England

Railway Strike on Arrival in the UK: How to Get from Gatwick Airport?

We found out that there will be a strike on British railways on 15 September the day we arrive at Gatwick Airport, Londo...
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Covid Vaccination as Preparation for Travel

Since the 2020 pandemic, the way of international travel has changed dramatically in many senses. While many countries w...
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International Driving Licence and Malaria Pills

We are preparing for our year-long backpacking trip. Today, I arranged my international driving licence and we also stop...
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We Bought One-Way Tickets from London to Turkey!

Last time I wrote about buying a one-way ticket to London. We had already decided that our first destination for our yea...
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We Bought a One-Way Ticket: Montreal-London!

I wrote last time about how we decided on the departure date for our one-year backpacking trip. Today we're finally talk...
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How We Decided Our Departure Date

We are going on a year long trip and at the moment that I am writing this we have just booked our flights to London on t...
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Seven Years Provision: Quebec Health Insurance

We are planning to travel for a year starting in mid-September 2022. The problem we are facing is the issue of renewing ...
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Plan, Plan, Plan

We are planning to go on a year-long backpacking trip. We've already decided that we're going to the UK, although we don...
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Making Travel Plans

We are planning a year long backpacking trip. I am travelling with my Japanese girlfriend, and every day we are discussi...
Travel Plan and Preparations

We are going on a year long trip

In Quebec, Canada, where we live, lots of organisations have a system where you can take a 'sabbatical leave' from work....