Turkey (now known as Türkiye) has always been an inspiring travel destination, especially Istanbul. As kids, we loved to read the ancient stories of Türkiye’s history. Our minds were filled with stories of ancient Constantinople (now known as Istanbul). We marvelled at stories of the silk road or the battles of the crusades. Keen to …
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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 had a GAdventure tour booked for part of our stay, but we still had 15 …
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 …
Laos is a destination not to be missed when planning your Asian Adventure. While Laos hadn’t originally been on our list of countries to visit, we added a 7-day Laos itinerary after researching the beauty of Luang Prabang, the adventurous Vang Vieng and the colonial French architecture of Vientiane. Laos had piqued our sense of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
October 2019 If you have ever wanted to go on a safari, then consider Sri Lanka. We were on a 7-day tour of Sri Lanka which included an afternoon wildlife safari at Yala National Park. Our drive from Ella, south to Tissamaharama, was a 2-hour journey. We were excited. Going to see animals in their …
