Category: Travel Tips

  • 5 Small But Essential Things You Must Pack

    5 Small But Essential Things You Must Pack

    Before any big trip, many of us suffer from huge stress – how not to forget what to pack and how to pack everything that is essential? Well, there are a few small and seem like insignificant things we leave at home that might be quite handy when in need, and we do tend to…

  • Travelling Tips for a Felon

    Travelling Tips for a Felon

    For most people, travelling is a great way for them to relieve the stress that they have at home. There are so many destinations out there and finding the right one will take some work. Most people never give a second thought to travelling, unless they have a felony on their record. Trying to travel…

  • Where to Buy Backpacker Travel Insurance for EU Residents

    Where to Buy Backpacker Travel Insurance for EU Residents

    Backpackers who refuse to purchase travel insurance often have one excuse. They think that since they don’t need backpacker insurance because they are healthy and hence, they won’t get sick while on the road. But backpacker travel insurance is not just about coverage against medical costs should something happen to you while backpacking. It covers…

  • Canadian Ski & Snowboard Resort Price Comparison

    Canadian Ski & Snowboard Resort Price Comparison

    Skiing and snowboarding is a favourite pastime of mine. Unfortunately, shopping for the best vacation deal is a bit of a process. Between the prices of lodging, lift tickets, rentals, and then the necessities (beer, food, etc) – it can all begin to add up quick. To make matters worse, getting that final “total” can…

  • Canada through a foreigners eyes

    Canada through a foreigners eyes

    Travelling in Canada as a foreigner can be an eye-opening experience. There’s plenty of aspects that make Canada unique, however there are also plenty of similarities between the US and Canada, although this is a notion strongly denied by most Canadians you will meet. Being South African, most of the differences I found between Canada…

  • Do Backpackers Really Need Travel Insurance?

    Do Backpackers Really Need Travel Insurance?

    Insurance – nothing gets you quite as bored as this cringe-inducing word. When you’re living in the high of travel, or even in the pre-high of planning your next adventure, this awful word seems to track you down like prey. Smacking you back into reality and making you think “maybe I should pick some up”. But do you…

  • 4 Things to do in Canada Before You Die

    4 Things to do in Canada Before You Die

    With it’s amazing wildlife, stunning landscapes and wonderful people, Canada is one destination you’ll never forget. If you’re planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip here, you need to know what to tick off your list. To give you a helping hand, here are five uniquely Canadian experiences that you’ll never forget. Wake up to Niagra Falls The…

  • Why the SmartWatch is a Travellers Must-Have Companion

    Why the SmartWatch is a Travellers Must-Have Companion

    For those avid travellers amongst us there are plenty of useful pieces of technology that we can happily slip in to our backpacks that will help make our global adventures that little bit more fun and safe. Just because you might be venturing to the very corners of the world it doesn’t mean that we…

  • Tips for a value-packed travel adventure

    Tips for a value-packed travel adventure

    Backpacking is a value packed activity. Travelling light and free is only very rarely the pursuit of middle aged millionaires. More often it’s the province of free-wheeling folk who are not quite ready to settle down to the serious business of full time family life and a suited and booted business career. Metaphorically as well…