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13 Lessons I’ve Learnt from Travelling Solo

October 18, 2012

Hiking in Kings Canyon in the Northern Territory, Australia

At home I am a fiercely independent woman – I don’t go to the bathroom with a group of girls and I am happy to eat at a restaurant alone – and this has translated into the way I travel. As much as I try to deny it because of the stigma attached to it I am [...]

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Vegemite Zumberon and a Winner!!!

October 8, 2012

Wow, I can’t believe two-weeks are up already and so to is the first competition on Bitten by the Travel Bug! Spending the last few weeks running between states – Northern Territory, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia – I was so glad to have six-days in one location and what better place than [...]

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The day Richard Branson looked at me and I ran away… twice

September 7, 2012

Sir Richard Branson at the Virgin Money launch at Senate House in London

It sounds like a bad joke. The kind where you meet a person you admire – a hero of some description – but then something goes wrong. Your words, ones people usually tell you to stop using, fail you; you stutter and they look at you like you’re some special needs kids, only to then [...]

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Sometimes it’s ‘good’, sometimes it’s great with Roomorama

August 31, 2012

Staying at Roomorama properties in Spain and Barcelona

I’d heard of Roomorama through the grapevine. Their name had begun popping up frequently in conversation with travelling friends and the reviews so far had been pretty good. Having had experiences with another rental company earlier this year when visiting Paris so I knew the benefits of using a service such as Roomorama over staying [...]

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STOP! I need to smell the roses

July 15, 2012

It feels like it was just last week that I was excited to be heading to North America and Europe for the summer. Goodbye crappy Melbourne winter; hello long days and warm nights in America, the UK and Europe. But sometimes the trip you day dream about can quickly become a nightmare and you just [...]

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5 Island Holidays I’d like to go on

July 12, 2012

Summer is my favourite time of year – long nights and warm days, plenty of Pimms at the local bar or spending a weekend in Brighton on the famous pebble beach; but with London being less than generous with the amount of sun present this year I’ve been dreaming of island destinations where I could spend my [...]

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Running with the Bulls – Introducing: Eurail

June 29, 2012

Eurail is a transportation provider in Europe specialising in train and ferry travel

A few weeks ago I announced that I am Running with the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain in July but I can’t do it alone. Not only are four of the feistiest female travel bloggers I know coming along for the ride but so are some amazing sponsors including Roomorama, Eurail, Hostelbookers, and Holiday Phone! Each week between now and the run I will be introducing [...]

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