How to Climb Pulpit Rock (for the Faint-Hearted) Norway
It’s one of the most iconic places to visit in Europe. In Norwegian, it’s called Preikestolen – a chip of stark rock jutting out over a stunning fjord that stretches to the horizon and beyond – but in English, we all know it as Pulpit Rock.
Chasing the Glacier – A Day in Finse, Norway
It’s the kind of cold that sucks the breath from your mouth like a vacuum cleaner. The Scots call this a lazy wind – because it can’t be bothered going around you. Just about every other part of me is frozen. Welcome to Finse.
Crusader Palace of the Grand Masters – Rhodes
The Palace of the Grand Masters, on Rhodes can set your imagination running wild. Glorious arches, cavernous halls, imposing columns and dark, secretive undercrofts can satisfy even the most demanding castle-lover. But there’s also much, much more.
Yackandandah – Unveiling the Mystery?
Yackandandah has a mystery. No, really. It's the first thing you see when you drive into the petite Victorian town - there's a big sign on the side of the road that says, "Yackandanda - unveil the mystery" that kinda gives it away. I confess, I was intrigued. ...
How to Plan Your Trip Budget and Not End Up Broke
You can’t travel without hearing horror stories of people having to busk or sell their backpacks just to scrape together bus fare to the nearest city. Don’t be one of those people – budgeting will save your freedom.
6 Essential Travel Planning Apps For Your Next Trip
The 6 essential free travel planning apps designed to make planning and booking your travel easier and much less confusing.
How I Cured My Fear of Flying – And By Fear I Mean Terror
That moment when the plane turned into the runway, when the engines flared and the brake was taken off sent me into a dizzying spiral of terror. Rumbling down the tarmac my hands, white-knuckled, gripped the seat, teeth clenched like I had lockjaw. I knew I couldn’t keep this up. There had to be a cure.
How to Choose a Great Travel Buddy
A great travel buddy can help make your trip fantastic, providing more than just a bit of company and somebody to share the experience with. But knowing how to choose the right one isn’t so simple.
Lifestyle
Making The Best Frittata In The World
It’s taken me just under a year, but I can now say confidently that I make the best frittata in the world. I know, I know – it’s not like me to make hugely bold claims (cough!) – but the proof of this particular pudding is in making and eating the recipe I’ve set out...
An Exciting New Direction
It isn’t the craziest idea I’ve ever had – but it’s right up there with hitch-hiking alone in the Canadian winter or wearing brand new boots and thin socks to hike down and up the Grand Canyon. In one day. (Technically, that’s two ideas, which totally makes my point.)
An Unexpected Side Trip – Or How I Lost A Year Without Really Trying
One step off the door mat was all it took. Funny how the biggest changes in your life start of in such small, and almost inconsequential ways.
