Impact Travel

Darting across non-existent lanes and weaving messily between vehicles, our taxi narrowly misses passing trucks whose tarpaulin shells billow fiercely in the wind – sprouting wings from their bodies as if at any moment they may take flight. My first sight of the Malaysian countryside, my new home for...

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Budapest is a haven for the nostalgic traveller. While some European cities prefer to sacrifice the old for the new, in Budapest, they co-exist beautifully. The streets are a patchwork of distressed brick walls in pastel shades, peppered with wooden shutters and vibrant murals. Budapest’s famous ruin bars embody...

Whenever someone talks of wanting to get away somewhere but not sure where, instantly I tell them that they should go Croatia. In recent years tourism has grown rapidly in areas such as Dubrovnik and Split, yet there is so much history and culture there that this shouldn’t deter...

It’s hard to miss the sustainable living trend these days and valiant efforts are being made globally to go vegetarian, ditch the plastics and get recycling. But what does this mean for travel? Sadly, the environmental impact of all those last-minute cheap flights, package holidays and year-long backpacking trips...

Study abroad. It’s a term thrown around a lot at university and, for the first two years of uni life, it’s a mystical and ambitious goal for many students. However, those determined enough to qualify for their year abroad will most likely tell you it was one of the...

Whatever one’s opinion on the paranormal, everyone loves a spooky ghost story, especially in the run up to Halloween. So here’s a list of top five most haunted places around the globe for you to visit. Pluckley Village, Kent, England A village with as small of a population as...