This is the real side of travel, behind the polished photos.
Our inner thoughts, feelings and why we have our passion to explore and keep seeing new places.
Here you’ll find anecdotes, the highs, the lows and hopefully some inspiration to do something you’ll never forget.
Travel Tales
The anecdotes, stories and moments you only experience on the road.
10 travel moments that restored our faith in humanity. Stories of kindness from life on the road.
All my friends are buying houses and having babies, yet I'm about to embark on my fourth big trip travelling. Here's how it feels to give it all up again to travel in your thirties.
Cambodia is one of those bucket list countries everyone must go to. Here's a few of the stories from our trip that put smiles on our faces.
Ever been to an empty nightclub? This is the kind of feeling you get when going to Vang Vieng, a town previously famous for parties and tubing.
There’s few places quite like Vietnam. By the time we arrived, we'd been travelling for nearly 9 months and Hanoi brought a sense of culture shock we hadn’t felt in a long time.
Here's just a few of the things that make Vietnam so unique.
Travel Fails
When things go wrong and the side of travel that few people publish online!
Five times when we nearly died when travelling! This is the other side of travel, when things can go very wrong like when we were attacked by bears or plummeted from a cliff when paragliding. Luckily we survived them all, so don’t let this put you off exploring the world!
The worst Airbnbs we’ve every stayed in, from the cockroach infested flat to the trailer with a bucket for a shower. These are the 7 places which really didn’t match the description…..
The nightmare of when the dreaded Delhi Belly strikes in the middle of a desert, miles away from civilisation.
This is what you have to endure when you mess up and get the wrong visa - a day in hell in the Sri Lanka Visa department.
A night by the desert with bedouins sounds like a pretty incredible experience right? Well here’s our account of booking an experience with Airbnb and how it went horribly wrong. We’ll also give a few tips so you can avoid making the same mistake!
Choosing to paraglide with a company that operated from a tiny room in a back street in Pokhara, Nepal may not have been the most sensible of decisions. Here’s our accounts of an unusual experience.
We never thought that “bear attack survivor” was a title we would someday hold. Here's our story of being attacked by 3 bears and how we survived.
Inspirational Quotes
Well, because we all like listening to the words of those that inspire us to travel!
These inspirational adventure quotes will inspire you when you need that little nudge to get out your comfort zone. From authors, explorers, inspirational speakers and more, they’re guaranteed to get you planning your next adventure!
50 quotes about exploring that encapsulates why we love to get out on adventures. Here you’ll find inspiration from history’s great explorers, writers, and naturalists. We challenge you to read them and not to dream of your next adventure!
70 beautiful rainbow quotes for the perfect photo caption. Whether it’s motivation, metaphorical or simply looking for a way to encapsulate your appreciation for rainbows, you’ll find it in this post!
If you’re feeling a bit stuck on how to caption your outdoor shots on Instagram, we’ve put together a list of our favourite nature quotes to help! From well known naturalists to writers, artists and even philosophers, these nature captions are guaranteed to inspire.
There nothing quite like stepping out into the desert, it’s a special kind of beauty and one that draws us back time and time again. We’ve put together our favourite desert quotes to help encapsulate, that feeling which is so unique to desert landscapes. Great for travel inspiration or that perfect photo caption.
There’s no better end to the day than watching the sunset. We try to watch the sun go down every day and it never fails to lift our mood. We’ve put together our favourite sunset quotes from authors, philosophers and artists to help you caption those dreamy Instagram pics.
We’ve put together a selection of our favourite 40 quotes about rivers to help caption those beautiful photos. From philosophers to artists to naturalists, there will be something to inspire or motivate you in this list.
If you’re looking for inspiration to caption those dreamy lake photos on Instagram, we’ve put together 40 of the most beautiful lake quotes. From authors, philosophers and artists, these quotes are guaranteed to inspire you.
When you need an inspiring sunrise caption for Instagram, our list of favourite sunrise quotes has you covered. From authors to artists to movie stars, these quotes are guaranteed to inspire you.
100 beautiful waterfalls quotes for anyone who can’t get enough of chasing waterfalls! Whether you’re looking for inspiration, something to sum up that feeling they give you, or your next Instagram caption, we’ve got you covered.
Spending time in the forest is guaranteed to bring a little perspective and a big dose of happiness. These quotes about forests from writers, naturalists and philosophers will inspire you to get into the woods, or help you caption those beautiful Instagram pics.
50 of the best moon quotes for that perfect instagram caption. Whether you’re looking for an inspirational quote, or something romantic, you’ll find it in the words of these famous writers, poets, actors and historical figures.
140 of the most inspirational mountain quotes from some of the world’s best mountaineers, writers and nature lovers. Guaranteed to get you planning your next adventure!
All of our favourite cloud quotes to brighten your mood on gloomy days, or help you find that perfect Instagram caption. These quotes come from authors, artists, poets and philosophers and we hope you find them as inspirational as we do.
The Grand Canyon is on almost everyone’s bucket list and the sheer size and scale of it is something that’s hard to comprehend, even when you are stood in front of it. It’s a true wonder of the world. We’ve put together 20 of our favourite quotes about the Grand Canyon to inspire your visit or help you caption those incredible photos!
100 inspirational hiking quotes for those who love nothing more than to escape the city and hit the trails. Here are our favourites from explorers, hikers and writers that perfectly encapsulate the feeling you get when you go out walking in the wilderness.
Whether you’re looking for a bit of inspiration or the perfect caption for an Instagram pic, we have you covered with 40 of the most thought provoking quotes about trees.
There’s nothing like hitting the open road and venturing to places you’ve never been before. It’s our favourite way to travel. We’ve put together our favourite quotes to encapsulate the magic of taking a road trip.
Here are 40 night sky quotes to show the majesty of the stars, the moon and the milky way; from writers, astronomers and poets. Whether it’s a metaphorical quote, or something to sum up how you feel about the night sky, we have you covered in this post.
There are few things as beautiful as the changing colour of the leaves in autumn, and this inspired us to put together a collection of our 40 favourite leaf quotes. These are thought provoking quotes that encapsulate this wonder of nature.
30 of the best beach quotes to truly encapsulate why they are so special. Perfect for your next Instagram caption.
To celebrate becoming citizens, we’ve put together a complete guide to speaking Australian. Let’s be clear from the off, you might think Aussies speak English but they definitely speak Australian. After living here for six years we’ll take you through all the hilarious phrases that you’d hear from the streets of Sydney to the wilds of the Outback.