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The 5 Most Romantic Destinations in the World

After paying over the odds for a Valentine’s dinner in Bangkok last week, I thought I’d continue in the same vein and get all loved up with 5 sexy places around the world. If you’re trying to lure your sweatheart [...]

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The Best 5 Bungee Jumps in the World

aWhat’s life without a bit of near-death experiences, right? With that, I thought I’d roll out the best 5 bungees in the world including 2 I’ve had first time experiences with. If you’ve never bungeed before then it’s gotta be [...]

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Malaria – What Drug You Should Take to Prevent It!

I think it’s fair to say that nobody wants to die on their travels around the world. Death avoidance 101 begins with preventing malaria.  Having spent the best part of a year in Africa during 2010 and a good few [...]

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Cage Diving With Great White Sharks in South Africa

South Africa has a lot to offer backpackers and a few weeks gallivanting across Africa’s wealthiest nation wouldn’t be complete without coming face to face with nature’s oldest killing machine – the Great White Shark. How much does it cost [...]

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How Much Does it Cost to Go From Cape Town to Cairo?

Cape Town to Cairo may be a classic backpacking route but what a trip it is! From snorkeling in the azure blues of the Indian ocean, the white beaches of Zanzibar, wildlife galore in the Serengetti, standing on a glacier [...]

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5 Great Travel Movies for Africa

Africa is something else. The source of mankind, natural beauty that will take your breath away, history that will shock and amaze you in equal measure. If you haven’t yet made it to the continent, if you have and you [...]

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Backpacking in South Africa – Johannesburg, Soweto Township

I should probably nail my colours to the mast and say first up, I’m not Johannesburg’s biggest fan. That’s not to say, however, that I don’t recommend visiting – just don’t stay too long! It’s expensive and we all know [...]

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Backpacking in South Africa – Cape Town

The World cup is the World cup and of course it’s awesome but South Africa still has a lot more to offer and my favourite place in the whole country is, without doubt Cape Town. People can wax lyrical about [...]

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