Author Steve Vickers

Steve Vickers

Articles by Steve Vickers

Australia, Gunlom, Tourist walking by pond

Inspiration

14 things everyone learns on their first backpacking trip

Bicycle in Copenhagen

Inspiration

Scandinavia for first-timers: 7 ideas for short breaks

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Travel Tips

9 tips for surviving that dreaded overnight bus

Rear view of young woman traveler with a backpack walking through the field to the ancient Buddhist stupas, Myanmar © soft_light/Shutterstock

Travel Tips

10 ideas for your first backpacking trip

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Inspiration

6 reasons travelling gets better as you get older

Woman riding bike on disused railway, Lund

See & Do

A disused railway line in Sweden is now the ultimate secret adventure

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Where to stay

Airbnb: ten unusual places to stay

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Travel Tips

Expert Q&A - all your Scandinavian travel questions answered

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See & Do

Ten things to do in Berlin for free

Docklands of Dublin City, Ireland © AdobeStock

Inspiration, Local Guides, See & Do, Where to stay

Free things to do in Dublin

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See & Do

Ten things to do in Madrid for free

Hong Kong sunrise © leungchopan/Shutterstock

See & Do

Ten things to do in Hong Kong for free

Hiking in the Augrabies Falls National Park © Great Stock/Shutterstock

Travel Tips

The 8 golden rules of travel

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Inspiration

The world's weirdest Christmas traditions

Gateway to Asakusa Temple in Japan © FOTOGRIN/Shutterstock

See & Do

Ten things to do in Tokyo for free

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Inspiration

Travel news: the rise of virtual tourism?

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Inspiration, See & Do

The world's most haunted places