Travel Deeper – Bolivia
Take a three minute journey of highlights from my four-month trip to Bolivia, where the mission was to volunteer with literacy NGO, BiblioWorks, in Sucre, Bolivia. I helped develop learning initiatives at one of their eight libraries in the small town of Morado Q’asa outside the city and worked with the BiblioWorks staff to organize, execute and […]
Ayia Napa — The Other Side
In recent years, Ayia Napa has developed a reputation for being a nonstop party zone, a relatively cheap destination for youngsters to experience their first taste of freedom… and alcohol by the bucket load. That’s a great shame, however. It’s perfectly possible to enjoy other sorts of holidays to Ayia Napa. If you’re planning to […]
Off the Beaten Track: Discovering an Alternative Britain
Ahh, Blighty, you’ve got to love it, haven’t you? Although we’re a nation of tea loving royalists with gravestones for teeth and a fondness for queuing while chatting about the weather, it seems you lot just can’t get enough of our British charm. In fact, London recently left Paris in its wake to become the […]
Use Your Common Sense and Enjoy Your Travels
Figures released by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) show that 3,599 British citizens ended up in hospital while travelling overseas and needed its help. As a result of these figures the FCO has published some guidelines for travellers and overseas residents to consider. Let’s take a look at them. Preparation before travel The FCO […]
How To Blend In With The Locals
Have you ever wondered why, when you’re on holiday, street vendors and souvenir sellers seem to descend on you like flies on a picnic? Do you sometimes feel as though you have a large neon sign saying ‘Tourist’ above your head? Because, let’s face it, generally we Brits aren’t that good at blending into our […]