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Ten Things I Learned about Iceland’s Outdoor Pools

Spoiler alert: This article contains references to nudity and terrible puns throughout. Before visiting Iceland, I had a somewhat romantic notion of what swimming in the outdoor geothermic pools might be like...

15 Activities that prove you can enjoy New York for free!

I love New York. I visited the city several times growing up, but it wasn’t until my first solo adventure there, in 2013, that I realised just how expensive it can be. I visited in June, and the city was the la...

Ice, Super Jeeps and a man named Bjorn: Driving across the Langjökull Glacier

“In Iceland, we live by a simple philosophy,” said our driver, Bjorn, as he tightened his grip on the wheel. If ever you are presented with a choice between two roads - one simple, the other difficult - you m...

Exploring the Cairngorms National Park: Things to do in and around Aviemore

I've spent a lifetime driving up and down the A9, a road which cuts through the heart of mainland Scotland, and yet I never fail to be blown away by the scenery. Who could though? In the 250 kilometres that s...

Chasing Waves: Learning to surf on Australia’s East Coast

Depleted, I hauled myself onto the board and paddled into calmer, shallow water. The sun had spent the morning climbing lazily from behind the Dorrigo hills and now perched high above, breathing heat over the t...

Things to do in the island of Corfu, Greece

Get lost in the cobbled streets of Old Kerkyra It's easy to fall in love with Corfu Town (also known as Kerkyra), and yet it's so often bypassed by travellers heading straight for the island's coastal resorts....

A Literary Tour of Paris

There are few cities I know which could be as inspiring as Paris; with its artistic associations, ornate architecture and thriving cafe culture, it's a city which will not only draw you in, but get beneath your...

What to do with a day in Los Angeles

What to do with a day in LA...Now that’s a title you don’t hear very often. Los Angeles is a great city, but one of the things you’ll most commonly hear about it is that it takes a while to love. That’s partly ...

Visiting Alcatraz, San Francisco

Just over a kilometre from San Francisco bay lies a rocky outcrop, home to America's infamous and disused prison, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. 'The Rock', as it is commonly known, has a haunting presence, it...

Ten Things to do Outside of Melbourne

It's been two years since I arrived and fell in love with Melbourne. Such was my love for the city that the original week I had intended on staying quickly turned in to 5. Because I was there for so long, I ...

Ten Things I Learned about Iceland’s Outdoor Pools

15 Activities that prove you can enjoy New York for free!

Ice, Super Jeeps and a man named Bjorn: Driving across the Langjökull Glacier

Exploring the Cairngorms National Park: Things to do in and around Aviemore

Chasing Waves: Learning to surf on Australia’s East Coast

Things to do in the island of Corfu, Greece

A Literary Tour of Paris

What to do with a day in Los Angeles

Visiting Alcatraz, San Francisco

Ten Things to do Outside of Melbourne

Secret Santa: A Short Film about Christmas Cheer

12 most Instagrammable places in Edinburgh’s Old Town

Celebrating Kindness: Different ways kindness is shown around the world

Pitch perfect: How to approach hotels and secure press stays as a travel blogger

How to be a mindful traveller