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Start Travel Blogging: How Travel Dave began

  • by Dave Brett
Start Travel Blogging: How Travel Dave began

My story of how I stumbled into Travel Blogging I started to Travel blog back in 2006 Due to an agreement with my mum. Being 16 at the time, travelling solo was out of the question, I had the desire to do it, but my Mum was not happy with….

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The ultimate guide on how to win Travel Competitions

  • by Dave Brett
The ultimate guide on how to win Travel Competitions

Travel can be expensive, but what if you can get your whole trip for free? The travel industry is competitive, many marketing teams put on travel competitions to help boost the overall visibility of their brand. It’s a win win, the company gets affordable exposure by giving away their product….

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AirBnB the new way to stay on your travels

  • by Dave Brett
AirBnB the new way to stay on your travels

AirBnB has been building in popularity in recent years and I’ve decided to write a blog post all about this new up and coming hospitality option. What is AirBnB? AirBnB (in 190+ countries) where locals open up their home for travellers to stay. Options range from staying in a private….

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24 hours visiting Cologne Christmas market, Germany

  • by Dave Brett
24 hours visiting Cologne Christmas market, Germany

It’s the festive season and what better way to get into the mood than Cologne Christmas market. Try as they will, export markets around Europe lack the Tradition that the German Christmas market pulls off so well. Nothing quite like the Christmas music, arts and crafts, toys, decorations and the….

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Visiting the Northern Most Mc Donalds in the world, Rovaniemi, Finland

  • by Dave Brett
Visiting the Northern Most Mc Donalds in the world, Rovaniemi, Finland

This is a story all about my Visit to the northernmost Mc Donalds in the world, located in Rovaniemi, Finland. Like many great explorers before me, we all set our goals firm, to conquer, achieve and visit the most out of reach places. On a recent trip to Finland I….

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10 gift ideas for the traveller in your life this Christmas

  • by Dave Brett
10 gift ideas for the traveller in your life this Christmas

It’s that festive time of the year again, Christmas songs are playing on the radio, the decorations are coming out and hot wine is being prepared all around the Christmas markets of Europe, it’s an exciting time indeed. One not so exciting job is trying to find the perfect gift….

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You Wont believe how cheap this hema breakfast is in Holland

  • by Dave Brett
You Wont believe how cheap this hema breakfast is in Holland

Dutch people love deals, I often see them surrounding stores when heavy discount sales are taking place, especially when someone is giving away something for free, they simply never walk past, often hovering back to pick up more or going wowowowow as they accidently cycled past as they hit their….

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20 useful websites to improve your travels

  • by Dave Brett
20 useful websites to improve your travels

The internet is a wonderful tool full of useful websites to help you improve your travels. Grab a coffee, bookmark this page to use in the future and I hope they help you to travel cheaper, smarter and better in the future. Here are my Top 20 websites that I….

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Why I no longer travel with Guidebooks

  • by Dave Brett
Why I no longer travel with Guidebooks

I used to swear by Guidebooks, before any trip I would shoot down to the book store and pick up a copy of the destination I planned on heading to. It was a sense of excitement, A stamp on the fact I was dedicated to making this trip happen. I….

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Finding a hostel in Hong Kong can be a backpackers problem

  • by Dave Brett
Finding a hostel in Hong Kong can be a backpackers problem

As simple as booking a hostel room sounds around the world, in Hong Kong it can be a problem for backpackers. Due to Hong Kong’s high population rate in such a small land space, it can be a struggle to find any room at all for backpackers. Hotels simply charge….

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