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Kicking Off the Silk Roadistan Tour with More Travel Lessons

By on April 11, 2012 in Pre-Travel

When you work up until the departure date, have to move out of an apartment, and visit with family and friends — all right before setting off for 3.5 months — it can be a little stressful. It doesn’t help with stuff like this happens, too! Read on to find out more.

April 11, 2012 · Continue Reading · Comments { 9 }

Twelve Days to Go… When Will It Start to Feel Real?

By on March 26, 2012 in Pre-Travel

Pat and I are about to embark on an epic trip together, and we realise this fact. Only twelve short days separate us from our desks in Sydney and a business class flight with lay-flat seats across half the globe.

March 26, 2012 · Continue Reading · Comments { 21 }
brooke with money

Overcoming the Stress and Anxiety of Saving Enough Money to Travel

By on February 7, 2012 in Health & Safety, Pre-Travel, Random

Saving enough money to travel the world can be a stressful process, and for some, it just causes too much anxiety to even give it a try. I cover some helpful tips and inspiration in this post, so have a read and get to saving!

February 7, 2012 · Continue Reading · Comments { 14 }
mbk shopping Bangkok

The “Oh-My-God-I’m-Excited” Trip of 2012

By on January 25, 2012 in Asia, Europe, Kyrgyzstan, Pre-Travel, Russia, Soviet Travel, Thailand, Turkey

Now that it’s the end of January (pretty much), I guess it’s time to start talking about my future travels that are actually coming up quite quickly! This trip includes Turkey, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia, Mongolia and a tiny bit of Thailand.

January 25, 2012 · Continue Reading · Comments { 29 }
dinner business class

Where’s the Chaos? My First Business Class Experience

By on November 2, 2011 in Europe, Pre-Travel, Turkey

I walked with a purpose towards the line that said “business class”. My peripheral vision had decided to stop working now that I had been in transit for at least 24 hours, and Frankfurt airport was the place where I had to pick up my last boarding pass before heading on to Istanbul. With my peripheral vision no longer working,… Read more

November 2, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 8 }
packing for k-stan

I’m Unprepared… and I Like It

By on October 24, 2011 in Asia, Europe, Kyrgyzstan, Pre-Travel, Soviet Travel, Turkey

I bought the Istanbul section of the Turkey Lonely Planet, and have yet to look at it. I booked a hostel for the first night in the city, and I have no idea how to get there. I know when my flights will be landing; I know when they should be departing.

October 24, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 8 }
Kyrgyz hero Manas

Day 273: Reasons I’m Excited for My Next Trip (and reasons I’m not)

By on September 30, 2011 in Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Pre-Travel, Soviet Travel

I can’t believe it is already the last day of the month of September! October starts tomorrow and that is a time in Australia when more and more individuals find themselves outdoors. But I’m heading out towards the end of the month, on a trip I am both excited and nervous about.

September 30, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 9 }
brooke pat hollywood

Day 226: Pitching to the Person that Counts

By on August 15, 2011 in Pre-Travel

In the past year, I’ve learned a lot about pitching, more specifically about pitching article topics to various websites. While I still find the process one of the most frustrating when I’m just lacking any new ideas, it has become a whole heck of a lot easier, which is great considering it is part of the way I make some… Read more

August 15, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 17 }

Day 119: The Overwhelming Part(s) of Travel

By on April 30, 2011 in Pre-Travel

I am thinking of Thursday. I am setting foot on a plane and starting the journey to Malaysia. I am calm. I relax, try to take a nap, have a little bottle of wine and maybe read a book. I am utterly calm.
That’s when I love travel. It was mentioned in my post on epic train journeys not being … Read more

April 30, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 3 }

Day 42: The Vegas Effect & Travel

By on February 11, 2011 in Pre-Travel, Random
Did you know that I’m taking a photo and writing a blog post for every day of my 2011?! Subscribe via email to follow along.… Read more

Since I don’t have much else to do in the world of travel besides reminisce about past travels or think about future travel plans, I am at this moment doing the latter. I find it

February 11, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 9 }