A guide for travellers who crave freedom, curiosity, and the kind of journeys that change you from the inside out — shaped by 40 years of exploring the world independently.

Cruising changed dramatically after COVID. Companies are trying to recover lost profits after 2 dismal years by trying to cash in on the growing and very lucrative baby boomer market. This group, between 60-80 are the largest and fastest growing sector in the travel industry and are spending the children’s inheritance to a tune of $200,000 billion a year globally. The family and couples’ holiday market is still there but the bourgeoning new market is definitely the ‘frequent

What Do You Really Need to Take With You? The truth is simple: far less than you think. What you pack depends entirely on the kind of trip you’re planning, so there’s no single “right” list. Over the years, we’ve developed a basic travelling kit that works whether we’re away for a week or six months — especially on trips where we have no idea where we’ll end up. For trekking, road trips, cruising, or anything more specialised, we simply add the extras we need. A full packing

Some thought on living on the road after 3 years travelling. For most of us travel is something you fit in between life. If it’s...

Travel Planning  is everything you do from the minute you first start thinking about a trip, right up until you walk out the door. It is...

I wanted this post to be more than a simple list of cultural tips and travel etiquette. I wanted to find an umbrella to allow me to...

On the list of the fastest growing sectors in the tourist industry, cruising is up there at the top. With over 300 ships at sea every...

A new way to see the world on a budget! We first heard about the idea of house sitting from friends who had sold their house, and set off...

How do you choose what to take? Do you remember the days of hard copy guidebooks, dog eared travel journals, going door to door late at...

There is no doubt that one of the biggest challenges for us when travelling, is managing our diet. It must be very hard for travellers...