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China visa application advice, How to apply a Chinese visa for UK passport holders, application form, price, cost, how to apply, time, multi entry, hong kong, itinerary, bookings, fake bookings, flights, requirements, how easy is it.

How to apply for a Chinese visa for UK passport holders!

Published on: 16/12/201615/03/2019 by Nic Hilditch-Short 12 Comments

When we began to plan out the next leg of our round the world adventure we decided on China as our first stopping point. Flying into the north of Eastern Asia before making our way down through the South East and to Australia and New Zealand. We had always wanted to visit China, for many

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How to survive the dreaded night bus! A necessary evil when backpacking, backpacker, travelling, travel, bus, train, plane, advice, tips, packing, money, time, coach, how to,

How to survive the dreaded night bus! A necessary evil when backpacking!

Published on: 30/10/201615/10/2019 by Nic Hilditch-Short 11 Comments

Night buses are a nightmare, literally! Sitting in the stifling heat packed closely together with a bunch of strangers or shivering away clinging to your belongings… at no point is sleep even mentioned! 12 hours, 16 hours even 24 hours and longer spent sat on a bus. You can’t just get up and walk around

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Doors Hostel Bucharest: A hippy paradise in this beautiful city, where to stay, Romania, art, hippy, chill out, hammock, best hostels, accommodation, hotel, best places to stay, Balkan Backpacker, backpacking, Balkans, Europe, Eastern Europe

Doors Hostel Bucharest: A hippy paradise in this beautiful city!

Published on: 16/10/201619/12/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 9 Comments

After spending 2 weeks in an apartment with a pool down in Fethiye, Turkey visiting family and freinds and generally taking a break from hostels and backpacking we found ourselves in Bucharest. Back on the hostel scene we were both excited to be back out there and also not so much looking forward to sharing

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World house hostel, Istanbul: A boutique experience in the heart of this wonderful city!

Published on: 02/10/201619/12/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 6 Comments

Whilst we spent an amazing 5 days in the bustling and energetic city of Istanbul we needed a place to kick back and relax at the end of a tiring day exploring this huge city. But at the same time we wanted to be at the heart of the action, in a place where we

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A guide to transport in Albania: Its not impossible but it is an experience!, bogove, berat, hitchhike, hitch hike, hitchhiking, is it safe, what do I do, public transport, taxi, scam, help, how to get around Albania, backpacking in albania, tirana, skhoder, berat, furgon, mini bus, timetable, local bus, cost, price, how to, sights from the window, village, real life, off the beaten track, off the beaten path, europe, eastern europe.

A guide to transport in Albania: Its not impossible but it is an experience!

Published on: 11/08/201628/06/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 1 Comment

When we made our plans to travel through the Balkans we had heard many tales about Albania, mostly how scary it was and how hard it was to travel around. That timetables don’t exist and unless you have a car or are a local then you are basically screwed! We were a little nervous when

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Hostel Review: Moreto & Caffeto, Sofia, Bulgaria! An amazing adventure with amazing people, best hostel in Sofia, best hostels, best accommodation, hotel, places to stay, atmosphere, fun, private, dorm, sofia, Bulgaria, Balkans, backpacking, backpacker,

Hostel Review: Moreto & Caffeto, Sofia, Bulgaria! An amazing adventure with amazing people!

Published on: 24/07/201620/12/2016 by Nic Hilditch-Short 11 Comments

Occasionally when you are travelling you stumble upon a hostel that just has everything perfect. Sometimes it can be a hit and miss game that’s true. Some hostels look great but then turn out to be ruined by obnoxious idiots drinking their way around the world. Then others sell themselves short, but once you arrive

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Our first couchsurfing experience: How it added so much to our trip! Tips for couchsurfing, how to couch surf, do I buy my hosts something, how to host, how to be a guest, what is couch surfing really like, backpacking, travelling for free, traveling for free, budget travel

Our first couchsurfing experience: How it added so much to our trip!

Published on: 24/05/201628/06/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 2 Comments

We had wanted to try couchsurfing for quite a while but the idea of rocking up at someone’s house and staying with them for free, sleeping in their bedrooms, eating their food and living alongside them is also quite a nerve wracking thing to do. But we were keen to give it a go, to

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Greatest websites to help you plan your travels!

Published on: 30/03/201619/12/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 24 Comments

The internet is a modern day resource for us travellers that provides us with a priceless and almost endless ability to book, research and plan out our trips. There are so many websites out there however and as helpful as they all are it is sometimes hard to sift through to find the best ones!

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Best budget destinations around the world, student, backpacker, travel

Cheapest countries around the world for a budget friendly/ Student or Backpacker trip!

Published on: 11/12/201524/03/2016 by Nic Hilditch-Short 2 Comments

With everything feeling like it is becoming more and more expensive over the past few years it can be hard to feel like travel is an affordable thing to do. But that is where many are mistaken and miss out on a whole world of adventure…the global economy might have struggled in some places, but

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Best advice for first time Travellers/ Backpackers!

Best advice for first time Travellers/ Backpackers!

Published on: 11/03/201524/08/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short Comment

One of the main focuses of this blog is to not only chronicle our own travels by providing reports, guides and stories from the places we visit but it is also to encourage others to believe that travelling is something we can all aspire too. When we set about making plans for our own long

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