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What is VickyFlipFlopTravels all about?
My blog totally started out as me and my adventures – I just wanted to share the cool places I was visiting, and where I was going. Now, I like to think of it as a treasure trove for anyone wanting to visit the places I’ve been, to see how to enjoy them from a different angle.
I’ve been travelling for the past nine years.
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If you're on a strict road trip budget, there are ways you can totally make it go further. Save money on the trip, and you can spend all the...
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‘Unprecedented’ Absolutely off the charts / is this actually real? / wtaf? / am I in a film? / How? There's not a word strong enough t...
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This is an absolutely devastating year for festivals. It was when the cancellation for SXSW and postponement of Coachella came through that ...
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Back in 2014 I answered a questionnaire about blogging for... someone. I can't remember who it was, but, I found my answers in my 'drafts' f...
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Last weekend my boyfriend and I went on a 3-day Cotswolds road trip. I'd been loaned the Citroën C3 Aircross from Citroën and so we wanted t...
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Spending a night on an Alleppey houseboat is an absolute must when you’re in Kerala. The Kerala backwaters are famous as being one of the mo...
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If you're travelling alone for the first time, it can seem a little overwhelming / scary / terrifying. I'm here to reassure you that you wil...
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The prices in Nepal were pretty sweet for a Brit coming over on a holiday. Activities obviously bumped the Nepal prices up, but as for accom...
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There are a lot of restaurants on the Isle of Wight to choose from – the island has become a foodie paradise. It's difficult to choose just ...
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I’m well known for my travel advice on Vietnam, help with backpacking the Philippines, and how to spend 3 weeks in India.
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Most Read This Year
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“Why was she backpacking alone?” “What was she doing meeting a man on Tinder?” The victim blaming I’ve seen online this week, for Grace Millane, the British backpacker murdered in New Zealand, has been disgusting. Suggestions that a 22-year-old woman was in some way asking for it, or that it was inevitable, that if she dared to travel and to use the tech[...]
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At the start of this month I felt left behind. Seemed like all my non-blogger friends were / are off having babies, sometimes going in for seconds, getting promotions, planning their weddings, just generally getting round that Game of Life board faster than me. While all my travel blogger friends are working on cool campaigns, creating better content, impr[...]
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If I needed to choose somewhere to go for any kind of Eat Pray Love moment, should I need to find myself in the future, Phu Quoc would be it. So relaxing and so beautiful. Travel advice for Phu Quoc, Vietnam – Cheat sheet on Phu Quoc – My favourite spot in Phu Quoc – Best beaches in Phu Quoc – Best places to eat in Phu Quoc – Things to do in Phu Quo[...]