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January is the perfect time to plan an escape: the chills of Christmas are far more bearable if you are safe in the knowledge that, come January, the coldest thing you’ll be feeling is a cool bottle of beer in your hand as you watch yet another sunset from your beach hut.
Here are my [...]
Part 2 – Globodave’s Guide to Backpacker Jobs and How to Find Work When Travelling!
Here’s the second instalment of my guide to finding work abroad in the guise of a backpacker! This shorter section will explore the methods a hard up traveller can use to source work whilst overseas based on my own first [...]
After booking a holiday, many of us can get wrapped up the excitement of buying new clothes, shoes
and sunglasses to think about travel money. However, leave this important job to the last minute
at your peril: you’re more than likely to end up out of pocket if you decide to get your [...]
Backpacking is a fantastic way to see the world and experience new cultures. Even for the budget traveller, backpacking is now an option due to the availability of cheap flights (both short haul and round the world) and the amount of travel companies catering specifically for ‘planned in advance’ budget backpacking trips.
Due to the [...]
I wrote a post previously about how to save money whilst backpacking but that article didn’t include the obvious capitalist methodology of earning cash – actually doing some paid work. Perish the thought hey? I mean who wants to put on a pair of overalls, or serve coffee to hundreds of people when they [...]
Top 10 Travelling Safety Tips When Backpacking Abroad
1. Take out some travel insurance – it is seriously not worth the risk of jetting off on a crazy care free backpacking adventure without it. There are all sorts of policies available from one-off short trips for perhaps a quick European city break to multi-trips for [...]
Part 1 of “South American Snippets” – a sketched comical travelogue of my journey around some of South America – CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
(to read the full transcript click here to visit the South American Snippets homepage)
It’s that time of year again. University students all over the country are about to face their biggest wake up call to date. As the end of term approaches the realisation will set in that mornings do exist, daytime television is actually appalling and student debt has become a reality.
The next step for graduates [...]
1. The weather in the UK is atrocious.
2. You need to do your bit to end this cycle of modern day life: pre-school, school, A Levels, University Degree (Masters/Post Grad if you’re clever enough), graduate scheme/warehouse or bar job, career job, mid life crisis, divorce, pension, grave.
3. No matter how much you earn [...]
Expert advice from the official FCO website: Before you go: check our travel advice pages for the country you are visiting. Sign up for email alerts and you’ll get the latest updates for that country register with our LOCATE service so we can get in touch with you if something [...]
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