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Financial Advice for Backpackers: Do Prepaid Currency Cards Make Good Sense?

Financial Advice for Backpackers: Do Prepaid Currency Cards Make Good Sense?

As a backpacker, your money worries are likely to be 1) keeping your cash safe, and 2) spending within your means. A prepaid currency card can help you do both – but only if you avoid certain pitfalls. When it comes to money there are a number of options for backpackers. Cash is obviously unwise […]

Torchlight on Orkney

Torchlight on Orkney

“Are you here for the diving?” The first time I was asked took me aback, though not unpleasantly. I assumed I must look like the adventurous type.  I was carried from the Tourist Information office by a more suave walk than the one that carried me in. “She asked if I was here for the diving” […]

Rachel Recommends… Uncovering Our Roman Past

Rachel Recommends… Uncovering Our Roman Past

I have to admit, I wasn’t always the most conscientious history student in school. The magnitude of what the Romans achieved went straight over my head as I was far more interested in learning the words to pop songs from Smash Hits magazine! However, a decade or so later I have a new found respect for […]

Titanic Belfast

Titanic Belfast

Drive over the Lagan Bridge or along the historic Queen’s Road in the heart of the former shipyard and you will see a stunning piece of architecture that has come to life. This is Titanic Belfast!

Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle has an amazing presence, especially at night, which is when I took the picture as we arrived in the area to rest for the night. I’d seen pictures of  this beautiful place on the internet but to actually be in front of this majestic scenery truly was breathtaking. The Photographer Joanna Nixon […]

Why Wales is so Blooming Great!

Why Wales is so Blooming Great!

There are many places to visit in the world and when you consider going to visit places there are certain things that pop up on many people’s lists of what they’d like to see. Places like the Great Wall of China and the pyramids in Egypt are constant favourites, and there are other endeavours such as experiencing the culture […]

Rachel Recommends… Getting away from it all in the Lake District

Rachel Recommends… Getting away from it all in the Lake District

Have you ever had one of those weeks when no matter how hard you try to tick things off your to-do list is still seems to get longer? Well I recently had a week just like that, I thought the weekend was never going to arrive so when it eventually did I grabbed it with […]

Greek Island Packages from the UK

Greek Island Packages from the UK

The Greek Isles are renowned for their hospitality, wonderful beaches, glorious scenery and scorching summer sunshine. Rhodes holidays are packed full of all of these along with many star attractions; excellent restaurants, great shopping, gorgeous beaches, a range of water sports and of course the legendary Greek history, to name just a few. Package holidays […]

A little Winter Sun is Never Far Away

A little Winter Sun is Never Far Away

We know how much you love the UK, we really do! But here at the Backpacker Herald we are also very aware that if possible, everybody would like a short break away this winter to escape the cold and dark nights. So, with this in mind we have come up with just a few ideas […]

Rachel Kershaw Chats to The Backpacker Herald

Rachel Kershaw Chats to The Backpacker Herald

Rachel Kershaw is a travel blogger from Lancashire that became well known through her 2012 travel adventures around England in a camper van called Rosie. She embarked upon on the ten week trip after being chosen by Visit England as England’s biggest fan and became known as the ‘Fan in a Van’. I’m happy to […]

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