Are you considering booking a dream trip to the Maldives and seeking the perfect 5 star resort? In this Nova resort review, we will share our honest opinions regarding the pros and cons of staying at the Nova Maldives resort. This Nova resort review is based on our personal experiences having booked an all inclusive couples retreat in November 2022. Since it was our first official holiday together, it was important to find the right Maldives resort to unwind in after our amazing but hectic trip to Japan! We are pleased to say that Nova resort Maldives really delivered us the relaxing and luxur ..read more

I am a total sucker for travel quotes. They remind me why I travel. They leave me longing for new adventures. They remind me to put nagging doubts to the back of my mind and live every day as though it were my last.  This is why I put together this list of some of my favourite quotes about travelling with friends. To inspire you to live a life of travel.  I’ve always loved travelling with friends whether it’s a girls getaway trip, a road trip in my campervan in convoy with my van life friends or joining a group adventure tour to meet new friends. In general, I find travel is best enj ..read more

If you are a busy professional like me, chances are you don’t have much time to plan out detailed itineraries. Lucky for you, I have done the groundwork on your behalf and in this roundup, I am sharing some of the best Italy itineraries. From a weekend in Trentino to 10 days traversing Sicily, these Italian itineraries should help inspire your next trip. Why visit Italy? Italy has so much to offer and is easy to get around (as long as you can tolerate the drivers!) It’s the perfect place for a city break, a beach holiday or a countryside road trip. Enjoy incredible beaches with warm oceans, r ..read more

People LOVE sharing bad reviews of companies but often the positive stories get brushed under the carpet. Which is why I wanted to take the time to shine a light on some incredible group adventure tour leaders who have helped contribute towards some of my best trips ever. This year has been extremely tough on group adventure travel companies. Whilst every business has suffered damage from this pandemic, the travel industry has perhaps suffered the hardest. Therefore, if you are planning to return to travel in 2021 once the vaccine starts getting distributed, then consider supporting companies ..read more

Taking beautiful travel photos that truly do the scene before you justice, is not as easy as click and shoot. There are so many factors to consider such as the lighting, composition, exposure and then there’s the editing process… So today I am going to share some of my best travel photography tips for beginners helping your photos go from ‘meh’ to magical even if you are brand new to photography! The best part? Pretty much all of these tips will work for any photographer, whether you are using a professional full frame DSLR camera or your smartphone! These travel photography tips are for begi ..read more

2020 is not exactly a great year for travel lovers (or for that matter, anyone!) So I decided to put this article about fairytale places in Europe together to inspire your travel plans for when the lockdown is over and we are all able to travel freely once more. Spend this time, putting together your travel bucket list and making plans to tick those bucket list trips off once you are able to do so safely. I called on my travel friends for a little help writing this article and asked them about their favourite fairytale places in Europe. They had so many great suggestions from fairytale ..read more

Hands up! Who loves a great travel hack? After spending the last 16 years backpacking, I’ve picked up many travel tips and tricks along the way but I always love learning new travel hacks. So I asked my travel writer colleagues about their favourite travel tips and advice to save money, travel smart and travel safer. From packing hacks to tips for meeting other travellers and saving BIG on flights and accommodation, my travel friends have come up tumps today! But before we take a look at all of their favourite travel hacks, I wanted to tell you about the Smart Travel Super Bundle wh ..read more

Would you like to save money on flights? Are you planning a family road trip?Do you want practical advice to help you budget for a trip?Or the know-how to save money along the way to travel for longer? Maybe you are nervous about your first solo trip? Or your first trip with a baby? The answers to all of these queries can be found in the Smart Travel Super Bundle from the team at Ultimate Bundles! A collection of insanely useful travel resources, travel hacks and no-nonsense travel advice from travel experts. I first discovered Ultimate Bundles when they released their Genius Bloggers Tool ..read more

Looking for the best backpacks with wheels for travel? Look no further, we’re comparing the best travel backpacks with wheels today and I’ll show you how to choose the perfect wheeled backpack for you. Over the last 16 years of backpacking, I have had my fair share of backpacks and suitcases and currently, I own (and love) the Osprey Women’s Aura Ag 65 Backpack. However, these days I suffer from a bad back when I travel which has had me lusting after wheeled backpacks instead. Backpacks on wheels are perfect for travelling as they work in just about every scenario. Cobbled alleyway ..read more

Update February 25th: There are now 83770 confirmed cases and 2707 deaths with an overall mortality rate of 3%. There have been a worrying amount of cases in countries such as Japan, Iran and Northern Italy lately. As a doctor and a traveller, I am very concerned. But probably not for the same reasons you are. The mortality rate for young, healthy people is actually very low (0.2% under 40 and 0.4% under 50, most deaths are occurring in the elderly >80.) However, our elderly and immunocompromised are at risk because of the rapid rate of spread and lack of available vaccine (which we do ..read more