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The Osprey Farpoint 36 Review: What You Need to Know

Today, we’ll be reviewing the Osprey Farpoint 36, the smallest of the Osprey Farpoint Range.

It’s a wheelie suitcase that’s also designed to work as a backpack and it’s small size means that it fits most airline carry on or hand luggage specifications.

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9 Powerful Benefits of Sustainable Tourism and Why You Should Care

It’s not the equivalent of yesterday’s soggy, soy-soaked bran, mashed into an unappealing travel package. It’s the best, if not the only, way for us to continue to enjoy travelling and living on this planet. My recent trip to the UNESCO HQ in Paris to talk about sustainable tourism left me with plenty of ideas I want to share with you.

Allow me to explain…

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Printable Holiday Packing List PDF: The Only Checklist You Need

Here’s the ultimate detailed travel packing list to suit every situation. Seriously. We’re assuming nothing and cover luggage, visas, medication and what to wear while travelling and I’ve organised it into a streamlined system so no-one gets overwhelmed.

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Is Dark Tourism ethical? What you need to know

Sometimes called thanatourism or black tourism, so called dark tourism is on the rise. From concentration camps to disaster sites, the question arises: is dark tourism ethical? Trigger warning: this blog post discusses subjects which some may find distressing. Is dark tourism ethical? Few things compare to the sticky, raised purple of clumped blood on … Read more

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The Best Gifts for an Outdoorsy Girlfriend

Looking for the best travel gifts for her? It’s been a strange old year but that’s all the more reason to treat women who love to travel to something that will make them smile! Here’s our travel gift list for 2020, from luxury travel gifts to stocking fillers. Let’s finish the year strong!

Sunrise through a plane window of a long haul flight

27 Long Haul Flight Essentials and a Flight Checklist for You

Whether or not you have checked luggage when you fly, what you pack in your carry on can make all the difference to how well your trip goes. Not only to the flight itself but also to the start of the trip should the airline lose your luggage. Here’s our inside guide to carry on essentials and what to bring in your hand luggage.

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Your Essential Cycling Holiday Packing List

Having the right gear with you makes all the difference in the world when it comes to having a successful adventure travel holiday. This cycling holiday packing list sums up hours and hours on the saddle and on the road. But it’s not all hardcore.  These cycling essentials aim to help you enjoy your holiday … Read more

Cathay Pacific Business Class Review - Fully reclining beds perfect for sleeping

Cathay Pacific Business Class Review: What You Need to Know

Cathay Pacific have been scooping up awards left and right and centre for their new business class design and, after a comfy twelve hour flight with them, it’s easy to see why. To Hong Kong on the new and back on the old, I managed to compare and contrast side by side flights so to speak to then get back and give you the lowdown.