- East Side Story: discovering Eastern Europe Despite having seen a big chunk of Western Europe with Topdeck, I’d only just touched the tip of the iceberg on this continent. Most people hear about the enticing romance of France, the delicious food of Italy, the fascinating history of Germany – but not much emphasis is put on the other side of Europe. It seems that many movies use Eastern Europe as a backdrop […]
- 5 Things To Know When Planning Your Europe Trip At eighteen, I had no real dreams of travelling the world. Instead, I was being practical and had my sights set on my education. It wasn’t until an opportunity arose to move over 9,000 miles from Australia to the UK, that the idea of transporting myself out of my cosy little comfort zone started to […]
- When I Met You In The Summer: A First Timer’s Guide To Group Travel Backpacking across Europe seems to be the ‘thing’ to do after you’ve finished school. So, when I was coming towards the end of my university stint – I jumped on the bandwagon to ‘find myselfʼ and started planning my big summer Europe tour. Think: Bilbo Baggins’ “Iʼm going on an adventure!” – that was me. […]
- My Travel Love Story: One Year On June 2019. I wrote a blog for The Collective about my love story. Why? Because after a two-week Europe trip with Topdeck, I met my best friend – who now happens to be my girlfriend. Fast-forward: and we’ve experienced 365 days of incredible adventures together. I wish I could say the last year has been […]
- Travel. Acceptance. And the new ‘normal’. Since I could remember, I had always dreamed about working abroad. And over the past few years I’ve been lucky enough to get out there and make that dream come true – much to the disappointment of my savings (which have been non-existent for a significant period of time now…) I’ve travelled to many far-flung […]
- The Topdeck Story. Ever been held up in traffic or crushed up against some random on a bus and let your mind wander to the ‘what if’? What if I was in Europe right now? What if I sold everything and just took off? What if I had the freedom to travel where I wanted, when I wanted? Where would I go? Trust […]
