What you've been reading in 2014 Happy New Year road trippers! Thanks so much for joining me by reading this blog and following my adventures on social media. 2014 was an awesome year of travel for me, with my biggest adventure in August starting in Vancouver, followed by an epic road trip through Alaska, the Yukon and the Arctic Circle! I was also really lucky to spend … [Read more...]
Western USA: a road trip that inspired many more!
Road trippin' across the Western USA Exactly five years ago I was slap bang in the middle of a road trip through the Western USA with Trek America. My first Trek America tour. A two-week camping trek with eleven other solo travellers and one amazing tour leader! This wasn't my first time travelling in the USA, or on a group tour and I'd already travelled solo around the … [Read more...]
Travelling solo on a group tour
Travelling solo: frequently asked questions Travelling solo on a group tour is a topic I get asked about a lot. It’s only natural to feel a little nervous about joining a group tour if you’ve never travelled solo before. This post draws upon frequently asked questions I’ve previously answered and hopefully it will answer some of the questions you might have too, about … [Read more...]
Trexpert: talking Trek with The Travel Hack!
The Trexpert meets The Travel Hack Earlier this year I was delighted to bump into Monica Stott, otherwise known as The Travel Hack, at Traverse, a conference about travel blogging in Newcastle. Monica told me she was planning to do the Westerner 2 camping tour with Trek America in April and I couldn't wait to share my Trek tips with her, which was great because Monica had lots … [Read more...]