While flying’s lost its glamour, and driving never had it anyway, the good old-fashioned train trip still carries a thrill of romance and possibility. Below, we list the 5 most spectacular rail rides you can take around the world, guaranteed to make you travel for the journey, nuts to the destination… Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia The ultimate dream for many rail-lovers, Russia’s century-old Trans-Siberian ...

My recent backpacking adventure through South America opened my eyes to a new way of life and has truly changed my focus moving forward. Aside from changing the way I plan to travel in the future (slower, with purpose), the experience has inspired me to write about my travels in hopes of making a positive impact on less fortunate places. I guess you could say the trip really started two years prior to landi ...

We are always very excited and honoured to feature adventures from all over the world, especially awesome adventures organised by National Geographic magazine that so often are breaking the boundaries of exploration, science and human achievement. The May edition of National Geographic magazine for iPad includes a special “On Everest” Field Test section with real-time updates from an expedition to summit Mo ...

In this post I'll be explaining which jobs give you the freedom to work and travel. The job factor is fundamental but  it’s not the only "obstacle" to be taken into consideration if you are thinking of quitting everything and leaving. There are several components which affect this choice and several questions that need to be answered: How can I leave my current job? What will friends and relatives think abo ...

The organisation W.W.O.O.F. ( World Wild Opportunities Organic Farming) was born in the 70's in England, with the aim to spread and share information and resources on sustainable living. I've been a member of  W.W.O.O.F. for almost 7 years: with more and more people travelling all over the world, I believe it's more important than ever to spread the word about W.W.O.O.F. and give people an opportunity to le ...

The Food -  a collection of photos taken over two days spent in Genoa, Italy, for the Blog Tour #Q4T 2012. Soon after our arrival in the city we stop for lunch in one of the most authentic and simple restaurants in town: Sa Pesta, the oldest "sciamadda" in Genova, right in the center of the city. The simple dishes of the "cucina genovese", like the farinata, la torta di riso, il polpettone genovese, la tort ...

The first day we walk through the Caruggi which is the Genovese name for narrow lanes. We wandered down the caruggi's of the old town, an area that until a few years ago was considered off-limits: now it is a lively center, full of colours and scents, you could walk and walk and get lost for hours. ...

It wasn't your usual fast food restaurant it had that Italian TWIST! - La Granda in Mezzo al Pane part of the Eataly movement of slow food and 0Km. ...