This month has been the hardest in terms of homesickness and loneliness on the road. Despite meeting many great people on my travels It’s sometimes hard travelling solo. (Read about my tips for combating loneliness on the road here). I found it especially hard travelling solo as a female through Laos. Many Laotians are lovely,…
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As I write this I’ve been traveling for nearly four months and they have been the best four months of my life. Travel is such an intense experience and one which you have little control over. You never know who you will meet or whether you will even like a place. You just have to…
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My third month of travel has been filled with many ups and downs. The major downer on the month was when I contracted Dengue fever in Koh Chang. It was the hardest time so far in my travelling and I was so ill that I was going to go home ASAP! Something made me want…
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I was unfortunate enough to contract an infectious tropical disease during my travels, dengue fever. Dengue fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes If you keep up to date with me on Facebook or Twitter you will know that I’m in Thailand now. I contracted dengue fever on the beautiful island of Koh Chang, not…
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During my time in Hikkaduwa I visited Galle three times. Galle is very different to Hikkaduwa, in parts it feels very European because it was colonised by the Portuguese, Dutch and The British. This actually made me feel a little homesick for Europe! Galle is a large busy city and is filled with beggars and…
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It’s hard to believe that I have been travelling for over two months now. In the real world two months is a long period of time but when travelling the days and weeks blur in to one. It’s so refreshing not having any responsibilities and to just do what I want each day! (For most…
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During my time in Hikkaduwa I went on a few day trips to see the sights with local friends that I met. The place that I was most excited to visit was the turtle sanctuary! I love turtles and I had a slight obsession after seeing the 200 year old turtle in the ocean! However…
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When I initially booked the flight to Sri Lanka I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew that it was a small island South of India and that it was near to the beautiful Maldives. Two things came to mind, curry and beaches, two of my favorite things! As soon as I woke up on that…
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Being a relatively new traveller (6 weeks in to my big trip!) I don’t really have many regrets at this point. I try not to have regrets because I think that things happen for a reason and that even bad situations can turn in to good situations in the future! George from George on the…
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As I got off the plane I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew that Sri Lanka is a developing country but also breathtakingly beautiful. The airport was civilised and calm. Little did I know that the chaos would begin when I got outside…. As soon as I stepped outside men swarmed around…
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