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Having just returned soaking up the sun and surf in Morocco and having visited this part of the world a couple of times now I thought I’d bash out a rough surf guide to southern Morocco and a breakdown of the places and spots you might want to hit up… Tamraght/Tagazoughte These little surf towns [...]

For me, of all the millions of questions and thoughts running through my mind as the countdown reduces to my trip, I wonder how the countries culture will affect me and what I need to pack… When it comes to western culture, it’s a simple question of what the seasons will hold and packing accordingly. [...]

s a traveller you enter a wonderful community of people from around the world – people from all manner of backgrounds, cultures and age groups. And with an abundance of people comes a whole new train of thought to tap into and experience. You’ll find throughout your travels that people have a huge range of [...]

Ok so we’ve dealt with where you might head and how you’re going to lug all your kit there – but what are you going to do once you’ve got there? Another massive divide amongst the backpacker world is how much planning you should actually do. And that’s what the third part of our Gap [...]

The last few days of my East Coast Tour have been spent just outside Noosa in Gagaju Canoe camp, where a 3 day, 2 night canoe tour of the Noosa Everglades was on the cards. So this post contains a review of my time here, the pros and cons and a mini diary of what [...]

The phrase goes “hindsight is a wonderful thing”. It’s very true. I shouldn’t have bought that. I shouldn’t have said this. The same is true of a one certain part of my Australian adventure. A part that is rather fundamental to the whole thing – my working holiday visa. Tweet

The current state of my face is testament to the fact that as with all countries Oz can be a dangerous place to be! So this week’s top ten is the Top Ten Things to Avoid Doing in Australia. Take it with a pinch of salt, it’s not meant to put you off coming here [...]

It’s taken nearly 6 months, but finally all the mosquito bite I incurred whilst campervanning the West Coast have healed up. Yes you heared that right – 6 MONTHS! Tweet

Ok so you’ve spent a lot of time debating it over in your head, reading up on stuff and getting stoked off all the travel banter on the internet. You’ve made the decision. Your coming to Oz. First of all *high five* on making one of the best decisions in your life – as you [...]

On my return to Byron I ended up not going back to the previously reviewed ‘Beaches’ campsite – simply due to the fact some friends were staying here instead. Tweet

Noosa is slightly limited campsite wise within a good proximity to the main surfing beaches and shops, but this site was about a 5-10min journey to First Point, but closer to the shops. Tweet