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Category: Travel Tips

Housesitting, my favourite option when travelling

November 14, 2016 Andree-Anne 2 Comments

After three months working with HelpRefugees in Calais, I have a lot to process and, to be honest, I’m not quite ready to write about it yet, so instead, here’s a post about what my life is about … Read the rest

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Posted in: Travel Tips Filed under: Housesitting, Petsitting

The guilt of a day off

August 22, 2016 Andree-Anne 1 Comment

You are travelling so you should be out and making the best of it. Or it’s your day off, so you should go out and do something on your endless to-do list.  I don’t know about you, but … Read the rest

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Posted in: Travel Tips Filed under: Day off, Personal Life, Travel

The Unspoken Challenges of a Life of Travel

April 10, 2016 Andree-Anne Leave a comment

When you look at pictures on Facebook, or on travel blogs, it’s easy to assume that it’s such an easy life. I mean what can possibly be difficult or stressful about travelling and discovering new places?

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Posted in: Travel Tips Filed under: Challenges, Travel

Moving to the UK- A how-to guide

December 20, 2015 Andree-Anne Leave a comment

Are you sick of being in Canada? Looking to improve your English? Sample great whiskies on a weekly basis? Or maybe meet a lovely Englishman or Scotswoman? If you are between the ages of 18 to 30, this … Read the rest

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Posted in: Travel Tips, UK Filed under: moving, Scotland, UK

Couchsurfing – a great way to travel while staying at home, or feeling at home when travelling!

August 11, 2015 Andree-Anne Leave a comment

I’ve been a member of Couchsurfing.org since 2010. I was living in Fort St. John, British-Columbia at the time and I started by hosting a few travellers on their way up the Alaska Highway. Most of them would … Read the rest

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Posted in: Travel Tips Filed under: Couchsurfing; travel tips

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