A reason to travel with kids
Some parents say that travelling with kids is not worthwhile. “They won’t remember it,” these people say. “It’s a waste of money.” Is that true?
Torre DeRoche is the author of two travel memoirs, Love with a Chance of Drowning (2013) and The Worrier’s Guide to the End of the World (due out September 2017). She has written for The Atlantic, The Guardian Travel, The Sydney Morning Herald, Emirates, and two Lonely Planet anthologies.
The Importance of Travelling Alone
Would you go camping on your own for a month? Travelling with a partner or friend can be a great way to deepen a relationship, but there is incredible value in flying solo too…
Your Fearful Adventures
I’ve invited bloggers to tell me about their fearful adventures. It could be something epic, like circling the globe on a rusty unicycle, or something creative, like starting work on a novel. There are only two conditions: 1. It inspires you, 2. It scares you.
Pack Your Bags, But Leave Your Fears Behind
Write the story of your own fearful adventure, and win a round-trip ticket to anywhere worth up to $1000!
The Problem with Being a Travelling Writer
When I set off travelling, I imagined myself creating art while on the move. Turns out, it’s not so easy…
Surviving the Melbourne Winter Blues
Melbourne weather is tough. The transition between summer and winter is not a gradual twist of the thermostat, it’s an overnight snap between heatstroke and frostbite.
The Man Who Seems to Have it All
Travel, money, internet fame—does Nomadic Matt have it all? Matt Kepnes opens up on travel blogging, dealing with bad press, and whether or not he has it all…
One Last Attempt at Motorcycle Touring
After a rough start to our planned motorcycle adventure around Thailand, we decided to give it one last shot. This is what happened.
“Lions will eat you!” and other useless travel warnings
When I tell people that I’m heading off on any kind of adventure, I tend to attract grim warnings from every Tom, Dick, and Harry…
An Adventure on Two Wheels in Laos
How a quick motorcycle trip through the Bolaven Plateau in Southern Laos turned into a love affair with motorbikes.
