I love to travel, but I also love to put my geography knowledge to the test at games night! So, here are some of my favourite travel games. From strategic board games that take you across continents to card games that challenge your travel prowess, here’s a roundup of the best games about travel to spark wanderlust and fun. Disclaimer:
What’s the Best Fit for Your Next Bookish Escape? Reading vacations are growing in popularity, but within the world of book-focused getaways, there are many different options, each with its own vibe, structure, and ideal audience. The three distinct categories I see are reading retreats, book club retreats, and literary travel. While they may sound similar, they actually offer very
I usually use Skyscanner to book flights, but when I was checking for Tbilisi to Birmingham, UK, for Christmas, I saw the same Pegasus flights advertised cheaper with Kiwi.com. The reason for this is that Kiwi books the tickets separately, rather than as one booking. So, I tried out this “hack” to see how it would go. Here is my
Updated January 2026 to reflect Genki’s new digital nomad insurance plans and my personal experiences. Finding the best health insurance for digital nomads that actually works across borders (and continues to work when something does go wrong) is surprisingly difficult. I’ve now been with Genki Health Insurance for three years across multiple plans, and after both minor and serious health
If you’re looking for gifts for a person who likes travel, this is a comprehensive list of practical and exciting travel stocking stuffers to consider, based on what I actually use as a full-time traveller. 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
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.
Whether you’re gifting travel ornaments or curating your own travel-themed ornament collection, here’s a guide to the best types of travel Christmas ornaments to adorn your tree.
Updated October 2025 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
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
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.