Author: TRAVELWITHZOE
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Group trips!
Finally I can say I’m gonna be offering group trips! The first one is launching on 5th November 2025 and the actual trip will be from 26th May to 6th June 2026 to Costa Rica 🥳 There are only 19 spots available, and you can sign up to my group…
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Book a 1-to-1 call with me!
You can now book a 1-to1 video call with me to ask me anything travel related by clicking this link: https://calendly.com/travelwithzoe/30min Maybe you want help creating your Couchsurfing or Worldpackers account? Maybe you want specific advice about a destination I’ve been to? Maybe you want help building your confidence to…
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Morocco diaries 10: Safi
My final stop on my one-month Morocco trip before heading back to Marrakesh for my flight was a coastal town called Safi. The reason I had plans to go to Safi was because a Couchsurfing host who lives there had reached out to me on the Couchsurfing app to invite…
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Morocco diaries 9: Rabat
I travelled to Rabat on the train from Tangier. It was my first Morocco train experience and to be honest it was pretty similar to trains in England, except the trains in Morocco had two levels of seating (like a ground floor and a first floor), which I found was…
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Morocco diaries 8: Tangier
Tangier was my third-to-last stop in Morocco before heading back to Marrakesh for my flight. I was lucky enough to find another kind Couchsurfing host to stay with there (honestly I’d say Morocco is probably the best country for Couchsurfing out of everywhere I’ve ever been). He lived in a…
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Morocco diaries 7: Chefchaouen
Since Googling “places to go in Morocco” just before the trip, I knew I wanted to stop at Chefchaouen aka “The Blue City” because it might be my only chance in my life to see a blue city! I had just spent two days in Fes, and from there I…
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Morocco diaries 6: Fes/Fez
Around half way through my one-month Morocco trip, I travelled from a Couchsurfing host family in Er-Rich to meet a Couchsurfing host in Fes/Fez (it can be spelt either way but I’m going to go with the Fes spelling for the rest of the article). I took a local bus…
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Morocco diaries 5: Er-Rich
My second Couchsurfing host in Morocco was based in the town of Er-Rich. I travelled there on what was probably my least favourite bus I took in the whole of Morocco. I can’t remember the name of the company (it wasn’t CTM or Supratours) but the bus was so packed…
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Morocco diaries 4: Tinghir
By this point in the one month Morocco trip, I’d spent a day in Marrakesh and a week in Zagora doing a Workaway (volunteering in exchange for accommodation and food). I decided I wanted to slowly move towards the coast from Zagora, so I looked at a map and decided…
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Morocco diaries 3: Workaway
At this point in the trip I’d been in Morocco for 2 nights (see previous Morocco diaries) and the plan was now to move on to a place called Zagora to do what’s called a Workaway. If you don’t already know, Workaway is a website for travellers to find hosts…
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Morocco diaries 2: Marrakesh
As you might have seen in Morocco diaries part 1, I had decided to book two nights in a hostel in Marrakesh (it was called Riad Jennah Rouge) to basically spend one full day there before moving on to a different part of Morocco. I had a decent sleep in…
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Morocco diaries 1: arriving in Marrakesh
In September I decided to randomly go to Morocco, basically because there was a cheap flight and I wanted to go somewhere new that wouldn’t be cold and that wouldn’t be too expensive. The flight I’d found landed in Marrakesh, which was the only city in Morocco I’d really heard…
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Morocco travel apps/websites
I recently spent a month travelling around Morocco and I didn’t really plan it out too much before going there, which meant I was often quickly/spontaneously deciding my next move every few days while I was out there. There were some apps and websites that made this a lot easier…
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Morocco as a vegan
In October 2023 I spent a month backpacking around Morocco, so by the end I was pretty accustomed to surviving there as a vegan on a budget. It definitely wasn’t my favourite country for vegan food, but it also wasn’t my least favourite. The aspect of the food that I…
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Vietnam Diaries part 4: Ho Chi Minh
After spending a few days in my favourite place in Vietnam aka Phong Nha, I flew to Ho Chi Minh, as I didn’t really have enough days to do it slowly by bus. There are three main airlines you can use for this (VietJet, JetStar and Bamboo Airways) and in…
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Vietnam Diaries part 3: Phong Nha
My second stop during 3 weeks in Vietnam was a little town called Phong Nha, about 1/3 of the way down the country. As soon as I heard that it was a pretty town inside a national park, I decided I had to go there. I took the sleeper bus…
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Vietnam Diaries Part 2: Sleeper Bus
After spending a few days in Hanoi, I took a sleeper bus (IT WAS SO COOL!) to what turned out to be my favourite place in Vietnam – Phong Nha. In case you also plan to go there from Hanoi, I’ll explain about the sleeper bus journey. There are various…
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Vietnam Diaries part 1: Hanoi
The first place I stopped in my 3 week trip around Vietnam was the capital city, Hanoi (because that’s where my plane landed). This is a popular destination for travellers, and I would say it’s definitely worth spending a few days there. This was the only place I made accommodation…
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Salvador (Brasil) in Two Days
If you only have a few weeks in Brasil and you’re moving around, you probably have the difficult task of finding the most important things to do in the limited time you have in each area. I spent two whole days in Salvador by myself (plus some half days when…
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Ilha Grande – A Brazilian ‘Paradise Island’
If you only have 1 or 2 weeks in Rio but you want to get out of the city for a few days and experience a different side of Brazil, Ilha Grande could be the perfect adventure for you. Getting there from Rio is easy (depending on how you decide…
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How to Spend a Few Days in Rio
If you’re traveling to Brazil, it’s likely that Rio de Janeiro will be a part of your trip. You could spend a week there without running out of things to do, so personally I didn’t have time to do everything, but here are some things I can recommend. Visit Parque…
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Gambia to Senegal – Unofficial Border Crossing
During my first week in Gambia, I’d heard rumours that it was possible to cross a river in a place called Kartong and end up in Senegal without using an official border crossing, so I asked around for more information and did the crossing myself when I was staying at…
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Jinack Island, Gambia
Did you know Gambia has a palm tree lined island?! I didn’t know either until I went there. I heard about it by reading some Gambia travel blogs, and I decided it would be a cool place to spend a few days, so I made my way there using public…
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Snake Farm, Gambia
Gambia isn’t exactly full of tourist attractions or official “things to do”, but one of the few attractions I went to was the Snake Farm / Gambian Reptiles Farm (the latter is its name on Google Maps), and it was definitely cooler than I was expecting. The Snake Farm is…
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Tumani Tenda Eco Lodge, Gambia
One of the most fun and interesting aspects of traveling in Gambia for me was the rustic accommodation. Tumani Tenda Eco Lodge is very different from anywhere I’ve stayed before, and I’m sure I’ll remember it forever. Contact details to make a booking are listed at the bottom of the…
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Vegan Eating in Gambia
The first thing you think of when it comes to food in West Africa is probably meat, and I definitely got a lot of questions about how I planned to survive as a vegan when I told people I’d be travelling around Gambia for two weeks. It was probably the…
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Vegan Options in Grenada
Grenada definitely isn’t the best island for vegan food in my opinion, but you can still survive there easily. The food just probably won’t be the highlight of your trip (which is fine because there are plenty of other highlights). If you’re staying in self-catering accommodation, you can easily head…
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Seven Sisters Waterfalls, Grenada
If you read my blog regularly, you’ll know I always like looking for waterfalls in a new country, so of course, when I woke up on my first day in Grenada, my first mission was to choose which waterfall to visit. Some of the main waterfall choices I’d heard about…
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Grand Anse Beach, Grenada
When you mention the word “beach” in Grenada, the first thing that comes to mind is probably Grand Anse. It’s the island’s most famous beach, and I don’t think I met one person who didn’t tell me I should go there. I knew it would be quite busy, so probably…
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Latille Falls, St. Lucia
St. Lucia is full of natural beauty, so it’s pretty tough to choose which waterfalls and scenic places to fill your time with when you’re there, seeing as you probably can’t visit them all. I chose Latille Falls as the first place to visit, as it seemed like it might…
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Pigeon Island, St. Lucia
One thing you can’t really go wrong with when travelling is national parks / walking trails… I mean, who doesn’t love a good view?! A bonus is also that they often tend to be free or cheap. The main national park in St. Lucia is called Pigeon Island, and it’s…
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Dennery Falls, St. Lucia
Please note – Dennery Falls is also known as Errard Falls and Sault Falls, and it comes up on Google Maps as ‘Errard’. The reason I wanted to go to this waterfall specifically was because I’d seen some pictures on Instagram (I searched through #visitstlucia on my first day to…
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Vegan Eating in St. Lucia
One of the big questions for vegan travellers is normally about the food prospects in the country they’re about to visit, but I can assure you, you don’t need to panic too much about this if you’re a vegan going to Saint Lucia. I was only there for a week…
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Solo Miami Exploring
Other than taking part in Miami Carnival, hunting down interesting vegan food, and going to Crandon Park and Bill Baggs State Park, all of which are spoken about on my other blog posts, I basically just wanted to explore Miami and discover what the different areas are like etc. I’m…
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Vegan Munching in Miami
Being vegan, the availability or scarcity of plant based food when I’m travelling can make quite a big difference to my experience of the trip. Thankfully, it isn’t too difficult to find vegan food in Miami. I did a lot of research before I went, mainly using the app HappyCow…
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Crandon Park & Bill Baggs State Park, Miami
Contrary to popular belief, Miami is not all about giant cocktails, Miami Beach and strip clubs. After doing some research from articles about how to ‘get off the beaten track in Miami’ etc., I decided I wanted to go to a place called Crandon Park because its beach looked pretty…
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Beginners’ Guide to Miami Carnival
Last month (October 2018), I went to Miami by myself for their annual carnival, after having spontaneously booked a cheap flight a few weeks earlier without any knowledge of the carnival apart from its dates. I’ve been to a lot of Caribbean carnivals around the world, so I was sure…
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A Few Days in Accra, Ghana
At the end of my two weeks travelling around Ghana, I spent a few days in Accra before my flight back to England because I wanted to explore the city. It was evident from a quick search online that accommodation in Accra was going to be more expensive and less…
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Dzemeni Market, Ghana
While I was staying at Roots Yard in the Volta Region (see post about that here – https://travelwithzoe.org/2018/05/11/roots-yard-ghana/), I had a few extra days with nothing planned. I asked the owner for recommendations, and she named a few things. One which caught my attention was a big local market by a…
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Wli Falls, Ghana
When looking for things to do in a new country, you can’t really go wrong with a waterfall adventure. Wli Falls came up on Google as being a good one in Ghana, and it was accessible from Roots Yard, my accommodation in the Volta Region, so I took a day…
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