Goats On The Road Posts

Modern Technology: Is It Helping or Hindering Travellers?

Modern Technology: Is It Helping or Hindering Travellers?

Are the latest and greatest upgrades in technology bringing us all closer, or pushing us further apart? This is a topic that we’ve been talking about for a few months now, and is one that is constantly on my mind. As digital nomads and travel bloggers, having a solid wi-fi connection is a necessity for ...
5 off the beaten track places in vietnam

5 Off The Beaten Track Destinations in Vietnam

This is a guest post from Anna, who is one half of the incredible duo over at Adventure In You. To learn more about Anna and Tom’s journey and their various projects, check out their website in the bio below. We loved traveling in Vietnam and hope you’ll love hearing about these 5 off-track places ...
GoatLife TV Episode 47 - Travelling With A Drone: Our Phantom 3 Set-Up & How We Pack It

Travelling With A Drone: How We Carry It, What it Costs, The Cons & The Pay-offs

As you know from our YouTube channel, we’ve been travelling with a drone for a few months now. The drone definitely takes up a lot of extra space in our packs, but we’ve re-arranged things nicely and we’ve also picked up the perfect backpack for the job. Note: Don’t miss the drone packing video at the ...
What is a Casa Particular? All You Need to Know About These Homestays in Cuba (with Video)

What is a Casa Particular? All You Need to Know About These Homestays in Cuba (with Video)

Since returning from Cuba, you may have noticed that we’ve been raving about how great the casa particular experience is in the country. Staying with a local family, eating Cuban food, smoking cigars with the home owners and learning about the nation’s culture and history from real people was one of the major highlights of our trip. It’s ...
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Why Google Flights is The Best Thing To Hit The Web Since Google

First I have to say that finding Google Flights was one of the most exciting things we’ve discovered online since Johnny Ward’s travel blog (which inspired us to start this one). And no, Google isn’t paying us to write this post (although they should… they probably pay very well). We just found out about Google Flights ...
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We’re Home! Our Journey from Costa Rica to Grenada

Home is where our backpacks are. That’s just the way it’s been for us for almost 5 years now. We refer to our hostels, hotels, apartments and house/pet sitting jobs as “home”. And although we’ve enjoyed all of our temporary homes over the years, there’s just something extra special about the island of Grenada. We first ...