The first question I always get asked when I tell people my favourite place to visit is Sydney, is “But isn’t Australia really expensive?” The short answer is no; it doesn’t have to be. While there are unavoidable expenses that can be hefty (such as flights), there are also many ways to save money whilst …
In the past year, I’ve been on 4 holidays flying with budget airlines. None of these have included checked in luggage. So I’ve learnt to pack light in order to save me adding it as an extra which can get pretty expensive. There are plenty of packing tips and hacks to help when you need …
Australia was a big trip for me; not sure you can even call it a trip since I was there for 6 months. So I’m going to split my time in Australia up into a series of short posts. This first post will be focusing on study abroad and why it’s such a good opportunity. …
Hi there, I’m Amy and I’m the creator of the Travel Fairies Blog. I’d like to take a bit of time to introduce myself since I know I might have some new readers since the relaunch of this blog. The other writers will be introducing themselves later too. I also run the Instagram account @travel_fairie. …
Welcome Hi there, Welcome to the relaunch of our blog! Since Easter is traditionally a time of rebirth, we thought today would be the perfect opportunity to introduce you to our new site. My name is Amy and I am the founder of The Travel Fairies Blog. On this blog, you will find helpful tips …
Albania was my very first time on a plane and the first country I went to that wasn’t a family holiday. I was 15 at the time and I went with a group from my church to teach English at a children’s summer camp. We first flew into Corfu, ate and then spent the night …
I went to Singapore as a layover on the way to Australia to study abroad. It was my first ever solo trip. I could either have stopped in China or Singapore. Since the price of the flight didn’t matter, I went for the one with a better airline. (You can read about why the price didn’t …
I wanted to go to Venice because of a book I read when I was younger (Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman), which sparked my love for Venetian masks. (And it looks really cool on Assassin’s Creed!) I went with my younger sister, Jess, for a few days in the summer after my first …
I went to Dublin back in 2014 on a spur of the moment trip with my fellow Fairie, and little sister, Jess. I was in my first year at university and as she was not yet 18 I had to claim responsibility for her whilst going through customs! Dublin is supposed to be a fairly …
Albania was the first country I went to that wasn’t a family holiday (and therefore fully paid for by them). I went with a group from my church to teach English at a children’s summer camp. We first flew into Corfu, had food and spent the night there before getting the ferry over to Albania. …
