Bring the Thai curries, sunset downers and international conversations into your living room (or hometown) — Did you know you can experience that holiday feeling from home? And I’m not talking about a staycation. Right now, many people are bracing for their next trip away, waiting for the day when they can rush to the departure gates and get transported to a new place. …

And reduce your chances of getting sensitive teeth or cavities — Recently, I went to the dentist: it was a life-changing trip. For a few days, I had been experiencing some painful tingling when brushing my teeth, and after a quick check of my mouth, my dentist diagnosed me with ‘dentine hypersensitivity’. …

Simplifying the science behind sun protection — I typed “black spot on skin” into Google, my finger hesitating over the enter button. Do I really want to know? What if the answers freak me out? (Despite having a Biology degree, I’m a bit of a hypochondriac, so I often lack rationality when googling potential ailments.) I took…

I stayed for two months and would jump at the chance to revisit — When I disembarked from the ferry, I was unsure how my trip here might unfold. Only one of my friends had heard about this place because she stopped on a day trip to the popular saltwater lakes. That’s all she could tell me about this destination. I was in Croatia…

I’ve learned these tips from years of solo travel experience — I stood like a deer in headlights. I was at the arrivals hall of Roatan Airport in Honduras. It was one of the smallest airports I’d visited but there was a rush of people; some were waiting for friends, family, or taxi patrons, and the swarm of arrivals were confidently…

An essay that challenges the narrative that we’re “not enough” without a partner. — We may know that an incompatible partnership is fragile, but so many of us are in these partnerships out of a fear of being alone. We’ve been consuming subtle messaging that we’re “not enough” without a partner for most of our lives. We grew up with stories of princes and…

Don’t let your fears stop you from travelling solo; let preparation empower you — How do you feel about the idea of travelling solo? Does it scare you or excite you? I was pretty apprehensive before my first trip. I knew that my family wasn’t keen on me travelling solo but I wanted to be independent when I travelled. …

A wild experience where I ate breakfast with the sharks, bumped into monitor lizards on my work commute, and patrolled beaches for turtles. — An excerpt from my time working in Malaysia — for more details about the project scroll to the bottom of the article. “Ehh, Ohhh….. Ehh, ohhh”. The light flooded in as I scrunched my eye mask off my face. …

There is a biological reason for the pain, no matter how long your courtship might have been. — At the end of January, I was feeling kinda heartbroken. For the previous six weeks, I had been chatting to someone on Tinder whom I was quite excited about. We had spoken most days, sharing intimate details about ourselves and divulging our feelings towards each other. Unfortunately, due to distance…