London Transport: Get ready for the Olympics
In the first of our Olympic guides, we’re looking at London Transport: how to get around during Olympics season – and how to avoid tube-rage…
Read MoreA guide to the Pyrénées-Orientales
Forget the tricolore, France’s southernmost département flies the striped red-and-yellow flag of Catalonia, a sign of its separate culture and turbulent history. The area was wrested back and forth between France and Spain in a centuries’-long tussle and though nowadays it has become fairly frenchified, the old language, Occitan – and even modern-day Catalan – still influences the strange, nasal ajbjfkkFDGDGDGjfkDJBSKFJKDJ French you hear in these parts.
Read MoreThings You Need for Travel to a Developing Country
Planning a trip is by turns exciting, frustrating and occasionally panic-inducing. Before leaving for South America, aware that I was going to some pretty remote and underdeveloped places, I was in a state of nervous tension. To make it a bit easier for next time, and hopefully for you as well, here’s my checklist of those not-so-obvious or easily forgotten things that you could really do with taking to a developing country.
Read MorePlanning for Long-Term Travel
Planning a long-term adventure is both hugely exciting and overwhelmingly daunting. At the moment the idea is conceived and when you begin to sense that it is actually a viable option, the sense of anticipation is enourmous and you feel on top of the world. But the moment you sit down and begin to look at the practicalities, a gulf opens up between where you are and getting to a point where the trip will be a success. But it’s not an impossible task. I am one of the least planning-oriented people there is, far but when taking an extended trip, some things simply have to be taken care of in advance. So here’s a bare-minimum, easy-to-do guide which will help you take care of the essentials and leave you free to dream about your trip!
Read More25 Things I Wish I’d Known about South America
Now that I’ve finished my four-month adventure, I’ve had a few moments to reflect on some of the things I’ve learnt about travel in South America. If you’re planning to go, you might just want to bear some of these in mind – enjoy!
Read MoreDealing with dietary needs abroad
Dealing with dietary needs in your own country is one thing; where you are used to the products available, know the good restaurants to eat at, where friends cater for you accordingly. When travelling, however, you are in unfamiliar places, which may not have much knowledge of your dietary needs or have a culture where food is based heavily on things you cannot eat. However, there is no need to miss out or not engage fully with the experiences offered just because of your diet. As a Coeliac, I have a strict gluten-free diet and these are some of the lessons I’ve learnt from travelling in South America.
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