Shared Hostel Rooms: 8 Ugly Truths & Harsh Realities
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Shared Hostel Rooms: 8 Ugly Truths & Harsh Realities

Going into a shared hostel room for the first time? Prepare yourself with this brutally honest hostel guide! Dorm rooms with 20 strangers might seem a bit daunting. Or just crazy.  Sharing a hostel room can either be the best thing for solo travellers, or a complete disaster. Depending on your personal experiences (if any),…

How To Know If You’re Ready To Travel Solo
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How To Know If You’re Ready To Travel Solo

Thinking about leaving it all behind and heading off to the other side of the world? I’ve been there! Travelling solo for the first time can be really daunting if you haven’t done it before. Or even scarier if you’ve done little travelling beforehand! I’ve written this guide to help you decide (with zero bullshit)…

14 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Travelled
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14 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Travelled

Looking to book your first backpacking trip? Here are 14 things I just WISH I had known before I took my first solo trip nine years ago. “Mum, I’m off for a trip around the world, and it’s going to change my life.” Life-changing is definitely one way I’d put it! But did you ever…

Why You Might NOT ‘Find Yourself’ Whilst Travelling
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Why You Might NOT ‘Find Yourself’ Whilst Travelling

“I’m really going to find myself when I go travelling. I’ll become such a better person.” This post is going to delve into the parts about why you might not ‘find yourself’ whilst travelling that we don’t really hear that often. The parts that we aren’t singing from the rooftops and saying we’re proud of. …