Travel Guides, Ideas & Real Itineraries

It’s fair to say I’ve got a pretty good feel for what it’s like dealing with pickpockets in Europe. Luckily, I’ve never been pickpocketed myself – but I’ve heard and read some truly awful stories from clients, friends and other travellers. A lot of the advice sounds “obvious”, but honestly… you’d be surprised how many people don’t do it once they’re in holiday mode. Here are some simple, real-life ways to keep your stuff safe without feeling like you’re on high alert the whol

My love of travel really kicked off when I was about 20 and went on my first girls’ trip to Thailand. We’d never been overseas before – the closest thing we did growing up was heading to Queensland. This was about 16 years ago, back when there were nowhere near as many options for booking travel online. No TikTok, Instagram wasn’t what it is now, and “online booking” was still a bit wild west. So what did I do? I winged it. I found this random Thai travel website (that doesn’