A journey of a thousand travel miles
Hello, world traveller!
We are Melvin & Gwen, the founders of thousandtravelmiles.co.uk
In 2016, we took our first big trip to Bali Indonesia and that's where our passion for travel was born. After many times sharing our tips and adventurous destinations, time after time, with friends and family, we decided for you, and a bit for ourselves, to bundle our stories in one place.
But it's not just our stories you'll find here! You'll also find travel information and tips for destinations around the world written by people who share the same passion for travel.
After all, organising a trip is great fun but also raises a huge number of questions. Our goal is to make planning your trip a little easier and more fun.
Meet the Thousandtravelmiles team!
At Thousandtravelmiles.co.uk you will find travel information and tips for destinations around the world. Despite being away regularly ourselves, that's never enough to keep all the tips up-to-date or find new ones! Luckily, there are people with the same travel passion who would love to share their tips with you. Get inspired by their blogs, filled with handy travel tips, trivia and photos. Do you have questions for our team? Send an e-mail to [email protected]
Thousandtravelmiles
Thousand - travel - miles: A collection of travel blogs where we share the most cool stories and handy tips. Step into our world, which start with two old borrowed backpack and a dose of healthy excitement! Find mapped out itineraries, the travel tips we wish we'd known at the time and insane activities. Honest, open and always with a positive attitude, we share our adventures with you! Happy reading!
Our story
Step into our world which started with two old borrowed backpacks and a dose of healthy excitement! We started with nothing. No experience, no knowledge and a very small budget. What did we get back? A lot of cool stories, new friends, great photos and the feeling of gratitude. Travelling is so much more than a holiday. For us, travelling is the difference between freedom and being lived.
Thousandtravelmiles.co.uk is a creative piece of online land where we share all our tips and experiences with you. Our aim is to gather all travel options in one place: ‘Piecing together all your travel wishes’. Thousandtravelmiles is all about travel and everything that comes with it. Destinations, budgets, food and emotion: if it inspires us, makes us happy and gives us relaxation, it is worthy of Thousandtravelmiles.
We are starting Thousandtravelmiles because until 2016, we felt travelling was always difficult, impossible or scary. Like many, we come from a family where European countries like France, Spain, Italy or Germany were among the regular holiday countries. Anything beyond that was unfamiliar, expensive and dangerous. Bookings were made by our parents with well-known companies and trips consisted of touring buses full of other tourists. Don't get us wrong; this is fine and nice and easy but there is so much more!
We try to help, surprise and delight you with the most fun and inspiring pieces around the world. Step by step, we work on a blog that helps you plan your trip. No standard trips but a trip that is perfect for you, that you have worked out and can look forward to. We provide a set-up, the activities or places worth visiting and an estimated budget. Nothing must, everything goes because this is your trip! And believe us; booking your trip completely on your own saves money, allowing you to take many more great trips.
Thousandtravelmiles is for couples with full-time jobs who get excited by new cultures, a cup of instant coffee in the jungle and enjoying a beautiful sunset with a beer from the supermarket.
From holiday to dream trip
For us, travelling is the ultimate sense of freedom. No set taxi routes, no standard trips and no walking buffet but rather local buses, undiscovered places and local food.
Travel is often labelled as expensive, dangerous and complicated, but it absolutely does not have to be! Travelling is for anyone who wants to see more of the world regardless of their available budget.
How to do this and what to look out for, we'll help you with that! Check out our step-by-step planning, information-packed blogs and handy tips. So you can start planning your first dream trip today!
Working with Thousandtravelmiles
We are always open to fun and creative collaborations. Are you interested or would you like more information? Then take a look at our collaborations page for more information.