Work for accommodation: Is Worldpackers a way?
When I first started researching how to backpack for cheap, I found a lot of helpful tips on how to save money, but…
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52 Travel Hacks & Tips to Save you Money in 2022
Started planning your trips for 2022? To help you plan your travel better, in partnership with the team at Curve, I am excited…
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The hostel of the future? Say hello to JO&JOE Vienna
What will the hostel of the future look like? I wrote this essay a few years ago trying to predict some of the changes…
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Discovering Czech Republic’s hidden wine country
I’m in the middle of a very scenic vineyard . As I dip my toes into the south facing sloping hillside, the intense June…
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Where to stay, eat, drink and party in Brno- 30 tips!
Bypassed by backpackers in favour of Cesky Krumlov or Vienna, devoid of tourists, laid back, compact and also much cheaper than Prague, Brno is…
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The BEST hostels in Europe for digital nomads
Long before the advent of co-living spaces and even the term ‘digital nomads’, hostels have been offering digital nomads, creatives and remote workers a…
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Know before you travel- Guide to private PCR home testing
If like many other Brits, you have booked yourself a much needed summer holiday abroad, perhaps somewhere where there’s some sun and sand, then…
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The wine wonderland of Germany you’ve never heard of
It is a miserable, cold dreich day in Berlin. I’m looking back at pictures from last summer, a summer of travel like no other…
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The last time I saw Lisbon
It has been almost a year since I last saw Lisbon. I arrive on a wet, miserably cold evening that is typical for January…
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Saxon Wine Route: A guide to Germany’s smallest wine region
Last Autumn I spent one magical week wondering through historic towns by the Elbe. Wondering through vineyards. Visiting local wineries to taste their latest…
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