Volunteering – spending our time helping those less fortunate – is probably something we’d all love to do more regularly, however, it’s often difficult to commit to it. Volunteering with Crisis, the charity that helps homeless people in the UK, had been sitting on my bucket list for a while and what pulled me toContinue reading “What’s it like to volunteer with Crisis at Christmas?”
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Highlights of Hvar, Croatia’s sunniest island
In an age where we nearly always apply enhancements or ‘filters’ to photos we post on social media networks, it’s like a breath of fresh air to arrive in Hvar – a picture-perfect land where rich blue skies merge with calm, clear waters, and where snaps don’t need modification before they reach Facebook, Instagram andContinue reading “Highlights of Hvar, Croatia’s sunniest island”
What it’s like staying at a hostel
It took me 24 years of my life to discover hostels. I feel sad to say that aloud. But ever since my first hostel experience in July last year, and successive stays in other hostels since, I’ve not looked back. There were a number of reasons why I’d never ventured to hostel territory: the most commonContinue reading “What it’s like staying at a hostel”
6 reasons why you need travel alone at least once
Travelling solo had never really crossed my mind; I mean, why would you intentionally isolate yourself from your loved ones, and what fun would there be in exploring a new place when you had no one to share it with? Getting on an aeroplane alone, dining alone, getting around alone – it all seemed aContinue reading “6 reasons why you need travel alone at least once”
/// The Curious Londoner 