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What to pack for a trip to Africa – sponsored

29 Aug

As the second largest continent in the word, both in terms of land mass and population, Africa can be utterly bewildering and totally overwhelming but also awe-inspiring, breathtaking and extremely diverse. It is important to remember that, because of its sheer size, it is impossible to make generalisations about Africa as a whole – it [...]

UK Travel Vaccinations for Asia

6 Jul

After months of finding nothing but travel vaccine advice for US citizens and none for the UK, I finally decided to write one myself… Your travel advice/vaccines will be dealt with by a nurse at your general practitioner’s surgery and you should make an appointment (if possible) approximately six months in advance of your leave [...]

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s a…

24 Jun

Box (come on, what did you really think I was going to say? Answers in the comments below…I have a feeling they were stupid thoughts) Chances are that you’ll have a good few months before you leave and if you’re sensible (i.e. you know how to get your s*** together) you’ll be buying the ‘must [...]

The Travel Bible – your essential pre-trip planning

20 Jun

No, it isn’t an updated version of The Book where Moses advises you that for a price he can part the Red Sea. It’s a book made by you; for you (I’m probably sacrificing a lot of strange Google key word searches to my site just by mentioning the ‘B book’ now…you’re welcome!). Sooooo, you’ve [...]