We all know the struggle of arriving at a new hostel, wanting to just sleep but knowing you need to cook. And you probably shouldn’t go out and get another gyros* or burek* for the sixth time in a row – for both your health and your budget. Or maybe you’re actually ready…
Tag: backpacking
Is Solo Travel Worth the Social Media Hype?
For me, solo travelling this summer began as a trip starting in a familiar place to see if I actually liked travelling alone. Unfortunately for my bank account, I’ve realised that as well as trips with friends, I need to fit more solo travel into my life and it does live up to…
Solo Travel Diaries Montenegro – Part 1
These are all extracts of diary entries from my solo travel journey. Hopefully this will help anyone out who is thinking of solo travelling to have an honest insight into what it’s like. Please know that none of these are posted in real time 🙂 Day 1 – The first one First day…
What to do in Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgaria was the first stop on our backpacking trip – I spent a couple of days here solo before my friend joined me. This meant that I got a few days to explore, make friends with people in the hostel and discover what this beautiful country had to offer. Rila Monastery Day Trip…
A Balkan Backpacking Route
If you’ve decided to backpack around the Balkans, you’ve come to the right place. My friend and I had a month backpacking together – the first three weeks of which were spent in the Balkans. We both fell utterly in love with the Balkans: the food, the friendliness of the people and the…
Itinerary for 3 Days in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
In Arenal and La Fortuna, there is so much to do, so much to see and La Fortuna had much more of a nightlife than anywhere else we visited. The three days I spent in La Fortuna were incredibly full-on. Similar to Monteverde, you could take your time here to see everything, however…
Planning your Budget Backpacking (3 min read)
(Or – You Want to Travel For the Summer But You Have No Clue How You Can Afford It) While it’s not possible to stay in a five-star luxury hotel and pay barely anything for it, (unless you went to world scout jamboree 2023, but that’s another story) it’s definitely possible to backpack…