Andy Higgs

Andy Higgs

I know what it's like to go from being a crazy backpacker without a care in the world, via being a vaguely sensible parent to being an adventurer once more. In other words, evolving into a Grown-up Traveller.Like everyone else, I love to travel, have visited a lot of countries and all that but my big thing is Africa.I also own and run The Grown-up Travel Company as a travel designer creating personalised African itineraries for experienced adventurers

3 Easy Ways to Pack Light for Your Next Trip

Whether you travel for business or pleasure, less baggage can make your time on the road easier and less stressful. Cut down on the luggage and increase your on-the-fly mobility with these simple travel tips. The Bag First, pick one,…

Traveling for Students: The Key Considerations

If one day somebody asks you about your student life what will you answer? Lectures, lecturers, essays, research works, home tasks, exams… It seems REALLY boring, doesn’t it? Time passes quickly and it is essential to fill your young student…

Essential tech to take on your next city break

Whether you’re exploring grand German cities like Hannover, or hunting for some fine food in the backstreets of Johannesburg, you’re going to need a little digital assistance every now and then. So here’s a run-down of some of the tech…

Yachts docked in Adelaide, Australia

Our Generation’s Vacation Home – The Yacht

The expanding highway systems in the mid-twentieth century helped to create the era of the vacation home. During that time the average family consisted of two adults packing their kids into a car a few times a year and driving…

Exercise on Vacation Gets Easier

Photo credit: K_Gradinger Bike Lane Built for Two via photopin (license) There has been a lot of press in recent years about the Air BNB phenomena and how travel to other cities has become more boutique in general. Yet in…