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Tag Archives: Airports
Video : Working Abroad with SWAP
Posted in Travel
Tagged adventure, airplane, Airports, amazing video, backpack, backpacker, backpacking, Britain, excitement, fun, SWAP, SWAP Working Holidays, travelling, work abroad video, work in Britain, work overseas video
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10 Reasons the World Would be a Better Place if Japan Ruled the Earth
By: Tristan Cano Okay, so strictly speaking, Japan’s wartime aim was control of the Pacific and not world domination. However, if by some freak accident they had ended up inheriting the human race, things may not have been that bad. … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Quirky Travel Stuff
Tagged airplane, Airports, backpack, backpacker, backpacking, international travel tips, Japan
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5 Worse Case Scenario Situations All Backpackers Face
Face it. All backpackers are likely to encounter situations that can really test you. They can send your plans into a whirlwind, cause arguments with other travelers or end your trip completely. In the face of adversity, it’s always best … Continue reading
Posted in Quirky Travel Stuff
Tagged adventure, airplane, Airports, Australia, backpack, backpacking, beaches, Britain, Europe, excitement, France, New Zealand, travel tips, travelling tips
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9 Ways To Customize Your Backpack
Photo above by akeg For slow travelers, it’s very likely that you and your backpack are going to be involved in a long term, intimate relationship so you might as well invest time in customizing your backpack and making it … Continue reading
Posted in Quirky Travel Stuff
Tagged adventure, airplane, Airports, Australia, backpacker, backpacking, Britain, customize your backpack, Europe, international travel tips, New Zealand, Travel, travel tips, travelling
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Will Fatties Fit On Air New Zealand’s New ‘SkyCouch?’
So yesterday in the land of the Kiwis, Air New Zealand unveiled their “revolutionary, Kiwi designed lie-flat economy and ground breaking premium economy seats,” and initially we were thrilled at the promise of lie-flat seats in economy…until we saw the … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand
Tagged adventure, Air New Zealand, air new zealand and the new sky couch, airplane, airplanes, Airports, excitement, fun, international travel tips, new airline seating, New Zealand, sky couch, south pacific, travel tips
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10 weird things found in unclaimed luggage
We’ve all seen it: that one lonely bag on the baggage claim track at the airport that goes around and around with no owner in sight. What happens to it if no one shows up? Well, it might end up … Continue reading
Posted in Quirky Travel Stuff, The World at Play
Tagged adventure, airplane, airport luggage, Airports, backpack, humour, Travel, unclaimed luggage, wierd airport
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5 Travel Resolutions for the New Year
1. Play tourist in your hometown No matter how you feel about the word staycation, there are many of reasons to vacation in your hometown. You can discover things that you may have taken for granted and see your city, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged adventure, Airports, Australia, backpack, Europe, international travel tips, new year resolutions, New Zealand, travel resolutions
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Eye Catching Street Art From Six Populated Continents
Street art and graffiti are a world culture that show more what we have in common than what our differences are. Enjoy these photos of street art worldwide. more>
Posted in Quirky Travel Stuff
Tagged adventure, Airports, amazing video, amsterdam, art, Britain, Europe, graffiti, New Zealand, packing, South Africa, south pacific, street art, world culture
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The Top Ten Gross Things People Do On Airplanes
10. Browse dating websites over the in-flight WiFi 9. Sleep on you/sleep on the floor 8. Use the main aisle as a space to do sit-ups, push-ups or change your child’s diaper 7. Read Hustler, or other “adult” magazines 6. … Continue reading
Posted in Quirky Travel Stuff
Tagged airplane, Airports, fun, funny, gross things on planes, humour, travel tips
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28 things I wish I’d known before I started travelling
When you first head off to places in the world that are a lot different from where you live, a number of things change. You have to learn to adapt. I still make a lot of mistakes everywhere I go, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel Tips on Whatever
Tagged adventure, Airports, amazing video, amsterdam, Australia, backpack, beaches, blog, different cultures, excitement, France, funny, international travel tips, Travel, travel tips, work abroad
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How well do you know your cities – take the quiz!
Take the landscape without landscapes quiz! Are you a globetrotting genius or should you go back to high school geography class for a wee review. Take the quiz!
Posted in Quirky Travel Stuff
Tagged adventure, airplane, Airports, amazing video, amsterdam, backpack, berlin, Britain, Europe, excitement, France, international travel tips, London, New Zealand, paris, pisa
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Choosing a Backpack
Posted in Travel Tips on Whatever
Tagged adventure, airplane, Airports, backpack, backpack tips, blog, Britain, Europe, excitement, international travel tips, packing, purchasing backpack, south pacific, Thailand, trave, travel video, work abroad, youth travel
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Why British Food Isn’t as Bad as You Think
While our neighbours the French enjoy long, leisurely lunches and fine wines in elegant restaurants, we eat our main meal at the bus stop, drink our own body weight in warm lager and then cradle a donner kebab on the … Continue reading
Things to do in Sydney, Australia for $10
You can do some awesome things for $10 (or 13 AU$) in this sunny Aussie city, and we don’t just mean lounging around on the beaches, chugging cocktails or surfing…. in fact, there were so many amazing things that you … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Quirky Travel Stuff, Travel
Tagged Airports, amazing video, Australia, backpack, beaches, beer, blog, budget, south pacific, sydney, Tips, tourist, Travel, travel australia, travel cheap, travel tips, work in australia
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How to Get Drunk in the UK – British Pub Etiquette
People often think that travel in Europe is easy; that cultural gaffes aren’t an issue and that the challenges of Africa or Latin America don’t apply. In some ways this is true, but even in the UK, where the language … Continue reading
Posted in Quirky Travel Stuff, The World at Play, UK
Tagged adventure, airport, Airports, backpack, beer, blog, Britain, british pubs, drunk in the UK, food, fun, humour, international travel tips, London, Pub Etiquette, travel article, travel tips, uk
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Glampacking: The Fashionable Girl’s guide to backpacking
The three items on nearly every backpacker’s list: fleece, poncho, Bandanna. Which just happen to be three things that would cause you to destroy every photo from your trip. So throw out the old packing list and learn what rules … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Travel Tips on Whatever
Tagged airplane, Airports, backpacking, Britain, Europe, fun, glampacking, international travel tips, London, packing, Tips, Travel, travel guide, travel recommendations, travel tips, what to bring when travelling, woman, women travelling, work
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