Destinations, Netherlands, Stories

Lost And Found In The Netherlands

This hostel doesn’t feel like a hostel. It feels like a bus station. Maybe even an airport. I sit in the corner of this enormous foyer, the size of a school assembly hall, watching people check in. It’s like a factory line, boom, boom, boom, one after the other. They hand over a passport, she …

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Destinations, Netherlands, Popular

What Happens In The Amsterdam Red Light District? (and how to get there)

It’s still early, and I’ve been wandering these Amsterdam streets for a couple of hours now. Before I head home, there’s one more thing left to do. Something that everyone does here in Amsterdam. The Amsterdam red light district is probably the most famous in the world, rivalled only by Thailand’s Soi Cowboy or Patpong. …

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Destinations, Netherlands

What Happens In An Amsterdam Coffee Shop?

Amsterdam is known globally for it’s “coffee shop culture”, but most people don’t know what it’s actually like inside one. Neither did I, so my dorm buddy Chris and I decided to go find out. Coffee shops aren’t hard to find. In central Amsterdam you’ll find many of them scattered through the grid of bakeries …

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Destinations, Spain, Stories

Memories of Málaga: To Where It All Began

It was just happenstance that I found myself back in this city. I’d just finished the Camino with my family, and after some wandering we’d ended up here, in Málaga. After a few days in town, they’d all boarded their flights back to New Zealand, and here I was, in the middle of Plaza de …

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Destinations, Malaysia

Discovering Kuala Lumpur – 3 Days At The KL Journal

This post is a part of my Sponsored Reader series. The KL Journal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur kindly agreed to pilot this idea with me. Crissy from the Philippines was the first lucky traveller to be chosen, and recently spent 3 days at The KL Journal exploring Malaysia’s capital. Check out her review of her …

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Destinations, Germany

Where to Stay in Berlin: Best Areas and Hotels

Germany’s enormous capital is a never-ending sea of history, art, architecture and culture, and a beloved adopted home for many Europeans, for good reason. If you’re about to visit, let me introduce you to this amazing city – where to stay in Berlin, an introduction to Berlin’s major neighbourhoods, some of Berlin’s best hotels, things …

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Destinations, Namibia

Accommodation In Windhoek: A Beginner’s Guide

Coming to Windhoek? I’m excited for you! Namibia is a unique place. It’s down in the southwest of Africa and quite different to any other country in the region. Windhoek, the capital, is a small but lively city, where development is rapidly taking place and is becoming more modern every day. All your western comforts …

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Namibia, Destinations

Mini Movie: Hostel Life In Swakopmund, Namibia

The backstory to this video: I went to Swakopmund in late 2017 to do some surfing on the African west coast. This is supposed to be one of the best places in the world to surf, and has one of the most famous waves in the world that breaks along Skeleton Bay. I’m not good …

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