We are a small, independent travel blog, and we plan all our own trips.

Like most people, we have diverse travel tastes. First and foremost, we love natural scenery. Many of our guides include great hikes and beautiful locations.

We love a good road trip and getting off the beaten track.

But we also love the energy of big cities (we have lived in cities for most of our lives, Paul in Melbourne and London; Mark in London and New York) and we still get a thrill from visiting some of the most popular places on the planet.

For us, it’s all about how you do it.

Wherever we travel, we’re focused on finding and doing the things unique to that place.

This includes searching out special local experiences, such as a cool bar, a hidden view, a lesser-known hike, excellent coffee, local craft beer, or a secluded wild swimming spot.

Good food is important to us, so we spend a lot of time finding a local restaurant that’s doing something amazing at that moment.

We also love trying new things and pushing our boundaries, so you’ll find a few guides with mildly adventurous activities.

We tend to see a place in detail rather than move around too much.

However, this blog is for people who go on a holiday for 1 to 2 weeks and want to get the most out of every trip, not long-term travellers.

We plan all our own trips.

This includes detailed research about the right areas to visit, how we’ll get around, what we’ll do, where we’ll stay, driving / bus / train times, and plenty more logistics, too numerous to mention.

We road-test the trip to find out what works and what doesn’t, then share all that information in detailed, clear, easy-to-follow travel guides.

You’ll be able to take our guides and actually plan your own fantastic trip.

Our detailed itineraries contain practical information, including what to do each day, where to stay, how to get around, when to go, local gems and great places to eat.

We don’t just list everything; we also give you our opinion on what’s worth doing and what to skip.

You’ll find city guides, hiking guides, road trips, day trips, outdoor experiences, wildlife travel and plenty of amazing scenery.

Most of our guides, especially our hiking content, include maps you can download to your phone and take with you.

Additionally, you’ll find small details that we found hard to find, which made a big difference to us.

These generally include a great pub at the end of a hike, where to park and how to pay for it, opening times, the best coffee in town, the right metro ticket to buy, and whether you should fork out for that city pass.

Most importantly, all this information is from our first-hand experience.

We have been to every place featured in this blog, taken every photo and written every word.

We don’t have a team of writers, we don’t use AI to generate content, and we don’t pay for guest posts.

Everything you read on this website is from our personal perspective.

Apart from 8 sponsored posts, we paid for all the travel that has resulted in articles on this website.

While travelling independently, we never accept free tours, meals, hotel stays, or any special treatment.

We know how time-consuming and expensive it can be to plan your own travels, and we want to share what we have learned over the years to make it easier for you.

How do we make money from a free product? Well, Anywhere We Roam is reader-supported.

We make revenue from the ads displayed on this site and from affiliate bookings.

When you click a link to a hotel booking, skip-the-line tickets, car rental or tour, we’ll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

This helps keep Anywhere We Roam free to read and completely independent.

We truly appreciate the support from our readers.

You can also buy us a coffee.

Paul was born in Australia and moved to London around 15 years ago.

He studied behaviour science and then worked in management consulting, helping large companies define their communication strategy and manage change programmes.

After many years of travel during annual leave, he began blogging in 2018 when this website commenced.

Paul looks after most of the website management and social media.

Mark was born in Luton, UK and studied Mathematics at Oxford University.

After several years in the banking sector, he completed his Masters in Philosophy and Public Policy at the London School of Economics.

Mark does all the travel planning and destination research for us.

In today’s world, where it is becoming increasingly difficult for small independent publishers to be found on search engines, social media is very important for our long-term sustainability.

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