Author: The Explorer Outlook
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Exploring New Zealand by InterCity bus: a practical guide
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New Zealand’s InterCity bus network is a reliable way of getting around the whole country without a car. Each country’s bus network has its own quirks, here’s a quick guide to everything you need to know about InterCity buses in New Zealand. Routes The InterCity bus routes are fairly extensive.…
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Six travel myths you should stop believing
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In my younger days, I believed certain travel myths which caused me not to prioritise travelling. It wasn’t that I was uninterested in travel. But it was only in my mid-twenties that I saw that my beliefs in those myths were misconceived. And what exactly were these travel myths? I’ll…
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Five days in Malta
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I’ll start, as ever, by saying that five days in Malta is not enough to explore the whole country. This itinerary is aimed at anyone looking for a short but busy trip, getting a flavour of the diversity that Malta has to offer. When to go to Malta I went…
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Comino Island: more than just the Blue Lagoon
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Anyone planning a trip to Malta will probably have seen photos of the Blue Lagoon on Comino Island: clean, vivid, turquoise water, veritably a mini tropical paradise. But Comino Island is more than just the Blue Lagoon, and I’m going to express the unpopular opinion that you might want to…
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Six things I wish I had known before travelling to Malta
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I travelled to Malta for a bit of winter sun, expecting to take a few boat trips, sip coffee in the sunshine and maybe visit a few churches. I was not expecting Malta to have such a complex history, or such a mixture of cultural influences. I wished I had…
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Two-week road trip from San Francisco to Seattle
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A road trip from San Francisco to Seattle is almost unmatched in quality. In two weeks on the road, this fast-paced but efficient itinerary has you hitting four national parks, a national forest and three major cities in three different states on the USA’s West Coast. I’ll start by saying…
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Southern California road trip: the places in between
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California is so much more than Los Angeles and San Francisco. Its smaller-town culture feels like being in a film. If you’re in LA and have a few days spare, hire a car and head out on a mini southern California road trip up the Pacific Coast Highway to these…
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Plastic waste in the USA: a Brit’s perspective
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There are many things I like about the USA. Its national park system is perhaps my absolute favourite thing. But the USA is also facing many problems right now, one of which is – along with the rest of the world – the climate crisis. And the USA’s contribution to…
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Taking a career break to travel
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I took a six-month career break to travel the world from September 2024 to March 2025. I visited 11 countries over four continents. I saw unbelievable landscapes and cities I’d always dreamed of. I had the time of my life. But why did I feel so guilty about it beforehand?…
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South West Coast Path: Exmouth to Seaton
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The 24-mile stretch from Exmouth to Seaton on the South West Coast Path is two days of walking. That means that you can do it in a weekend if you travel down to Devon on a Friday night and return on Sunday evening. The route from Exmouth to Seaton takes…