Is there truly a difference between going on holiday and going travelling? Is the statement told by many a travel philosopher true? ...That a tourist can't remember where they've been but a traveller doesn't know where they're going! Sat on a Ryanair flight with no leg room and no where to put my hand luggage, couldn't make me feel any further away from classing myself as a traveller at this very moment in time! ...As for a traveller not knowing w...

As Christmas 2012 was approaching and the realisation that I had some time away from work dawned on me, I decided to go on a trip and spend Christmas away from home for the first time! Since that trip, which took me backpacking through Central America over Christmas and New Year, I have stuck to my 2013 New Years Resolution! Now there's something you don't hear many people say! For every special occasion, (Christmas, New Year and birthday), and for every Bank Hol...