THE PERFECT WEEKEND GETAWAY ⇷☓⇸ The Creek House is a beautiful modern holiday home and aptly named due it overshadowing a tranquil little stream that runs alongside it and home to little ducks and a dense vibrant green jungle of plants and wildlife. It is quietly tucked away in Torbay, Auckland, which is on the wonderful East Coast of the North Shore, offering privacy and the perfect place for a weekend getaway. When you first walk into this beautiful home you are instantly blown away with high ceilings, huge spacious rooms and all the home comforts you could possibly need. If you find yourself in Auckland, New Zealand then I…
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The Best Places To Visit In South Africa
EXCITING ADVENTURE AWAITS! ⇷☓⇸ South Africa is certainly a place of wild wonder and natural beauty. With an abundance of nature safaris, majestic mountains, beautiful coastlines and huge bustling cities it has a bit of something for everyone. The best part, is that as a country it is fairly inexpensive to visit and travel there due to their currency being relatively weak compared to the Great British Pound and Euro. Meaning that you can spend more on those luxury accommodations and lavish tours. But isn’t it dangerous? In the back of your minds you may be thinking that whilst it is a picturesque place it is also quite a dangerous…
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The Best Travel App’s
TRAVEL LIKE A PRO ⇷☓⇸ Pretty much everyone has a smartphone these days, and so it only makes sense that you should also ‘travel-smart’ by ensuring that you have the best apps to make life a lot easier for you on the road. With millions of apps out there, I have narrowed it down to the best ten that you definitely need to have on your phone. Not only do these apps make life easier for you, but they also save you lots of money and time which can be crucial when travelling on a strict timeframe and budget. Covering a range of areas such as cheap flights, offline maps, currency…
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Types of Travelling
TRAVEL FOR EVERYONE ⇷☓⇸ These days, it is quite common to think of travelling as something you do in far and exotic lands, miles away from the comforts of home. Its the thought of spending what seems like days on flights to land in a destination unknown, where you don’t understand the language, the money looks fake, the weather has dramatically changed and the sights and smells are totally unfamiliar. Travel is exotic – but is it? To some degree that version of travelling is very true, but it’s not the only form of travel that we can experience personally. Its the act of going somewhere new, unexplored and away…
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Life as a Digital Nomad
TRAVELLING ON THE ROAD ⇷☓⇸ What is a Digital Nomad? ‘This is an individual who leverages technology and the internet to work remotely and generally conduct their lifestyle in a nomadic way from anywhere in the world.’ The life of a travel blogger in recent years has boomed dramatically with the likes of ‘Do You Travel’ and ‘Gypsea Lust’rising to fame on social media platforms making us dream we had their lives. With glamorous photos being uploaded on a daily basis of warm exotic beaches, white snow-capped mountains, dense green jungles and crystal clear blue oceans it’s hard not to dream of being able to live and work that life…
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The Best Destinations for a Solo Traveller
EXPLORING MORE ⇷☓⇸ There is a certain freedom to being a solo traveller, and one that I fully encourage. To start with, wanting a travel companion may be holding you back from booking that one-way ticket to Bangkok because ‘it’s not a good time for them’ or you just can’t find anyone with the same dreams as you. That just leaves the possibility of solo travelling – ‘you, yourself and well – I’. But don’t despair! There are thousands of people that travel the world by themselves and its one of the best things you can possibly do. Do it for yourself The benefits being that – you run on your…
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Three Countries to Delight Your Taste Buds
VISIT THESE THREE COUNTRIES TO TRY SOMETHING NEW ⇷☓⇸ When travelling on the road or visiting new countries it brings the chance to delve into new and unique cuisines that you can’t find anywhere else in the world. When the moments happen upon you, you should grab hold with both hands and take your taste buds for a whirlwind of flavours and experiences. Having travelled to some far and distant places I have certainly been lucky enough to have tried some weird and wonderful delicacies as well some outstanding restaurants, that have left their mark on me years later. Out of all of my experiences, I have whittled them down…
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The Best Things To Do In Ubud
EXPERIENCE TRUE BALI CULTURE ⇷☓⇸ If you’re looking for the best things to do in Ubud then you have come to the right place! Forget about the touristy areas such as Kuta and Seminyak and head instead to the beautiful and more relaxed Ubud where you will get to know the real Bali. This is where you can enjoy the picturesque rolling green rice fields, the dense monkey forests, jaw dropping infinity pools and copious amounts of vibrant temples. Whilst becoming a more popular destination, it is still fairly quiet in terms of tourist to local ratios, without feeling like its too crowded. If you are after an incredibly budget…
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The Top 7 Travel Destinations
FIND YOUR INSPORATION FOR THIS YEAR ⇷☓⇸ It’s that time of year where you’re starting to get itchy feet and realising that you would much rather be on a beach with a cocktail or climbing some snow-capped mountains instead of working. With so many places to pick and only a few weeks of holiday to take where on Earth are you meant to go? For this year I have compiled the top 7 travel destinations which you definitely need to check out! Prepare to update your bucket-list: 1. South Korea While North Korea usually holds much of the press these days, South Korea is a definitely a country you should…
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The Perhentians – A Secret Malaysian Paradise
WELCOME TO THE BEACH A travel journey – As seen on 1972 Blog ⇷☓⇸ In the depths of early morning we arrived in the middle of nowhere, Malaysia. Eight hours by bus from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Besut, we descended the steps, looking haggard onto a deserted forecourt with our backpacks and a sense of uncertainty. We had been told that we would be dropped off at the ferry terminal where a boat would take us to paradise, also known as the Perhentian Islands, but there was no water in sight. In typical Asian fashion, we had paid to be taken close to our destination but not exactly where we…
