Travel Book Review – The Accidental Plus One Down Under: Travel Tales from a Trailing Spouse

If you’re looking for an enjoyable romp through relocation, Alison Ripley Cubitt’s latest travel memoir, The Accidental Plus One Down Under has just released. I was fortunate to receive an advance review copy.

It is Book 2 in Alison’s Travel Tales From a Trailing Spouse series, and I have a confession to make – I haven’t yet read Book 1, but that doesn’t matter, since the story stands entirely on its own.

Here’s my review:

An authentic portrait of what it means to start over far from home

A warm, witty memoir for armchair travellers, those who enjoy quietly humorous anecdotes and stories of resilience, or anyone who’s ever jumped into a big life move only to mutter, “Well… that didn’t go entirely to plan!”

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10 Tips on Letting Out Your House to Fund your Travels

Updated with new information November 2025 in light of the Renters’Rights Act due to start implementation on 1st May 2026 for properties let in England.

For us, the key to funding our travels without having to work was renting out our house.

In financial terms, your house is probably your largest asset, so you need to protect it!

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An Englishman’s Home is his Castle – until he rents it out. Then it is just a business which generates income to fund his travels… Image by Kevin from Pixabay
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Travel Book Review – Tales of a Fly By Night: And other stories I never told my mother

If you’re looking for a thoroughly enjoyable collection of short travel stories, I can’t recommend Val Karren’s Tales of a Fly By Night enough.

I am, of course, a travel writer myself.

I find that reading outstanding work like this is not only a joy – it’s an essential way to stay sharp. With over 1.5 million books published on Amazon KDP every year, it also feels good to shine a light on fellow authors who truly deserve to be discovered.

Here’s my review:

Some of the most beautiful travel writing you will ever read

This is one of those rare books to which I would award six stars if I could.

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