How to make travel planning easier
Finding cheap flights, arranging visas, booking hotels and plotting itineraries. Travel planning, especially for a big trip, can be an utter nightmare. Take the European road trip that we’re just about...
View ArticleLife update: Hiking Snowdon, Wales and Weddings
From Welsh weddings to hiking Snowdon and house sitting all around London, these past two months in the UK have been crammed with activity. Between family visits and zipping around the country we’ve...
View ArticleOur top credit and debit card for travel
How do you bank when you’re abroad? If you’re anything like me, trying to figure out overseas card fees and exchange rates makes your head spin. If you don’t take the time to research the best credit...
View Article10 essential travel items we never leave home without
After nearly six years of travel, we’ve got packing down to a fine art. Whether we’re backpacking through Asia or road tripping in the USA, there are some travel items we’ve discovered we can’t live...
View ArticleGoodbye Portugal! Where are we off to next?
I can feel the familiar itch of excitement that only a new adventure brings. This weekend we’re saying ‘Goodbye Portugal’ and moving on. So where are we off to next? Here’s the lowdown on our plans for...
View ArticleWhat to see and do on a Beijing layover
Got a layover in Beijing coming up? Wondering where to start? Beijing, China, is one of the largest and busiest cities in the world. As such, there is so much culture to soak up, history to learn and...
View ArticleOur Everest Base Camp Trek Itinerary
Are you planning to take on Nepal’s most famous trek to see the world’s mightiest mountain? Then trust me, you’re in for one hell of an adventure. Our journey to Everest Base Camp turned out to be one...
View ArticleHow much did our Everest Base Camp Trek Cost?
How much does it cost to go to Everest Base Camp? Sure, trekking to the highest mountain in the world doesn’t come cheap, but if you hike independently and without a porter like we did, it doesn’t have...
View ArticleHow to make travel planning easier
Finding cheap flights, arranging visas, booking hotels and plotting itineraries. Travel planning, especially for a big trip, can be an utter nightmare. Take the European road trip that we’re just about...
View ArticleLife update: Hiking Snowdon, Wales and Weddings
From Welsh weddings to hiking Snowdon and house sitting all around London, these past two months in the UK have been crammed with activity. Between family visits and zipping around the country we’ve...
View ArticleOur top credit and debit card for travel
How do you bank when you’re abroad? If you’re anything like me, trying to figure out overseas card fees and exchange rates makes your head spin. If you don’t take the time to research the best credit...
View ArticlePlanning an adventure in 5 easy steps
It’s almost the end of the year and our thoughts are turning towards 2018. Where will our journey take us and what epic adventures can we plan? If you’re also dreaming of a taking a big trip next year...
View ArticleOur South America trip begins! Visas, vaccines, insurance and packing list
Tomorrow we set off for Colombia! We’ve been talking about this South America trip for so many years that it’s taken on a surreal, dream-like quality for me. Now it’s a tangible thing. This time...
View Article10 essential travel items we never leave home without
After nearly six years of travel, we’ve got packing down to a fine art. Whether we’re backpacking through Asia or road tripping in the USA, there are some travel items we’ve discovered we can’t live...
View ArticleGoodbye Portugal! Where are we off to next?
I can feel the familiar itch of excitement that only a new adventure brings. This weekend we’re saying ‘Goodbye Portugal’ and moving on. So where are we off to next? Here’s the lowdown on our plans for...
View ArticleWhat to see and do on a Beijing layover
Got a layover in Beijing coming up? Wondering where to start? Beijing, China, is one of the largest and busiest cities in the world. As such, there is so much culture to soak up, history to learn and...
View ArticleTrip planning like a pro with Slide
After all the Covid madness, it feels like travel is making a proper comeback in 2022. In March, we finally made it to Asia, spending seven blissful weeks in Thailand and a month in Bali, followed by a...
View ArticleOff the Beaten Path: Planning a Road Trip in Kauai, Hawaii
Hello from the UK! We’ve just returned from an epic, year-long RV trip around the USA and Canada, which saw us cover over 25,000 miles from coast-to-coast. The whole trip made us appreciate just how...
View ArticleRoad Trip Safety: Dos and Don’ts
Having returned from India, we’re now busy preparing for a three-month road trip through Europe. Starting in France, we’ll be driving our Nissan Qashqai down to Geneva for a holiday with Andrew’s...
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