New to backpacking? This blog covers packing, budgeting, safety and other expert tips for first time backpackers, helping you to travel with confidence.
Planning a trip to Nicaragua and wondering how much it costs? My Nicaragua backpacking budget breakdown details everything I spent solo backpacking in 2026.
A full Guatemala Backpacking Budget for solo travellers in 2026: what I actually spent on accommodation, food, transport, activities and the surprising costs you may not have considered.
The best hostels for backpackers over 30, from a solo traveller who’s actually stayed in them. My personal picks from a year of backpacking around South Asia and Latin America.
Concerned about how to make friends while travelling solo? As a veteran solo traveller with over 18 years of solo travel behind me, this is one of the things I get asked most by people before they set off on their travels.
No one bats an eye if you announce you’re going backpacking in your 20s: people expect it ,a gap…
By far one of the most common questions I got asked when I told people I was spending my…
One stop guide on everything you need to know about getting ready to go travelling. Ease the stress of preparing to go backpacking with this blog!
From backpack recommendations to every day essentials for long term travel, read on for all my must haves on this backpacking packing list!
From Delhi to Agra: the first report from The Big Career Break. Tackling Delhi as a solo female traveller and the moment it all became worth it.
