Open Travel Diary

I know that many people read these lists with the hope that there’ll be some sure-fire secret to getting on a plane tomorrow and leaving …

Every time we post a picture in which our backpacks are visible, somebody asks what type of bag we carry. We’ve come to realise that …

As I sit in bed and write this post, we have only three more nights until this round the world trip is over. This time …

It’s been a while since we’ve written an update on our travel plans. I guess the main reason we don’t publish this information ahead of …

You know what they say about anything you’re inexperienced in: Fake it ’til you make it! The exact same principle applies to travel, whether you’re …

So much of travel is the people we meet, the conversations we have and the friends we make along the way. Here’s how we go …

Over the past few weeks we’ve talked a lot about housesitting. We’ve defined what housesitting’s all about, delved into making a great profile and applying …

Congratulations! You know what housesitting’s all about, you’ve made a great profile and put in some applications, and you’ve just landed your first housesitting assignment! …

So you’ve read about what this housesitting gig is all about and it sounds like something you’d like to get into? It’s time to sign …