So you know you want to travel around the world and you know roughly how long you want to go for. You have one or two places you'd love to go, but where else are you going to go? So many places, so many choices. We've put together a list of places … [Read more]
Buying around the world flights, are they worth it? It's a question that faces every backpacker intending to travel around the world. Around the World Flights tend to be relatively complicated and I'd recommend visiting a travel agent to discuss … [Read more]
It’s safe to say that almost every backpacker is on some kind of a budget when they travel. It of course varies depending on a variety of factors but most of us can’t afford to spend like the drunken German tourist we meet at the bar who’s buying … [Read more]
My real interest in photography began on my first trip to travel the world. At the time I had packed a small pocket point and shoot digital camera. It was only after a couple of months traveling I became a little frustrated with the limitations of … [Read more]
For anyone who's entered the competition and planning to travel round the world, this is the moment they've been waiting for! The competition has closed and we have picked our random winner of the Black's voucher competition. Thanks to everyone … [Read more]
If you are looking to go backpacking or even just want to know how to go about planning a trip around the world, sometimes it's difficult to know where to start. In reality planning to travel around the world isn't as complicated as many first timers … [Read more]
The Longest Way - one year walk/beard grow time lapse. Christoph Rehage travelled for a whole year by walking roughly 4500km, passed the desert of Gobi. During the year he walked from Beijing to Ürümqi soley on foot. His video is a great little … [Read more]
What’s the first thing you think of when you imagine a hostel? Cramped, uncomfortable and packed full to the rafters (literally!)? Here is a round up of ten things which may surprise you about hostels… 1. The 100th anniversary of youth hostelling … [Read more]
Being a victim of a crime can happen at anytime, anywhere and to anyone not just when you're traveling the world. As an outsider when you're traveling you can easily be a target for theft, you can do many things to minimise the chances of this. By … [Read more]
Every year millions of beer fans travel to the Munich Beer Festival (often known as "Oktoberfest" or "the Bavarian Beer Festival") to sample the Bavarian beer. It's the world's biggest fare with approximately six million visitors a year, the first … [Read more]
If you are lucky enough to have a Apple iphone or ipod touch you can download Hostel Hero for free. Hostel Hero is a app for booking hostels and they currently have hostels listed from 150 different countries. You can download content about hostels … [Read more]
When you travel the world you'll often find other travelers dropping names of places they've visited into the conversation. Have you ever had someone cling onto you whilst traveling? Have you ever had a traveller moaning about everything, how it's … [Read more]