Travelling the Oyster

Travelling the Oyster

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We’re Max and Tom. We met at University in 2009 and in 2014 we set off to backpack and see the world. We travelled around South and Central America, learned to scuba dive, lived and worked in Australia, hiked and travelled around New Zealand, travelled around South East Asia and then headed to Nepal, where we hiked to Everest Base Camp. We returned home over 2 years later, having ‘got travel out of our system while we were young’, rented a flat and got jobs like you’re supposed to, but, we were not done with adventure. In 2017 we set off to the USA to hike the 2,189 mile Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine through 14 states. It took us 5 months and it was the hardest, most amazing thing we had ever done. Ever since then, we haven’t been able to get the Appalachian Trail out of our heads. We got married in June 2019, our business was successful and growing but our hearts were just never truly in it. So here we are, making big changes in order to try live the life that we think will give us most purpose, even if it goes against the grain.

Monday, 25 August 2014

Top Travel Tip | The Amazon & Mosquito Prevention

Whether you are planning a few weeks, a few months or a few years travelling, if you are going to visit anywhere with more than one mosquito then you need to pack...

One long sleeve top and one pair of light-weight trousers!


I have a light-weight, large cotton shirt that is never too far away, it´s not only great for keeping the mosquito bites at bay, (because they say baggy clothing is best as they can still get you through tight clothing), but it also comes in handy when my pale English skin has seen a little too much sun. 

No matter how hot it is, you will be grateful for sleeves and trousers when you make that spontaneous trip into the jungle, or think that sleeping under the stars on the beach is just the most romantic, perfect idea. (Red itchy legs...not so romantic the next day). 

Remember, it isn´t a fashion show, and yes you will be a little clamy with all those clothes on but tuck those trousers into your socks, extend those sleeves as far as they will go and pull that collar up. 

Fashion forward. 
You could go as far as I did, despite the mockery from my fellow travellers, and wear a buff on your head and socks on your hands. Too far perhaps, but the others soon followed my lead and begged for my forgiveness. 

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