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Africa MauritiusJanuary 29, 2015August 1, 2016

How to Have the Perfect Summer

I don’t know about you but at the end of winter, summer takes an almost mythological status in my mind. Every winter I seem to expect my life to turn into a Billabong or Corona ad as soon as the first rays of sunshine hit the ground. Anticipation of summer takes on a golden hue…

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Europe Greece Super Fun RandomAugust 14, 2014August 1, 2016

The Little Greek Island an Hour from Athens: Agistri

The last two days in Greece quickly became my favourite time of the whole two month trip and it was all down to the little Island of Agistri.  My time in Greece was drawing to a close and the hope of seeing an Island grew dim as I trudged the grey, urine soaked streets of…

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Europe Greece Super Fun RandomAugust 1, 2014August 1, 2016

Chalkidiki: A Cheaper Alternative to the Greek Islands

  Money is definitely not something in plentiful supply at the moment. In fact, finding twenty-cents in my pocket the other day was the richest I have felt in a long time. Unfortunately that twenty-cents is not about to transport me, or the team I am travelling with, to the Greek Islands. Those beautiful, postcard-worthy islands…

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JournalJune 14, 2014August 1, 2016

Peek Inside My Packing: Clothes, Shoes and Gear

With my departure date for two months in Greece looming, my teensy 45L Kathmandu backpack comes out of its dusty storage place to mock me with it’s inadequate size. Too big to check-in, too small to house my ever increasing belongings: it is the perfect size to encourage bag-sitting and zip-straining (this is why I…

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One time when I was backpacking through New Zealand, I tripped over a curb and fell flat on my face. My backpack got so twisted around my body that it took me fifteen minutes to extricate myself from its straps.

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