The holiday season is the perfect time to surprise your travel-loving friends and family with thoughtful gifts that make their adventures more enjoyable. Stocking stuffers are a great way to pack in the essentials—useful, fun, and compact items that don’t take up much room in a suitcase.
If you’re looking for ideas to make your favourite traveller smile, here’s a list of practical and exciting travel stocking stuffers to consider based on what I actually use as a full-time traveller.
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Games are great ice-breakers and time-killers while travelling. However, the best board games are often not luggage-limit-friendly. So, here I’ve compiled my suggestions for the best travel games, which I personally travel with or have played while on my travels.
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For the traveller who can’t get enough of exploring the world, what better way to celebrate the holidays than with a Christmas tree decked out in travel-themed ornaments? Whether you’re gifting travel ornaments or curating your own collection, here’s a guide to the best types of travel Christmas ornaments to adorn your tree with a global touch.
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Updated September 2024
I don’t know about you, but I’m so, so, SO done with plastic. I know my life isn’t going to become plastic-free overnight, but I’m learning to make small, sustainable changes over time, including a switch to plastic free and zero waste toiletries (particularly zero waste travel toiletries because I travel so often) and I’ve discovered it’s actually a lot easier than you might think…
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Updated May 2024
I’m a firm believer that travel does not have to be expensive. In fact, there’s something freeing about stuffing a handful of ragged clothes into a backpack, sleeping in hammocks and eating street food.
Therefore, I want to share my backpacking trip planner and show how I make the most of my backpacking budget, so that all you like-minded budget backpackers out there can save on travel costs and take your adventures even further.
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In a strange turn of events that involved an exchange with a friend of a friend, this week I was a guest on Keith Petit’s Expatriate Act podcast. (Sorry, Keith, I mean internet-based-radio-show!). This somehow turned into a two-hour discussion over Skype on what it means to be an expat and the weird and wonderful experience that is living overseas.
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Who else loves a good Buddha quote? *Raises hand* Yup, sometimes I just need a little pick-me-up from the B. Man. So, if you’re like me, then please enjoy this little compilation of the best Buddha quotes about life that have finally pulled me out of my blog slump.
Beg-packers are everywhere in the media at the moment. They’ve been around for a while, but a rise in numbers (and a rise in blatant insensitivity) are getting people really mad. So, what are beg-packers, why are they asking for money and are they wrong to do so?
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Updated May 2024
Making friends in a new place is always hard, whether it’s in the next town over or in a new country. I’ve moved around a lot, but I’ve found the key thing when it comes to how to make friends in a new city is perseverance.
You don’t need to be a social butterfly, you don’t need to know the local language and there is no magical secret to getting people to like you. You just need to persevere and hold strong to the fact that you will find your people.
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Updated May 2024
Does the idea of travelling around Southeast Asia for two months sound a bit daunting? I felt the same when I came to plan my own itinerary, especially as I knew I would be backpacking on a shoestring budget. Two months in Southeast Asia sounds like a long time, but with so much to see and do, you need to make sure you’re not spreading yourself (or your budget!) too thinly.
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