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Avoiding Fake Alcohol: Tips from my Time in Shanghai
Lessons from my time drinking in Shanghai: Below details my experience with fake alcohol in China. Hope you’re staying positive and testing negative, Aelfgifu
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Lessons from my Overnight Bus Journey in South America
Lessons from my Overnight Bus Journey in South America: Below details my overnight bus experience from Mendoza, Argentina to Santiago, Chile at the beginning of October last year. May the odds be ever in your favour, Aelfgifu
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Choosing Your Next Travel Destination Tips
Losing inspiration as to where to go next? A fun but unrealistic idea is to close your eyes and throw a dart at a map. Unfortunately, with my luck I would expect this to land somewhere like Syria. See some top tips below to help. Hugs and tickles, Aelfgifu
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Essential Travel Safety Tips You Need
Worried about your safety abroad? See some brief top tips below to help. Live long and prosper, Aelfgifu
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4 Solo Travel Tips
Traveling alone? See some brief top tips below to help. I will have a post on some essential safety tips from experiences I have learnt from in the past, so please stay tuned for that coming soon. Keep climbing mountains, Aelfgifu
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Hostel Tips
Staying in a hostel for the first time? See below some top tips of useful things to remember that you may not have thought of outside of the usual packing for a holiday. Stay tuned, Aelfgifu
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About Me
My name is Aelfgifu and I am an avid traveller. Over the years I have done a number of trips as a solo female as well a with friends and family. I have always been frustrated with the lack of information available online, especially for those traveling on a budget or solo. On this website…
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Map of Posts
- Santiago, Chile
- Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Beijing, China
- Shanghai, China
- Brussels, Belgium
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Riga, Latvia
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Mendoza, Argentina
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Kharkhorin, Mongolia
- Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Boston, MA, United States
- Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Washington, DC, United States
- New Orleans, LA, United States
- Austin, TX, United States
- Houston, TX, United States
- Caye Caulker, Belize
- San Ignacio, Belize
- Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
- Flores, Guatemala
- Antigua, Guatemala
- Santa Ana, El Salvador
- La Libertad, El Salvador
- Leon, Nicaragua
- Granada, Nicaragua
- Salzburg, Austria
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I started this blog after realising how much travel advice skips the parts that actually matter.
I write about places as I experience them – the practical realities, the unexpected frustrations, and the moments that don’t photograph well but stay with you. This blog is for solo travellers, budget travellers, and anyone who wants the full picture.
This is anonymous by choice, and honest by design.
– Aelfgifu
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