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Plan your next adventure to Africa with my helpful travel guides and tips

Africa Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Africa, where adventure lies around every corner. Go on a game drives to see the ‘Big 5′, explore striking landscapes of thundering waterfalls, trek snow-capped mountains, and discover secluded white sandy beaches… Africa really does have it all! There are endless wildlife series set in Africa...

The ultimate guide to backpacking Australia

Australia Travel Guide - Gabi Travels From the energetic cities and magical outback, to the relaxed coastal lifestyle and inspiring Aboriginal heritage – Australia is a country of contrast. Sun yourself on the beaches of the Whitsundays, or catch a wave on the Gold Coast. Trek through the Northern rainforests as old as the dinosaurs o...

What to know before visiting Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Nestled in the north of Vietnam, you can find Vietnam’s bustling capital, Hanoi. The City of the Soaring Dragon is where French-colonialism meets modern Vietnam. It may be smaller than its southern sister, Ho Chi Minh City, but what Hanoi lacks in size, it makes up for in charm and culture. Hanoi ...

Everything you need to know before travelling to Morocco

Morocco Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Morocco is one of my favorite North African countries as it has everything from sweeping deserts to dramatic mountain ranges, and everything in between. Situated in North Africa, Morocco is a captivating country where centuries of history and tradition can still be felt through the streets. Stroll t...

Plan an epic backpacking adventure to Africa

Africa Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Africa, where adventure lies around every corner. Go on a game drives to see the ‘Big 5′, explore striking landscapes of thundering waterfalls, trek snow-capped mountains, and discover secluded white sandy beaches… Africa really does have it all! There are endless wildlife series set in Africa...

Everything you need to know before visiting London 🇬🇧

London Travel Guide - Gabi Travels View my London travel tips and make the most of your trip to one of the greatest cities in the world. Weather and the Best Time to Visit It doesn’t matter when you visit London, you will most likely encounter a rain shower or two. The winter weather is cold, damp and quite wet. Winter …

These hotels are incredible 😲

10 Most Luxurious Hotels around the World - Gabi Travels What makes a luxury hotel? The location, the amenities, the exclusivity and the price. If you’re looking fro a magical experience all wrapped up into one exquisite experience there are so many incredible places to stay all around the globe. But where are best? If you need inspiration for your next...

What to know before visiting the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Travel Guide - Gabi Travels The Dominican Republic occupies about two-thirds of the second largest island in the Caribbean, Hispaniola, and is famed for being the place where Columbus hit land in the Americas, pronouncing it to be the most beautiful island he had ever seen. Nestled between Cuba (150 miles northwest) and Puerto...

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Ultimate travel & backpacking guide to Brazil 🇧🇷

Brazil Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Brazil is my home and in my opinion the most beautiful country in the world! Brazil is huge, fascinating and it really is one of the most diverse and beautiful places to explore. You’ll be aware of some of the images and things that have made Brazil famous: the Amazon, Carnival, Samba, Bossa Nova,...

Backpacking Vietnam, the ultimate guide

Vietnam Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Hugging the coast of southeast Asia lies the fascinating country of Vietnam. With a history dating back thousands of years and an infamous war leaving much of the country in pieces, it has prospered in recent years to become one of the most loved places on the continent. From the picture perfect Hal...

Best ways to travel from Bangkok to Phuket

How to Go to Phuket from Bangkok - Gabi Travels I’ve decided to write about this since I’ve noticed that some people are wondering on how to get to Phuket from Bangkok. Here’re are some of your options. By Land The easiest way to be book through any travel agencies near your hostels. As of the time of writing, it cost me 450Baht for a …

Essential tips for visiting Mexico

Mexico Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Maya ruins, colonial old towns and beautiful beaches, Mexico will keep you on your toes. It would take multiple lifetimes to do Mexico’s queso-fuelled food scene, cactus-dotted vistas and crumbling Mayan ruins justice. There’s a lot to see and to eat, and there’s only so much space for tacos i...

Overlanding south east Asia? Here’s how to get to Chiang Rai from Luang Prabang

How to Go to Chiang Rai from Luang Prabang - Gabi Travels Most travel agencies could arrange for a bus ticket for you from Luang Prabang, Laos to Chiang Rai or Chiang Mai, Thailand although I would recommend that you just buy your tickets as you go along so you could save some money. Express bus tickets cost 180,000 to 200,000 depending on which travel age...

Unique ideas for what to do with your travel photos

Ideas for What To Do With Your Travel Photos - Gabi Travels One of my favorite things to do once I get back from a place I’ve been travelling is to go through all the photographs I’ve taken and tell people all my stories. Now I’ve read on multiple occasions, and have been told repeatedly, that this royally annoys people because they thing you’re brag...

What to know before visiting Guatemala

Guatemala Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Guatemala is the beating Mayan heart of Central America. Located a short hop over the border from Mexico and with charming colonial streets, jungles, ruins, culture, history and some mad volcanoes, this country is bursting at its seams. Are you ready to fall in love? You will!  Why Visit Guatemala?...

Try to visit these places before its too late 😲

Places To Visit Before They Disappear - Gabi Travels When looking to take a holiday, most people want to go to some of the most popular destinations in the world which is understandable in one way. But while it is fun to see Greece, Spain or Hawaii, you might want to consider going to places that could disappear in the near future. This may …

Check out my list of the best countries to go backpacking

10 Best Backpacking Destinations around the World - Gabi Travels A backpacking travel does not mean that you have to go without exploring the world. In fact, much of the world is not best discovered in a luxury hotel suite, but with a few belongings tucked into a knapsack. Get ready and pack your bags to see the world’s top backpacking destinations. It is alway...

Ultimate Australia road trip itinerary (1 month)

The Ultimate 4-Week Australia Road Trip Itinerary - Gabi Travels Want to get a camper or drive to discover the highlights of Australia? If you’ve a month+ in Australia there are so many amazing road trips you can do. Most people tend to choose either the East or West Coasts which you can complete in two to three weeks, but why not mix a bit …

These hotels are absolutely incredible

10 Most Luxurious Hotels around the World - Gabi Travels What makes a luxury hotel? The location, the amenities, the exclusivity and the price. If you’re looking fro a magical experience all wrapped up into one exquisite experience there are so many incredible places to stay all around the globe. But where are best? If you need inspiration for your next...

Ways you can travel the world for free

8 Ways You Can Travel for Free - Gabi Travels Are you tired of the conventional wisdom that says that you have to spend a lot of money to travel the world? Well, it’s not true. In spite of the general consensus that you have to be rich to travel extensively, I will let you in on a little secret: not only is it possible …

Backpacking Honduras - everything you need to know

Honduras Travel Guide - Gabi Travels If Central America is the world’s biggest party, Honduras is that quiet kid in the corner that no-one’s quiet sure about. Mostly this is down to history. Hondurans had a tough time in the latter half of the 20th century – fighting Marxist-Leninist militias, guerrillas, the Nicaraguan governmen...

Always dreamed of seeing the Taj Mahal? Plan a trip to India

India Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Incredible India, as the tourism campaign says, is a huge country with history, culture, food and so many tourist sights. India is a country of contrasts: the national religion is Hindu, but it possesses the second biggest Muslim population in the world. In Bihar, people live on the breadline, yet B...

Top tips for backpacking Mexico

Mexico Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Maya ruins, colonial old towns and beautiful beaches, Mexico will keep you on your toes. It would take multiple lifetimes to do Mexico’s queso-fuelled food scene, cactus-dotted vistas and crumbling Mayan ruins justice. There’s a lot to see and to eat, and there’s only so much space for tacos i...

What to know before backpacking Central America

Central America Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Nestled neatly between the bigger, louder and brasher North and South Americas, it would be quite easy (but unforgivable) to overlook the compact cluster of seven incredible countries that make up the region of Central America. But, are you in for an adventure! Volcanoes, Caribbean beaches, Mayan ru...

Essential tips for visiting France 🇫🇷

France Travel Guide - Gabi Travels France – home to the Eiffel tower, froggie-legged treats, French berets, and of course French-speaking folks. Yup they’ve got all that, but heaps more too! It’s impossible not to like France whether it is the chic boulevards of Paris, the sparkling ski slopes of the Alps, sunlit vineyards and ...

Start planning a trip to Spain with my tips for where to go, things to do and how to save money

Spain Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Spain is a beautiful country with gorgeous sunny coasts, amazing medieval sites with glorious past, magnificent museums, squares, parks, gardens, and cathedrals. It is an ideal place for lovely cultural city break, and late-night partying and clubbing. Any visit to Spain will leave a long-lasting im...

What to know before travelling to Brazil 🇧🇷

Brazil Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Brazil is my home and in my opinion the most beautiful country in the world! Brazil is huge, fascinating and it really is one of the most diverse and beautiful places to explore. You’ll be aware of some of the images and things that have made Brazil famous: the Amazon, Carnival, Samba, Bossa Nova,...

Keen to go backpacking in Asia? View my tips

Asia Travel Guide - Gabi Travels Asia can be anything you want it to be – go for the people and the massive diversity of culture and religion. Go for the ecology – the huge mountains, the beautiful beaches and islands, the lush jungle and the absurdly exotic wildlife. Go for the food – the curries, the noodles and the local ....