‘Paradise’ means different things to different people. For some it might be cuddling up with someone special in front of an open fire with a bottle of wine; for others it is a fantastic party, dancing all night with their best friends. Maybe it’s a wild jungle teeming with animals and birds, or the top … More Finding Paradise
Iced coffee with condensed milk, freshly brewed in Vietnam. The random animals that are everywhere – dogs, cats, birds, geckos hanging out in restaurants, shops, massage parlours and on the streets. Service staff with impeccable manners and big smiles, even if they don’t understand that catching their eye means you want something. Fresh fruit juices … More These are a few of my favourite things… about Southeast Asia
Upon first landing in Bangkok I was at once relieved and surprised how easy it was to get to my hostel from the airport. The public transport system here is excellent and simple to use. It comprises mainly of the BST (Bangkok Sky Train) and an interlinking Metro line. The Airport Rail Link train also … More Bananas Bangkok
While in northern Thailand I signed up to volunteer for a week at an elephant park. I had done a little research and decided this looked the best one in the area, but I was little prepared for the education I was about to receive concerning the treatment of these creatures in Asia. I’m sure … More What everyone should know about elephants in Asia
I booked a day trip from Bangkok to the nearby provincial town of Kanchanaburi. The town is famous mainly for one reason: it’s where the bridge on the River Kwai was built by prisoners of war and Asian labourers during WWII. At this time Thailand was under Japanese occupation and the Japanese decided they wanted … More Bridge Over The River Kwai
I recently had the good fortune to be invited to stay with my friend Anne in Devon, specifically Dawlish on the south coast. For those unfamiliar with English geography, Devon is a county right down in the south-west of the country; only Cornwall is further to the west. Devon and Cornwall used to be independent … More A Holiday in Devon: Quintessentially English?
At the end of May I have booked a flight to Thailand and I will be setting off to travel, beginning in Southeast Asia for five months or so. I’m excited and nervous, but most of all can’t wait to get out there and start seeing the world. However… It wasn’t supposed to be like … More When your travel plans fall through…
When you tell people you are going on a Round The World trip usual responses include: “I’m so jealous, I wish I could do that!” and “If only I could afford such a trip!”. People assume you’ve got masses of savings or your parents must be paying for it. The truth is, myself and my … More Long-term travel: how are we doing it?
When you have spent months and months saving up and planning for the trip of a lifetime, the few months before you actually leave can become rather daunting and uncomfortable. For so long our trip has been 18 months away, a year away, six months away – now all of a sudden it is only … More Pre-departure Jitters
I’m a little bit of a wildlife fanatic and one of my goals while travelling the world next year is to see as many animals in their natural environment as possible. Tigers in India, condors in South America, whales in New Zealand… the list goes on. However, when I started researching exactly which species I … More On the EDGE
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