One of the first things we do before arriving in a new country is to organise an eSim to stay connected for data. Because if you’ve ever faced the dreaded roaming bill after travelling abroad, you’re not alone. Nobody likes returning from a fabulous trip to find they have an expensive roaming bill. No more …
Category: Asia
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12 Things to Know to Prepare for Bali
Calling all Bali-bound friends! Are you ready to jet off to Bali, the “Island of the Gods?” Are you dreaming of new delicious food, drinking cocktails on the beach and relaxing in the afternoons after a wonderful massage? But before you pack your bags and hop on a plane, here are 12 things to know …
Slow Travel for the Best Authentic Travel experience
Do you find yourself reading another incredible travel story? Dreaming of visiting new travel destinations? But wondering how can you see the world even with your financial commitments? Then we have a solution for you. Rather than ticking off a huge bucket list of travel destinations in a 2-week vacation Always feeling you need more …

China:10 Amazing Places (including Travel Tips)
Here’s the thing. China is a huge country with so much variation from north to south and west to east. It’s easy to feel vulnerable and think China is too large to explore on your own. Heck, we did. We booked a GAdventure tour for part of our stay but still had 15 days by …

How Travel Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Heights
by the normally brave Terry McKenna. We have been travelling full time since February 2016, and we have experienced many wonderful places and experiences. We have grown as individuals and as a couple, even though we had been married more than 30 years when we set out on this adventure. What I didn’t expect was …

How to Explore Vietnam with a 10 Day Itinerary
When Vietnam opened its doors to travellers, it became one of the most sought-after travel destinations. But we have to admit; we were a little wary of how to explore Vietnam. Should we: book a pre-packaged tour plan our own ten-day itinerary of Vietnam or do a mixture of both? We decided to do a …

How to Plan, Book and Spend 7 Days in Cambodia with a Local
When planning our four-month Asian Adventure, one country or, more specifically, one place was at the top of our list. The ancient city of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. We were tossing up how we would see Cambodia. Do it ourselves or book a local tour. We had allocated a seven-day itinerary of Cambodia to explore the …

How to Spend an Amazing 7 Days in Kerala: Explore India
If you are keen to visit India but feel unsure of what to expect, you may want to follow the advice of our Indian friends. Their recommendation was to book a stay in Kerala, southern India or visit Sri Lanka. And meeting some travellers in Kerala, we were pleased we took their advice. Travelling in …
How to See the Best of Mirissa Beach, Galle Fort and Colombo
Updated October 2019 A leisurely start this morning after an exciting safari yesterday. Our 7-day itinerary of Sri Lanka seemed to get better with each new day. And now we were off to the beach to dip our toes into the Indian Ocean. For the next two days of our itinerary, we would visit Mirissa …
Driving Matale, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya to Ella in Two Days
Seatbelts on and eyes shut as we head out on Sri Lankan roads to continue our 7-day itinerary of Sri Lanka. We find the driving in Sri Lanka is similar to Vietnam. Tooting, tailgating and 3-4 vehicles sharing the two-lane highway. Using a private driver is definitely the safer option than renting a car or …