We caught the train from Cairo to Luxor. The one that “they” said tourists couldn’t travel on. We, like many others were told that it […]

We caught the train from Cairo to Luxor. The one that “they” said tourists couldn’t travel on. We, like many others were told that it was simply too dangerous and seemingly impossible for a non-Egyptian to buy a ticket. It turns out, that tourists travelling on this particular train is not impossible at all, as we just did It! This […]
Read moreRailay was one of the places in Southern Thailand that really blew us away with its beauty. Whilst not technically an island, Railay is only accessible by boat due to limestone cliffs preventing any roads leading to this area of Thailand’s coast. It has the typical island vibe that you would find in any tropical island nation and the popular […]
Read moreIf you’ve been following this blog since it launched in March 2017, you may be wondering why there have been almost 3 months of complete and utter silence. Well, I definitely owe everyone an explanation. Considering that many of my readers are friends, or people who I know personally, and I know I haven’t seen everyone or had the chance […]
Read moreDespite their best efforts, festivals are not the most eco-friendly of events. There’s a large number of people congregating in a closed-off area of farmland for a few days. Besides all of the energy required to power the festival’s stages and other attractions, there are tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people who have made the festival their ‘home’ for […]
Read moreWhen you’re looking for inspiration or positivity, TED/TEDx Talks are great places to start. If you search for inspirational travel videos on YouTube, you’ll likely be greeted by tens of thousands of results, featuring smiling young faces against a variety of incredible backdrops. You’ll probably find stunning 4k drone footage of awe-inspiring landscapes or remote islands. Perhaps a few montages […]
Read moreIn 2016, we went to our first festival outside of the UK (the first of many more to come) and, we’ve finally had a chance to go through the hundreds of photos we took during the week. Boom Festival is a biennial psychedelic music and arts festival in Portugal. It usually takes place during the full moon at the end […]
Read moreIn exactly 4 months, we are leaving the UK with a one-way ticket and will be travelling long-term until our money runs out. Well, that’s the plan anyway. It may seem like a long way off but time is moving swiftly, especially as we’ve made a lot of progress towards sorting our lives out. Update October 2017: Since writing this, our […]
Read moreWe regularly go camping or to festivals where we have no access to electricity for days at a time. Yet, thanks to portable chargers, our phones are cameras are always fully charged – no matter where we are or what we’re doing. If you’re going into nature to escape from technology for a while, then that’s fine but it makes […]
Read moreSo, festival season in the UK is well and truly upon us and it’s time to have that last minute packing panic! It’s common to worry about losing your valuables to theives, the mud or through drunken antics. Fortunately, theft is very rare at festivals; out of the tens of thousands of people who attend, only a handful will fall […]
Read moreThe Liebster Award is the second blogging award given to us by another blogger! Yet again, we’re absolutely delighted that people are enjoying the content here on Life Begins With Travel and we’re so excited to accept this double nomination! If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that I’ve spent most of the past month being really, really ill. You’ll […]
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