If I had to design a country, it would look pretty much like Costa Rica – volcanoes, jungle, beaches, wildlife and lots of opportunities to put on a harness and helmet and put your nerve to the test. Love it.

Rebecca L - Original Traveller

Rebecca Lowe

Original Travel Expert

I have extensive travel experience throughout Australia, New Zealand, Latin America & Antarctica and England.

My travels

Travel Things I Want To Do Before I Die

See the Northern Lights
See a giraffe in its natural habitat
Raft through the Grand Canyon
Drive the Garden Route in South Africa

Best Moments

Walking the Inca Trail
Trekking in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia
Hiring mopeds to explore the more hidden temples of Angkor Wat

Toughest Travel Moment

Saying goodbye to my then-boyfriend and now-husband when he left Santiago on New Year's Eve. He had come out for a holiday and I was then travelling through South America for another 2 months on my own (and had a great time - shhh)

Weirdest Travel Moment

Staying with a local family in France who asked me to cook them fish and chips. They wouldn't believe that everyone buys them from a shop, rather than making them at home. I made them a roast instead.

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I Fancy A Me-Cation

'It's not you, it's me', is how I first broached the idea of a 'me-cation' to my husband. It's not just that I needed some me-time (although I did), but rather that a friend was going away on a sabbatical to Central America and I had an opportunity to join her in Mexico. There was just the…

Philantourism - What It Is & How To Do It

[fil-an-too-ri-sem] noun. A mash-up of philanthropy and tourism. The act of choosing a holiday or experience in order to support a destination in need of tourism.