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 …
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27 Best Places to See in Türkiye including Istanbul
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 …
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 had a GAdventure tour booked for part of our stay, but we still had 15 …
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 …
A Guide to Spending One Week in Laos
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 …
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 …