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Supplementing life with a heavy dose of travel

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Here is an archive of all the posts from my own travels. Find stories, tips and Travelling Tom's take on the world!

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April 02, 2023

A travelless summer?

April 02, 2023/ Tom Woods
A travelless summer?

I’ve got one of the busiest Aprils of my life with travels to Africa and continental Europe, but what am I going to do with a travelless summer?

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April 02, 2023/ Tom Woods/ 11 Comments
Thoughts, Summer
Summer holidays, Holidays, Annual leave, 9 to 5 travel, 9-5 travel, No travel, Travelless, A travelless summer, Lads holidays, COVID travel, Pandemic travel, Cornavirus travel, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Pandemic, UK travel, British travel
December 06, 2020

VIDEO: The long road to Mexico (Flying long haul during a pandemic)

December 06, 2020/ Tom Woods
VIDEO: The long road to Mexico (Flying long haul during a pandemic)

I was determined to visit a new country before the end of the year, and with no testing required, Mexico fit the bill. So, in the early hours of a Wednesday morning, I set off on the long road to North America.

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December 06, 2020/ Tom Woods/ 1 Comment
Mexico, Mexico City, Manchester, United Kingdom, Coronavirus, Videos, Travel Videos
Pandemic travel, Travelling during a pandemic, Travelling during COVID, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Coronavirus travel, COVID travel, Pandemic, Boeing, Boeing 747, Manchester Airport, Frankfurt Airport, Mexico City Airport, Mexico City, Mexico, Germany, United Kingdom, Travel vlog, Travel vlogger, Aviation vlog, Plane vlog, Coronavirus travel what to expect, MAN airport, FRA airport, MEX airport, COVID long haul travel, Travelling Tom, Bald and Bankrupt Mexico, Harald Baldr Mexico, Simon Wilson Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, How to get to Mexico City, Lufthansa, Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juarez
September 20, 2020

4 of the best travel shows to satisfy your wanderlust

September 20, 2020/ Tom Woods
4 of the best travel shows to satisfy your wanderlust

Missing travel during lockdown? Here are four travel TV shows you need to binge watch during Coronavirus times.

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September 20, 2020/ Tom Woods/ 2 Comments
Listicles, Travel Videos, Videos
Travel TV, Travel Television, Travel Television Shows, Travel TV Shows, Travel media, Travel videos, Travel video, Travel vlog, Travel vlogs, Gordon, Gino & Fred: American Road Trip, American Road Trip, Gordon Ramsey, Gino D'Acampo, Fred Sirieix, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Netflix, Netflix travel, Dark Tourist, David Chang, David Farrier, Samin Nosrat, Salt Fat Acid Heat, Foodie travel, Food travel, Food, Coronavirus Lockdown, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Travel, COVID-19, Lockdown, Lockdown 2020, Lockdown Travel
July 03, 2020

5 of the best places to stay in the Lake District for your next staycation

July 03, 2020/ Tom Woods
5 of the best places to stay in the Lake District for your next staycation

Holidaying in the UK this year? I've teamed up with Hotels.com to show you some of the best places to stay in the Lake District for your next staycation.

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July 03, 2020/ Tom Woods/ 4 Comments
Listicles, United Kingdom, Lake District, Cumbria
Lake District, Cumbria, United Kingdom, UK, Staycation, UK Travel, England, North-West, North-West England, Hotels.com, Lockdown, UK Lockdown, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Leathes Head Country House, Aphrodites Boutique Hotel, Ambleside Lake House, Armathwaite Hall, YHA Windermere Hostel, Windermere, Lake Windermere, Ambleside, Scafell Pike, Borrowdale Valley
May 17, 2020

Productivity and Coronavirus: Lockdown has shown me that I’m lazy

May 17, 2020/ Tom Woods
Productivity and Coronavirus: Lockdown has shown me that I’m lazy

I thought that being on furlough thanks to the Coronavirus would see me be productive, but lockdown has made me realise that I’m lazy.

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May 17, 2020/ Tom Woods/ Comment
Blogging, Travel Videos, Podcast, My Thoughts
Coronavirus, Travel Blogging, Blogging, Vlogging, Travel Video, Content Creator, Content Creation, Productivity, COVID-19, The Travelling Tom Podcast, Travelling Tom Podcast, Podcast, Travel Podcast, Vodcast, Social Media, Squarespace, Squarespace vs Wordpress, Wordpress, Lonely Planet, Hamburg Tourismus, Gray Line Iceland, Gray Line, Crystal Ski, ibis, ibis Lates on Tour, Expedia, Relationships, COVID 19, COVID, Lockdown, Lockdown 2020, Lockdown Travel, Work
April 25, 2020

3 of the worst side effects of Coronavirus

April 25, 2020/ Tom Woods
3 of the worst side effects of Coronavirus

Coronavirus has shown the best and the worst sides of life, so here’s a rundown of bad side effects of COVID-19 that aren’t anything to do with health implications.

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April 25, 2020/ Tom Woods/ 1 Comment
Listicles, Travel Health
Coronavirus, COVID-19, Coronavirus Travel, COVID Travel, Lockdown, Quarantine, TikTok, Travel, Sports, Belarusian Premier League, Belarus, NFL, NFL Draft, Staircase Challenge, Everest, Mount Everest, Mount Snowdon, Snowdon, Top 3, Travel Lockdown
April 12, 2020

7 things every traveller can be doing during the Coronavirus lockdown

April 12, 2020/ Tom Woods
7 things every traveller can be doing during the Coronavirus lockdown

Thanks to the Coronavirus lockdown, travel has ground to a halt. But here’s a few things every traveller can do to ease COVID-19 boredom.

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April 12, 2020/ Tom Woods/ Comment
Algeria, Oman, Palestine, Israel, Travel Health, Coronavirus
Coronavirus Travel, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Lockdown, Lockdown, Lockdown Travel, Travel Lockdown, Lockdown 2020, COVID-19, COVID 19, COVID, Easter, Easter Travel
April 04, 2020

Coronavirus has ended my 50-month travel streak

April 04, 2020/ Tom Woods
Coronavirus has ended my 50-month travel streak

Whilst COVID-19 takes lives across the globe, this is the real tragedy (not).

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April 04, 2020/ Tom Woods/ 1 Comment
Norway, Oslo, Health, Italy, Rome
Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID 19, COVID, Travel Lockdown, Lockdown, Quarantine, Lockdown Travel, FCO, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Oslo, Norway, City Break, Continuous Travel, Well Travelled, Travel and Tourism, Tourism, Coronavirus Travel, FCO Advice, Moss Airport, Moss Airport Rygge, Rome, Algiers, Algeria, TravellingTom.com, Travel Blog, Toronto, Travel Plans
March 20, 2020

Today I was meant to go to Rome, but instead I experienced the worst day of my professional life

March 20, 2020/ Tom Woods
Today I was meant to go to Rome, but instead I experienced the worst day of my professional life

Today I was supposed to be flying to Rome to celebrate my Dad’s birthday. Yet Coronavirus made me endure the worst day of my professional life.

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March 20, 2020/ Tom Woods/ Comment
United Kingdom, Liverpool, Italy, Rome
Liverpool, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Liverpool Airport, Airport, Aviation, Aviation Industry, Travel, Travel Industry, Coronavirus, COVID-19
March 14, 2020

Screw SEO: A short blog post about Coronavirus

March 14, 2020/ Tom Woods
Screw SEO: A short blog post about Coronavirus

I may have just been on a course to learn how to optimise your website, but screw SEO - it’s time to vent on Coronavirus.

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March 14, 2020/ Tom Woods/ 1 Comment
Belgium, Ghent, Algeria, Algiers, Travel Health, My Thoughts, Opinion, Italy, Rome
Coronavirus Lockdown, Coronavirus Travel, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID 19, COVID, Algeria, Rome, Italy, Gent, Ghent, Belgium
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Travelling Tom | A UK travel blog

Hi! I’m Tom, a student from the United Kingdom who loves all things travel! I created Travelling Tom out of my passion and desire to inspire and educate students and the working person about how to travel more and see the world!

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A travelless summer?
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Why Easter is the best time of year to travel
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