Where to Stay: Manta Dive, Gili Trawangan
Name: Manta Dive Type of Accommodation: Mid-range bungalows and rooms, dive shop and training centre also on site Location: Gili Trawangan, Lombok-NTB, Indonesia Website: http://www.manta-dive.com Our...
View ArticleWhere to Stay: Booklovers’ Bed and Breakfast, Wellington, NZ
Name: Booklovers’ B&B Type of Accommodation: Bed and Breakfast Location: 123 Pirie Street, Wellington, New Zealand Website: http://www.booklovers.co.nz/ We stayed at the Booklovers’ B&B for...
View ArticleWhere to Stay: Museum Hotel, Wellington, NZ
Name: Museum Hotel Type of Accommodation: Boutique hotel Location: 90 Cable St, Wellington, New Zealand Website: http://www.museumhotel.co.nz/ We were stayed at the Museum Hotel for one night to...
View ArticleFoodie Friday: Pretending to be Classy at the Bayview Chateau Tongariro
It’s Friday already here in NZ! Excuse me while I snicker at my Northern hemisphere friends who are still stuck in Thursday. Over the long Easter weekend we escaped to the mountains and stayed for a...
View ArticleHow to Travel for Cheap(er) in New Zealand
New Zealand is on the hit lists of many travelers, but it isn’t exactly a cheap place to travel in (even for domestic tourists). Over the last few years I’ve enjoyed getting reacquainted with my...
View ArticleShort Break: Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
During the long Easter weekend we drove up to Tongariro National Park for one night. I completed my Master’s thesis at the end of February, but then started a new contract at work straight away so I...
View ArticleBaan Thai Cookery Class, Chiang Mai: A Review
Thai snacks: A mung bean “donut”, dragon fruit, rambutan, a rice cake, and some shrimp chip things. For us, one of the most rewarding parts about travelling is trying the food wherever we go. We have...
View ArticleOur Nat Geo Open Water Course Experience in Cambodia
We’ve wanted to complete our PADI open water course ever since our last diving experience in the Gili Islands. When we decided to do some more travelling around SE Asia after visiting my parents in...
View ArticleA Day at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center
Sometimes on our travels we find ourselves in a place that feels just right. Sometimes we get to hold hands with a friendly gibbon. Sometimes we glimpse a clouded leopard briefly. Sometimes we get to...
View ArticleSlowing our Pace in Kampot
Maybe we loved Kampot because it offered a welcome relief from the sleaze and bustle of Sihanoukville (where we were based for our Open Water training). Maybe it was because we could almost believe we...
View ArticleCambodia: A Round-Up
Days in Country: 21 Favorite Stop Overall: Kampot (for the relaxed atmosphere, the food, and the friendliness) Most Worthwhile Touristy Site: The Temples of Angkor Most Overrated Touristy Site:...
View ArticleI Almost Ran Away to Prince Edward Island
Just two weeks ago I found myself on the windswept, wind-burnt, wind-whipped coasts of Canada’s Prince Edward Island. It’s the kind of landscape that looks as if it has been honed and sanded by the...
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