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Top Tips for Eating Out when you are a Solo Backpacker

One of the hardest parts about being a solo traveller is building up the courage to eat out… alone. The fear of being bored, of people looking at you and thinking you are friendless, of not knowing what to order or worse having no one to share with. All very …

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Spend a week relaxing in the South of France on a budget

I recently spent a little over a week relaxing in a small town in the South of France, it was glorious! The food was fresh and tasty, the people friendly and very French and the scenery was like a picturesque 1950s Hollywood movie set. We stayed in the gatehouse of …

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How to Create your Priority List for Travel

Everything we do in life is about priorities, and it has to be. If we didn’t break everything down in order of importance I think our brains would explode from the effort of giving the same amount of energy to every single task. We prioritise work tasks, friends, family, weekend …

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There is nothing “lucky” about travel – It’s a choice.

Yesterday I was on a boat travelling across the breathtaking Lake Atitlan… I was on my way back to my hostel for a nap after climbing a volcano only days previously. Sounds amazing right? It was – even the being exhausted part was amazing! On this boat I met a …

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27 things you should know to Ski Austria on a budget

Austria is a great and cheap alternative to full-blown snow holiday in the middle of winter. Primarily because in Austria you can ski all year round! WHAT? Yep, that’s right – they have the Hintertux Glacier that is so high up and so cold that there is snow on it …

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My Top 3 English Country Escapes on a Budget

Autumn is a great time of year to escape the hustle of London.  Your average backpacker usually is mesmerised by the bells and whistles of London and never ventures further than Clapham, but England has so much more to offer. Jump on a train and head into the countryside to …

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Cycling Half the World for Charity – Humanity Riders!

Nick is a man on a mission. A mission to help girls get to school all over the world. How is he doing this? Well by cycling from China to England of course… OF COURSE! Oh in a dress… did I mention the dress? Along the way, he is gathering …

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All Purpose Healthy Everyday Salsa’s

I am a big fan of a home-made salsa, they can have so many purposes – as a dip, as a garnish, as a topping, as a sandwich filling… the uses are almost endless. Time and time again I find myself using these two salsa’s and as such, I thought …

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Healthy Chicken Fajitas with Lettuce Cups

These healthy chicken fajitas in lettuce cups are an easy and cheap recipe to share with your fellow travel friends.  Finding different and healthy ways to cook up a feast for a few travel friends without resorting to spaghetti bolognese can be a challenge at times (don’t get me wrong, …

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Should I stay in a hostel?

Why should you stay in a hostel – I thought the reasons on why you should were self-explanatory but apparently, they aren’t. So let me give you some fantastic reasons to stay in a hostel.  Now, I know some of you are saying – “Seriously why would you want to …

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This is Sydney. It can be so easy to forget how be This is Sydney. It can be so easy to forget how beautiful this city is... and there are days when I definitely do forget. But not today, today was a day for sunrises over sandstone cliffs with clear blue water crashing underneath. 
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Two weeks ago I was having breakfast right here. I Two weeks ago I was having breakfast right here. In this very spot. It was epic! My favourite part about long distance hiking are the amazing “outdoor restaurants” you come across. We sat here for nearly an hour, enjoying a cup of tea from the billy and some avocado and peanut butter wraps. 
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Not letting rainy days get in the way, out hiking Not letting rainy days get in the way, out hiking this morning even if I got rained on. 
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Over the next week, I’m going to be mentally tra Over the next week, I’m going to be mentally travelling to Japan… as I can’t go in person due to Sydney’s restrictions. Looking forward to experimenting with different recipes and drinking a lot of tea. 

For breakfast we had rice, hard tofu, smoked kingfish, steamed broccoli, edamame, a home stewed tea eggs, pickled cucumbers (which are just pickles really) and some orange. 

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Day two of the Bondi to Manly walk. Another super Day two of the Bondi to Manly walk. Another super early start to get some serious steps in before our energy drained. We did stop for a break to watch the rainbows when there was a sun shower. 
Brunch was had sitting on the grass at balmoral... and a long stretch and chill when we reached Clontarf. Then it was nothing but steps until we made it to Reef beach for a swims. Arriving in Manly has never felt so good! 
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I love paths like these, winding off into the Bush I love paths like these, winding off into the Bush, surrounded by gum trees. Even though I have a map and no where I am going, it always feels like a path that could lead anywhere.
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Day one of the Bondi to Manly walk! Full of views Day one of the Bondi to Manly walk! Full of views of the city, stunning suburbs and architecture and little hidden coves for a swim. Throughout the day different friends joined us for a section or two, which is one of the great things about this walk - it is so accessible that you can do it all, or in chunks when you can. 
We finished up in Kirribilli where we stayed the night at Glenferrie Lodge. Enjoyed a nice takeaway Thai sitting under the harbour bridge watching the sunset. 
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Summer holibobs have arrived! . . . #nswtravel #tr Summer holibobs have arrived!
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Hay bales for days #countrynsw #travellocal #geto Hay bales for days
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The weather is horrendous here in Sydney, so I am The weather is horrendous here in Sydney, so I am escaping to the blue mountains… where the weather is also horrendous, but there are waterfalls! 
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It’s the middle of winter and we are now in even It’s the middle of winter and we are now in even tighter restrictions, lucky for me that it’s sunny and this beautiful spot is within 5ks of my house. Relaxing on the water helps manage the indoor time. 
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Sunday evening promenading right after a storm, a Sunday evening promenading right after a storm, a unique type of magic. 
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I was looking for some lobsters, there was plenty I was looking for some lobsters, there was plenty of evidence that they were around, but none came out to say hello to me. Massive thanks to @winterandmo for snapping this pic, and for coming on the adventure. 
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It may be summer but it sure looks like winter tod It may be summer but it sure looks like winter today in Newie. But I am loving walking along the rocks when the sky is this dramatic! 
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Picnics and palm trees, the flavour of spring. . Picnics and palm trees, the flavour of spring. 
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Hello, I’m Helen, AKA The Lite Backpacker – an Australian with an English accent (thanks to having one English parent) on the 30 side of my 20s. Like so many Australians, at 18 I packed up my backpack and headed to Europe, flittering from museum to bar for nearly a year. When I came home I thought I had gotten the “travel bug” out of my system as well as putting on an unhealthy amount of “backpacking weight”. Instead, within 6 months I had booked my next trip, with a vow of finding a way to enjoy travel food without the weight gain. Read More about “About Me”…

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