus window, held down the button and turned to face my travel buddy. We would talk about how beautiful the scenery is in the new country we were in and how amazing it was that we
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European hostels. The backpackers go to. With thrifty prices and all the necessities, it’s the perfect overnight stay that, in most cases, beats sleeping on a park bench. During my first trip to Greece in 2007, we stayed in some badass accommodation for next to nothing. Pensiones/ hostels for 10 euros a night for both me and
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I am the genius who travelled to India for almost a month knowing I really don’t like Indian food. Now, you would think if I don’t like the food, I would eat less and therefore lose weight. This was not so. Since I disliked it so much, I was averaging about 6 Kit Kat bars a
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When it comes to travel, I can be labelled as many things. An adventurer. A backpacker. A foreigner. Poor. I don’t wear running shoes with bright white socks and khaki capris nor do stay in high-priced hotels and take a tour bus everywhere. I arrive with a bank account that is embarrassing, unlike my wardrobe which is chic (nuh uh). I
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The rumours are true. I hopped on my flight from Sydney to Shanghai on a Wednesday evening. I sat in my assigned seat and hoped, as I do every flight, that no one would sit next to me. I waited. As the cabin doors closed, excitement fluttered through me. Not only did no one sit
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