I booked my Kiwi Experience sheepdog pass well in advance before I had even begun my round-the-world trip. Normally I wouldn’t consider booking something so expensive in advance before getting to the area and looking at the alternatives, but the website screamed at me “25% off” and I duly handed over my credit card details. [...]
It never really occurred to me before flying out alone just how hard it can get travelling independently. I’ve travelled a few times by myself before but it’s only now I am completely and totally part of the backpacking lifestyle that I can appreciate its perks and difficulties. Maybe you’re planning a gap year or [...]
March 12, 2009 – 10:12 am
My love-hate affair with transport in Brazil started no less than the very first hour I landed in Rio. Mellow Yellow hostel, voted ‘best hostel in South America’ arranged for me to have my very own car to chauffeur me from the airport to the hostel. When I got there, about a dozen other travellers [...]
March 12, 2009 – 10:10 am
In the run-up to a potentially year-long stint away from home, it’s fair to say you need to put some thought into what you’re going to take with you. One of the worst things you can do is wait until the night before your flight to pack (especially when you’re still recovering from a beer, [...]
February 14, 2009 – 5:20 pm
So I head into Rio De Janeiro this Sunday…. and I cannot begin to state in words how unbelievably excited I am. Going backpacking is one of my main ambitions, and to think that it’s about to all come to fruition is fecking fantastic! Particularly because as I flicker, on uhh Flickr, I am getting [...]
January 30, 2009 – 6:52 pm
With two weeks to go until I head off, I have some tough choices to make. As the kind of girl who is so stubborn I am seriously considering packing most of my backpack with just shoes because I like them that much, I need to get into this whole travelling philsophy soon as! The [...]
