Anyone who knows me knows that I like to travel as much and as often as I can – well until this year when a global pandemic stopped all travel around the world and clipped my wings temporarily. I have always taken several trips each year (sometimes more if I can) and because of this I do occasionally get people asking me how I can afford all of my travels. (more…)

For the first eight months of last year, everything was going great. I felt good, this little travel blog of mine was doing better than ever and I was looking forward to all of our upcoming travels that we had planned. Then fast forward to the end of the year when I felt both physically, mentally as well as emotionally exhausted. I had never felt like this before in my life and even though I had heard about travel burnout and fatigue, this felt brutal as all my non-stop travelling had finally caught up with me after all these years. Travelling should be fun but I had become worn out without realising and when that feeling hits, it hits like a ton of bricks and it hurts. (more…)

When travelling and no matter where you are in the world, it is possible to make your experience as stress free as possible just by using a little common sense. It sounds simple enough but over the years, I have seen so many people simply forget about the simplest little things as soon as their holiday (or even the planning for it) begins. Everyone wants a trip to remember for all the best reasons and not for the bad ones so use your brain and try not to make any of these silly mistakes. (more…)