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How To Prepare For Your Next European Summer Backpacking Trip

As Christmas approaches and winter is settling in, now’s the time to hunker down and think about the European summer backpacking trip you’ve been planning (for years now?) and finally make it happen… NEXT SUMMER, YOU HEAR? No more delays, reasons or excuses. You don’t need thousands and thousands to see Europe, it’s such a misconception. You need some, sure, but budgeting for 6 months...

Don’t Let These 5 Lame Excuses Keep You from Traveling

When you look around your cubicle at work, what do you see? Are your walls lined with posters of places you would like to visit “someday,” when you have the time and the money? Or do you have photos of yourself exploring the world and experiencing new things? If it’s the former, you aren’t alone. Many people dream of traveling, but don’t for any number of reasons. Sometime, those reasons are legitimate....

Backpacking: The Mental Game (And Bobstacles)

Everyone loves to talk about “how to prepare”. You need a passport, a Schengen visa, a backpack, some monies…you know, the usual droll (haha). I thought I would have a chat about the mental preparation when it comes to backpacking Europe and travel in general. For some of us, there are a number of “brain obstacles” (or bobstacles as I like to call them) that we need to overcome to get the most out of a...

The Best Travel Quotes To Help Inspire, Dream And Live By

I thought it might be fun to do a little post comprising of my favourite top 10 best travel quotes. There are some wonderful travel related quotes that exist out there and this is my personal ‘best of’ list. Many of them are quite old and you may have heard some of them before, but they all feel snug and comfy like a pair of well worn-in shoes or a hot chocolate on a winter’s day. I find all of...

Five Reasons To Get Off Your Butt And Travel Right Now

It’s easy to go on the internet and read travel articles, backpacking blogs and look at amazing pictures from around the world of people having fun and experiencing other cultures. We all do it. I do it. I assume you do as well since you’re reading this article – but if you are thinking about going on a serious trip (I’m talking longer than one month) but keep putting it off, then it’s time to GET OFF...

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