If you're already thinking of what to add to your holiday shopping list, this may help you. Over the span of my travels I have been through good times, bad times and terrible times. Fortunately, those terrible times have lead me to become a smarter traveler. Though I...
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Travel Update | I’m Not Coming Home
They say home is where the heart is and what better way to spend Christmas than all curled up on the couch at home watching Christmas movies and drinking peppermint hot chocolate? Well, I've got a different idea! Here's my travel update: Though I would love to be home...
The Downside to Travel | Life Ain’t Perfect on the Road
As I am sitting here waiting to board my Qatar Airways flight on route to Kathmandu, Nepal. I'm seeing many inpatient passengers lining up to get on the plane in a hurry. The plane is not starting to board for another 25 minutes, they have announced it on the PA...
Top Reasons You Have to Experience the Autobahn | Germany
I feel like you can't really say you've experienced Germany until you've been a victim to the autobahn. No, I don't mean by victim you're bound to end up dead, but no matter what time of day you're driving the autobahn, you're bound to experience at least one heart...
The Colors of Thessaloniki | Colors Ladadika Hotel
For those of you who have already been meandering through all my Thessaloniki Instagram photos, you should know by now that Greece is a very colourful place from my perspective. What a better way to embrace this than heading to the Colors Ladadika Hotel in...
8 Unique Ways to Experience Thessaloniki in 48 Hours
The people of Thessaloniki told me many times that to them it is a large city. Though it was indeed a city, I didn't think it was particularly large - at least not for tourists. On a map Thessaloniki is pretty big in size but when it comes to seeing all there is to...
8 Ways to Save Money while Traveling Solo
Solo travelling has become more and more of a popular choice for travellers across the globe. However, one of the biggest negatives to traveling solo is that you're never going to get group rates or discounted fares when alone. With a little courage and effort there...
Lands End is NOT what you would expect
I didn't know much about Lands End before I visited, to be honest I had no idea it was even in England. Perhaps I didn't even realize it was a real 'location' but just a brand that my mom has talked about before. It sounded to me like a brand to represent the coast of...
The Top 10 Most Relaxing Locations in England
Let's not waste time here, I'll list the top 10 Most Relaxing Locations in England, and you can do the research! After a couple of weeks exploring the entire South coast of England by rental car, I've picked some of the best and most beautiful places to stay in the...
The Best Places to Live in Southern England
So here's my story, this is why I went to England in the first place and this is where my life had in store for my future... I met a wonderful German man back in 2012 in South Africa on a backpacking adventure. We kept in touch via Skype, e-mail and postage (while I...
Interested in Interning in India? | Leave UR Mark Review
Wow that's a lot of I.N.'s (interested, interning, India) geeze I should have thought of a catchier title! Any suggestions? Winner gets a free virtual hug! After a long bitter sweet one month journey in India I am now writing the final review of my experience with...
5 Dishes you MUST Try in Nepal
1. Mo: Mo's with Johl Mo: Mo's are a new food to my diet which I thoroughly enjoyed (too much) while in Nepal. They are similar to dumplings but much, much better. Picture the dumpling skin wrapping up a delicious mixture of mouth water spicy sauteed vegetables,...