Planning Tips

Planning Tips
So you've chosen your destination but now what? Planning a trip can be super exciting but also pretty full-on. Figuring out everything from where to stay, how to get around, where to eat, what to do and how much it's all going to cost you can leave you feeling like your head's going to pop. But that's exactly why this is where you need to start. As someone who's backpacked around the world and also spent 2 years living, working and travelling (hello van life) around Australia. I know how you feel. But I also now know what you really need to know. From finding cheap places to eat, free things to do and finding luxe-for-less places to stay across Australiasia, Europe and Southeast Asia, I've got tonnes of planning tips to help you!

  • The second in the 'You Can Travel' series on No Shoes Today. Allison Judkins from Seeking Neverland shares on story on how she travels on little money and has even managed to move abroad. Find out how here!

    How You Can Travel And Move Abroad When You Don’t Make Much Money

    This ‘You Can Travel’ inspirational feature comes from Allison Judkins of Seeking Neverland. Originally from Las Vegas, Allison’s game changer happened in 2013 when she went on her first backpacking to Europe and realised that the desk life wasn’t for her.…

  • You Can Travel Feature - Jenn Singer from Day Tripper 28

    How You Can Travel and Have a Family and Home Life

    This ‘You Can Travel’ inspirational feature comes from Jenn Singer of DayTripper28.com,  a Minnesota Travel blog that explores different Minnesota destinations. She doesn’t believe that a Vacation should require you to use up your precious Vacation time from work. As a…

  • I am completely addicted to podcasts right now. Whether you want a good comedy, to feel inspired, to learn something or just to get absorbed into a good story, there's a podcast for you. Click through to find out 12 of my favourite!

    12 podcasts you absolutely have to listen to

    I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts lately and to be honest I think it’s turned into an addiction. Instead of spending my time on the train to work scrolling through Instagram or aimlessly staring out the window, I’m…

  • When I went backpacking round the world I decided to keep a travel diary. It was the hard but I am so glad I did it. It was a brilliant way to store my thoughts, feelings and what I was up to, and not today I have all these memories to hand. If you're going travelling, make you sure you keep one too!

    The beauty of keeping a travel diary

    Before I went travelling I had never kept a diary in my life. Believe me, I had tried. I wanted to be one of those girls like many of my friends at school who wrote the thoughts and meanderings down…