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The Life of a Paranoid Traveller
Yesterday was an exciting day for me. I booked flights to Buenos Aires, Argentina! Jimmy and I will be jetting off again on the 1st of May to start our trip around the Americas. I love travelling and...
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Glencoe, Scotland: Day 1
I’m typing this post from my bedroom in the throwback hotel Jimmy and I have found ourselves in tonight! I’ll have to publish it later due to there being no internet here (an earlier visit to the...
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Scotland Day 2: Hiking in Glen Etive
Our second day in Scotland was a fun one. Jimmy and I started the day off with a hearty breakfast. To start, muesli and grapefruit. Then a full English breakfast with a slice of bacon, a sausage, hash...
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More Trip Planning
Jimmy and I have been attempting to do some travel planning again. Jimmy is not a planner. I basically have to force him. But it’s okay, because I love planning. We balance each other out....
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Travelling As a Couple: Make or Break?
Stepping onto the plane heading to Thailand 3 years and 4 months ago, I had no idea how trying backpacking and travelling could be for a relationship. “It’s just like an extended holiday” I thought. At...
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National Coffee Week & Final Plans
Happy UK National Coffee Week! I celebrated yesterday with a Costa Iced Latte. It would have been rude not to. (Old photo – yesterday’s coffee was minus the cream) I can’t believe Jimmy and I will be...
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Loving Purple & Packing for Backpacking
I mentioned yesterday that I bought a new backpack. The one I’ve used for my other travels is 55 litres. I love it but when it’s full it’s far too heavy for me to carry for any great distance. Jimmy...
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If Money Were No Object, What Would You Do?
I wanted to share this video that I came across last week. You should watch it, even if it’s just to hear Alan Watts’ amazing voice! I love this speech. It’s so inspirational. I often wonder what I...
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Packing List for a Backpacking Trip Around South & North America
I’m sure I’m not alone in experiencing the stress of packing a backpack. I always seem to have too many clothes, toiletries and electronics, and nowhere near enough space to pack them all. Then there’s...
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Legs One & Two Complete
Jimmy and I are officially on our way to Argentina! The first and second legs of our journey are done, only 3 more to go until we arrive at our hostel in Buenos Aires on Thursday morning. Wow that...
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Monica Hair in Buenos Aires
We made it to Buenos Aires! I’d been dreading the second flight. Since it was 13 hours long. But it wasn’t too bad at all. I watched two films and managed to sleep a bit, which I can never normally do....
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Mediterranean Couscous Recipe
Today we’ve had non-stop rain. Jimmy and I attempted to walk around the city, but gave up after a while. It’s all good though because we took refuge in a cafe for a few hours. We had coffee,...
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Practically Tropical
After experiencing rain on our first two days in Buenos Aires, Jimmy and I were relieved to wake up to bright blue skies and sunshine yesterday morning. It’s not Summer here anymore so I thought it...
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Journey To The End of the World (or Maybe Just Argentina)
I hadn’t planned to post today because we are on the road all day and I didn’t think I’d have internet access. As it turns out, the bus Jimmy and I planed to take to our final destination seems to not...
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Pizza Night!
Hello! Long, long time no speak. Unbeknown to me the internet in El Chalten was from a satellite. It was so slow, the only thing I could access was Facebook. Hence, no blog posts for 6 days! In some...
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El Chalten: A Hiker’s Paradise
As I mentioned here and here, Jimmy and I spent 6 nights in El Chalten in Patagonia, Argentina. If you like walking and hiking and all of that outdoorsy stuff it really is the perfect place to visit....
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Idea Versus Reality
Sometimes I really like the idea of something, then when it actually happens it’s not what I thought it would be. My most recent example of this is when Jimmy and I camped last week at Laguna de Los...
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Cool as ice: Perito Moreno Glacier
I’ve been to many tourist attractions where my expectations are built up so high and I’m slightly (sometimes greatly) disappointed when I arrive and discover it’s not what everyone said it was. Perito...
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Chillin’ Out in Chile
Jimmy and I took a five hour bus journey from Agrentina to Chile on Friday morning. It was an early rise to catch the bus so we watched the sunrise while on the journey, eating pastries. We’d heard...
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Travel with Friends … Drama Free!
I recently wrote a post about travelling as a couple, but what about travelling with friends? Is it much different? This is a guest post about the challenges you might face and how to overcome them....
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