5 Good Reasons to Travel with MORE than One Bag

 

Before you go thinking that I’ve finally lost the plot and further loosened my slender grip on reality, I’ve got to tell you exactly why MBS (Multiple Bag Syndrome) can really be such a terrific thing.

Although carrying 1 light backpack and nothing else may at first make you feel like you’ve just reached backpacking nirvana, it isn’t always the best option – it isn’t, really, I’m serious. Read more

10 Tips for a Better Travel Experience

Hitting the road once will change your life forever. Fact. You will become more adaptable and thinking on your feet will become second nature. Confidence and self belief will blossom as you overcome the trials and tribulations engendered by life on the road, and you will evolve. Interaction with others, from all walks of life, will become a daily event. The people you meet and the situations you encounter, both good and bad, will slowly begin to define you. Some days may be magical, others may be tough – but each day will leave its mark, and the cumulative effect is life changing.

Whether you travel for a month, a year, or ten years, you will be in for an experience like no other. But pause for a moment and ask yourself: – could it be even better?

Here are ten ways to enhance your travel experience. Read more

Avoiding the Shower Menace: Tips For Travelers, not Inmates

 

Continuing the current dangers of foreign travel theme, I feel compelled to share with you a common yet lesser documented danger. Read more

3 Good Reasons to Burn your Guidebook

Often we hear about the dangers associated with foreign travel. Lonely Planet guidebooks and Rough Guide series devote pages to them, and insurance underwriters no doubt get their kids through college on them. Read more

Highway to Hell – Bolivia’s Road of Death

After reading Neil Woodburn’s article on California’s Second Best Stretch of Road, I couldn’t help but compare it to other highways that aren’t quite in the same league. The clear winner in this particular hall of shame – by a long chalk – must go to the perilous North Yungas Road in Bolivia. Read more

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