Down to Earth Travel

Tag: Travel Preparation

  • The best things to take travelling

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    It can be tricky to narrow down what you actually need to take when you’re going travelling, especially if packing light isn’t your speciality. There are so many recommendations out there about what to take. Here are some of the best things that I have taken with me on my travels to Asia and Europe.…

  • My original packing list for South East Asia

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    This is the thing that I probably found the most stressful before going travelling. I didn’t have a clue what I needed to take, and I didn’t know how I was going to fit it all in a backpack. I watched a lot of TikToks and read people’s blogs for advice about what the essentials…

  • The best travel apps

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    There are so many apps out there aimed at travelling but here are the ones that we actually found useful. Currency converter- this is an essential app for any country you travel to. Make sure you get a currency converter app that works offline. This is the one I have been using. Lambus- Jacob found…

  • Suitcase vs backpack

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    The big decision of whether to choose a suitcase or a backpack for your trip to South East Asia. The term ‘backpacking’ would imply that a backpack is required, however this is really not the case. We were heavily influenced by TikTok when it came to choosing our luggage. So many people seemed to be…

  • Preparing for travelling

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    Where do I start? That’s what was going round in my head in the months leading up to our big backpacking trip around South East Asia. For some context, hi I’m Katie. I’m 24 years old and I packed my life into a backpack (that I have since spent hours wishing was a suitcase) to…