Travel Beautifully
We all know how addictive trips abroad can be – just like Duchy Original Chocolate Orange biscuits, one is never enough.
I’ve had itchy feet ever since my first big trip around the world. I’ve bored friends to tears with countless tales of high jinks in far off lands, dazzled them to the point of nervous exhaustion with photos of me on a camel/elephant/motorbike/night out/beach; and bored them senseless with cries of “Oh, I’ve been there!” whenever a temple/castle/waterfall appears on TV.
Many of us have our own tips, ideas and dreams floating about in our heads following some time spent travelling, but what do we do with them?
- start to give slideshows to the local Womens Institute.
- write a book that’ll never get published
- finish that packet of Duchy Originals Chocolate Orange biscuits
- start a website?
For me it was 2, 3 and 4. After two long trips around the world writing diaries with almost obsessive care I’d amassed so many recipes, games and instructions on how to fold a swan out of a paper napkin I thought I might as well write a book on the subject. In addition, my tips on the revolutionary travel uses of an onion were gaining in popularity so I thought I’d better start a website.
There seemed to be a niche for well-designed, attractive and green products aimed at female travellers so I decided to fill it; thus www.girlstravelclub.co.uk was born. An online boutique providing accessories, tips, natural remedies, survival and bushcraft courses, and a blog where you can share your photos and travel stories with people who are more interested than your neighbours.
We also sponsor a project in Guatemala, helping build classrooms and hygiene facilities in sixteen villages. When travellers get back from a big trip they often tell people about the conditions other people live in; the squalour, the lack of facilities and how lucky we all are to be born in this country. I think that we should all try to help a little bit whilst the memories are still fresh in our minds. You can donate to a project, sponsor a child; or at the very least take your own water bottle so you’re not adding to the recycling problems caused by mountains of plastic left behind by travellers every year. And please don’t get stressed about haggling; what’s a couple of quid to you when it can make all the difference to someone else?
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Travel Beautifully
We all know how addictive trips abroad can be – just like Duchy Original Chocolate Orange biscuits, one is never enough.
I’ve had itchy feet ever since my first big trip around the world. I’ve bored friends to tears with countless tales of high jinks in far off lands, dazzled them to the point of nervous exhaustion with photos of me on a camel/elephant/motorbike/night out/beach; and bored them senseless with cries of “Oh, I’ve been there!” whenever a temple/castle/waterfall appears on TV.
Many of us have our own tips, ideas and dreams floating about in our heads following some time spent travelling, but what do we do with them?
For me it was 2, 3 and 4. After two long trips around the world writing diaries with almost obsessive care I’d amassed so many recipes, games and instructions on how to fold a swan out of a paper napkin I thought I might as well write a book on the subject. In addition, my tips on the revolutionary travel uses of an onion were gaining in popularity so I thought I’d better start a website.
There seemed to be a niche for well-designed, attractive and green products aimed at female travellers so I decided to fill it; thus www.girlstravelclub.co.uk was born. An online boutique providing accessories, tips, natural remedies, survival and bushcraft courses, and a blog where you can share your photos and travel stories with people who are more interested than your neighbours.
We also sponsor a project in Guatemala, helping build classrooms and hygiene facilities in sixteen villages. When travellers get back from a big trip they often tell people about the conditions other people live in; the squalour, the lack of facilities and how lucky we all are to be born in this country. I think that we should all try to help a little bit whilst the memories are still fresh in our minds. You can donate to a project, sponsor a child; or at the very least take your own water bottle so you’re not adding to the recycling problems caused by mountains of plastic left behind by travellers every year. And please don’t get stressed about haggling; what’s a couple of quid to you when it can make all the difference to someone else?
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