Every travel entry here comes from my own person travel experience - so they’re honestly rated, my photos and with my own tips for how to get the best (and avoid the worst!) from the place.
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South America • Ecuador
8 days / 7 nights on one of the liveaboard dive boats sailing around the Galapagos Islands was an experience I'll never forget. Whilst visiting the…
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Oceania • Tonga
The southern Vava’u islands in Tonga are about as close to paradise as it gets - hundreds of small, jungle-covered islands fringed by white sand beaches…
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Asia • Indonesia
Raja Ampat is, in my opinion, the best scuba diving in the world (very closely followed by the Galápagos). But even if you removed the diving…
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Small, practical tips I figured out over the years - for travellers who want more than just a checklist.
Don't be a lemming
Often as a traveller, you're presented with a classic option: Option A is the famous 10/10 place that is chockablock daft full of fellow tourists; or Option B which is the less famous 8/10 place that you'll have to yourself. The tourist industry is designed to get you to Option A. Go for Option B.
Try to nail the wow moments
Its the wow moments you remember. You and your group will only vaguely remember and reminisce about ticking off all places to see in Phuket. You'll never stop talking about the time it was just you and the champagne watching the sunset over Koh Phi Phi.
Chose the fun option
Temples and churches are great; so are wine regions; so are tropical islands; so are mountains. But taking mopeds to them; drinking your way through them; scuba diving them; and skiing them is just better. If you can, add Fun.
Avoid the crowds if you can
You didn't jump on the plane and take the time off to be surrounded by tour groups. So get up early, try somewhere different, meet the locals - whatever it takes to break away from the standard commercialised tourist conveyor belt.
Try to get lost!
Sure its nice to follow the map and make sure you see everything, but do that at the end. When you first get to a city or classic old town, instead try to first get lost and enjoy that traveller's wonder you'll have of finding something you weren't expecting.
