7 League Boots

07/04/2015

How about this? I'm tempted to start planning - and invite everyone to join me.... Put Foot style!

45 European cities. 14 days of driving—and several months of sightseeing. That’s the optimized plan created by an algorithm, a followup to the data-driven perfect US road trip we saw earlier this month.

06/02/2015

An incredible story of hope and courage, strength and perseverance. Takes "putting on your boots and striving forwards" to a new level. Literally. http://www.backpacker.com/special-features/gone-hiking/

“I think I need some help. I’ve been on the trail and I keep falling down.” She directs him to have a seat, then asks him his name. “Astro,” he says. “Your name is Astro?” “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. My name is Andy. Andy Lyon. I’ve been walking the trail for a while and everyone calls me Astro.”

02/02/2015

I like this. You don't have to believe in astrology to get excited about an excuse to take a holiday. If the stars say go, we should go, right? http://www.afar.com/magazine/where-to-travel-this-year-according-to-your-astrological-sign

Like me, you may have made a habit of checking your weekly (or daily) horoscope. Sure, it’s fun to see when Mercury is in retrograde, or when you should ask for a raise, or exactly how you should approach a sticky situation with a friend or family member. But if you truly identify with your sign...

29/01/2015

What do you do when it snows outside your window, and you're from sunny Cape Town, and it's all new and exciting and the English look at you as if you're mad? You take a hundred photos, don't you! I'll spare you - here are the first three only.

28/01/2015

I'm always on the lookout for hints and tips when it comes to budget travel. A host of goodies here.

Now has never been an easier time to travel thanks to the explosion of apps, blogs, websites, and sharing economy services in the last few years.

27/01/2015

Watching . Again. still one of my favourite places in the world. But so is in Ghana. Love waterfalls!

26/01/2015

Blog update: This is where I was in October... http://caretotravel.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/a-small-town-called-chieveley-autumn.html

25/01/2015

How many of these hit home for you? Wait, where is home?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/send-me-on-my-way?utm_term=.jse3lXANM #.elxPAekjW

"Please provide a permanent address." *Cue panic attack*

24/01/2015

This sums it up beautifully. For instance, "When someone asks you about your new life, you lack the right words to convey all you’re experiencing. Yet later, in the middle of a random conversation, something reminds you about ‘that time when’…, and you have to hold your tongue..."
http://masedimburgo.com/2014/06/04/17-things-change-forever-live-abroad/

If you've ever lived abroad or traveled for a long time, you probably know what these 17 things are all about.

20/01/2015

Watching Ewan McGregor's Long Way Down - Scotland to Cape Town bike trip. Hearing the guys marvel about the big 5 makes me feel so lucky to have grown up in Africa. Although every time I saw an elephant, a rhino, hippos, giraffes (actually even just an African sky at night!) it was as special as the first.

17/01/2015

Here's my latest blog post... I visited Wales recently, and fell in love.
http://caretotravel.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/more-pics-from-wales-break.html

14/01/2015

One down, lots to go. Where to next? Czech? Iceland? Or start local, Peak District and Scotland?

Immense landscapes, huge mountain ranges, vast forests and massive waterfalls are all things in nature that can make you feel small, in a good way. That’s why…