Why you need to visit the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China might be synonymous with Coke as one of the most recognised brands in the world. And yes, I do mean “brand” because tourist attractions to the wall are businesses unto themselves. But just because it’s a major hub for crowds of tourists (and money-making) doesn’t...
Nepal: One year later, in photos
It’s been one year since a devastating earthquake shook Nepal, killing more than 8,000 people and leaving some 21,000 people injured. Now, one year later, we headed back there through the camera lens of travel bloggers The Common Wanderer, to see Nepal as it is today: recovering and ready to...
Building safe cities for women
Photos by Stephanie Simcox ActionAid Australia is a global justice organisation working to empower women to fight injustice and claim their human rights. In 2015, ActionAid launched its Safe Cities for Women campaign, calling for cities in which women can move about freely and access essential public services like transport,...
The story of Hanh from Vietnam
By Michael Brosowski | This story originally appeared on the Blue Dragon blog. Every morning, millions of people wake up far from home, in slavery. Children in factories and on farms. Youth forced to beg and steal, or sell on the streets. Girls and women in brothels. “Hanh” (not her...
Unlike any you know: Life beside the rails in Yangon
Words and photos by The Common Wanderer ‘This is Myanmar ,’ wrote Rudyard Kipling, “and it’s unlike any land you know”. Like any clichéd travel quote, the one above has been thrown about pretty often by writers and journalists, in travel circles, and travellers who struggle to find the words...
Read this post, take better photos
When you put in the time, effort, and money to travel somewhere, it’s only natural to want to document the experience in order to relive it down the road (and — let’s be honest — it’s fun to show off a little on Instagram). But not all photos are created...
5 ways to warm up in Budapest in winter
When the temperature dips in Budapest, that’s when the city comes alive with warmth! That’s because the cold months of winter are one of the best times of year to explore the Hungarian capital, with plenty of sites to see and flavours to taste that will warm your heart no matter...
Forget Black Friday; let’s celebrate #GivingTuesday
If you’re like us, Black Friday probably doesn’t tend to get you too excited. Battling crowds at the mall and fighting over laptops just isn’t our thing — and we know there are lots of you out there like us who just don’t get the buzz. Something we can get behind, however,...
8 food and drink experiences you need to have in Porto
If there’s one thing you need to do in Porto, it’s to eat and drink everything. Sure, you’re going to want to fill your glass with port every chance you get, but you’re also going to want to try a few other local treats, too — all of which taste...
Why you should just say no to bottled water
Bottled water is an easy habit to get into, but one that makes absolutely no sense when you sit down and think about it. It’s a product that you can essentially get for free almost anywhere in the world, and it’s slowly choking the environment many of us travel to...