Jun 03 2013
Theft can be a problem while travelling. In fact, just last week, at one of the hostels I was staying at, some people had valuable items stolen during the night - a camera, phone, and money. It’s awful to hear about things like that happening, especially when it’s in a small hostel where you’ve made …
Apr 08 2013
The hand luggage saga continues. Previously, I wrote about liquids and this time it’s the baggage itself. When airlines say they can’t guarantee to fit all baggage in the cabin, they mean it. I didn’t realise that until I was getting on an Easyjet flight from Berlin to London. As I was boarding the plane, the man …
Mar 25 2013
When I travelled around the world, I always checked in my main backpack and had a smaller one with the items I would need on the plane. That was fine but I always had to queue up to check my bag in, there was the risk of my backpack going astray, and I had to …
Jan 28 2013
Sleeping bag or sleeping bag liner? I have often seen the debate of ‘should I or shouldn’t I take a sleeping bag with me?’ posted in travel forums and it was something I thought about before I left for my RTW trip. In the end, I decided not to take a sleeping bag with me …
Jan 21 2013
Thankfully, I have never had toothache whilst travelling and had never really given it much thought. That was until I suffered with toothache over the holidays (Christmas and New Year). Oral analgesia (painkillers) didn’t seem to ease the pain so I went to my local pharmacy, which was open, and asked if there was anything …
Dec 31 2012
With the value of hindsight, I wish I had taken one piece of technology with me when I travelled around the world: a netbook or laptop. I did seriously think of taking one with me but decided against it because I thought it would be too much hassle; I was concerned about losing it or …
