Travel Minx

Culture Shock!

Culture Shock hits most travelers at some stage. It hit me the first time I left New Zealand properly (as in, packed up and moved away for my first OE) when I arrived in Bangkok. Bangkok is smoggy, hot, hectic, basically very foreign if you’re from the country where Hobbiton was set. So I hid [...]

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How To Take Awesome Travel Photos

I’m not a professional photographer but I have had travel pics published along with my articles. These are my tips: 1. Invest in a good camera. Obviously. You need one with good zoom ability if you’re photographing wildlife. But don’t just buy the camera; the real work is learning how to use it! Read the [...]

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How To Beat Homesickness

If you’re traveling for a long time, you’re likely to get homesick at some point. It usually happens around the three-month point in a new country, when the glow of being somewhere new wears off a bit but you haven’t got close friends yet. You start missing friends, familiar places, food from your home country, [...]

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10 Ways To Make Long-Haul Flights Bearable

We’ve all suffered through crap flights. The screaming a baby; the neighbor who has no concept of personal space; the passengers shouting to each other across you; the guy who starts snoring, drooling and slowly leaning in your direction… I fly economy, because I don’t have $10K to throw at a booking agent for a [...]

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Conquer Your Fear Of Flying

Many people have a fear of flying. It is partly rational – the plane could possibly crash or be held up by terrorists – but what are the odds of that? You have a much greater chance of being hit by a car on the street. Does that cheer you up? No? I don’t suffer [...]

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